
SNORD3B-2 promotes endometrial carcinoma progression by 2′-O-methylation modification of PLK1 and regulating RAB17 alternative splice
Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most common gynecological malignant tumors. Further investigation of the potential molecular mechanism of EC is important. Small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) is a type of non-coding RNA, with an unclear biological function in EC. We found that Box C/D snoRNA SNORD3B-2 participated in EC oncogenesis and development via the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) revealed that SNORD3B-2 bound to polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) through fibrillin (FBL). RTL-P (reverse transcription at low dNTPs-PCR) and actinomycin D assays confirmed that SNORD3B-2 directed 2′-O-methylation modification of PLK1 mRNA, and the modification could promote the stability of PLK1 mRNA which could mediate tumor growth and metastasis in EC. Moreover, SNORD3B-2 overexpression was associated with retained Exon 3 of RAB17 thus activating the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. This alternative splicing was achieved by SNORD3B-2 regulating the protein level of splice factor SF3B1 (splicing factor 3b subunit 1).