Biologische Eigenschaften von circRNA_015350/006696 in Neuronen und Astrozyten unter hypoxischen Bedingungen
Biological properties of circRNA_015350/006696 in neurons and astrocytes under hypoxic conditions
by Ahmed Mohsen née Abdelrahman
Date of Examination:2024-12-06
Date of issue:2024-11-29
Advisor:Prof. Dr. Thorsten Roland Döppner
Referee:Prof. Dr. Thorsten Roland Döppner
Referee:Dr. André Fisher
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Abstract
English
CircRNAs are a group of non-coding RNAs that have only recently been discovered. Many of the biological functions of circRNAs are not yet fully understood. It is currently assumed that circRNAs can act as miRNA sponges, RNA-binding protein (RBP) sponges, transcriptional regulators or translation templates, among other things. In addition, circRNAs have been detected in all types of cells and are involved in many physiological and pathophysiological processes. It can therefore be assumed that circRNAs are also involved in ischaemic stroke. Suresh L. Mehta and his colleagues discovered that expression patterns of circRNAs in the brain of mice changed significantly after transient focal ischaemia and identified six promising circRNA candidates. The circRNAs circ_008018, circ_015350 and circ_016128 are upregulated in this context, while circ_011137, circ_001729 and circ_006696 are downregulated. However, the expression levels of these circRNAs in certain cell types have not yet been investigated, nor has the interaction between certain cell types in terms of circRNA expression. In the present work, the expression levels of two of these circRNAs in neurons and astrocytes were investigated, namely circ_015350 and circ_006696. Under hypoxic conditions, the expression levels of the circRNAs in the different cell types changed differently: circ_015350 was upregulated, whereas circ_006696 was downregulated. It can therefore be assumed that circ_015350 and circ_006696 could potentially play an important role in the resistance to hypoxic noxious agents for these cell types. In view of the ‘sponge function’ of such circRNAs, an interaction with selected miRNAs was postulated in the further course of this work. After analysing the ‘miRDB’ database, FISH experiments were able to confirm a co-localisation of circ_015350 with miR-27b-3p and miR-27a-3p and of circ_006696 with miR-145-5P. The results presented here therefore support the hypothesis that circ_015350 and circ_006696 could be promising candidates for future therapeutic approaches for ischaemic stroke.
Keywords: circ_015350; circ_006696