ABSTRACT
Objective@#To investigate the function and mechanism of hsa_circ_0014130 in lung adenocarcinoma cell line and to find potential molecular inhibitors.@*Methods@#The hsa_circ_0014130 expression level detection and overexpression and subtraction experiments were performed using common cell lines of lung cancer (PC9, H1299, A549, HCC827, and BEAS-2B). qPCR was used to verify the proliferation and invasion of lung cancer cells by MTS and invasion assay, and then the targeted microRNA was searched through the database. Western blot was used to detect the downstream signaling pathways, and finally the effect of small molecule inhibitors was investigated on proliferation and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer.@*Results@#The expression level of hsa_circ_0014130 was up-regulated in the three cell lines, and both the overexpression plasmid and the subtractive siRNA were effectively transfected into the cells. Overexpression of hsa_circ_0014130 was able to promote the proliferation and invasion of tumor cells, and knockdown of hsa_circ_0014130 inhibited the proliferation and invasion of tumor cells. hsa_circ_0014130 was capable to target hsa-miR-566 to reduce its expression level and to inhibit epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. The use of the small molecule inhibitor SB-431542 and simultaneous reduction of hsa_circ_0014130 significantly inhibited the proliferation and invasion of tumor cells.@*Conclusions@#The hsa_circ_0014130 promotes the invasion and proliferation of lung cancer cells by targeting hsa-miR-566 to enhance the expression of TWIST1, and its expression level can be significantly inhibited by the small molecule inhibitor SB-431542, which significantly inhibits the proliferation and invasion of lung cancer cells. Therefore,hsa_circ_0014130 is a potential lung cancer treatment target.