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OBJECTIVE: Local recurrence, distant metastasis, and perineural invasion (PNI) viciously occur in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC), resulting in a poor prognosis. This study aimed to explore the mechanism by which circular RNA RNF111 (circ-RNF111) regulates PNI in SACC by targeting the miR-361-5p/high mobility group box 2 (HMGB2) axis. METHOD: Circ-RNF111 and HMGB2 were highly expressed in SACC specimens, while miR-361-5p was underexpressed. Functional experiments showed that ablating circ-RNF111 or promoting miR-361-5p hindered the biological functions and PNI of SACC-LM cells. RESULTS: HMGB2 overexpression induced the reversal of SACC-LM cell biological functions and PNI caused by circ-RNF111 knockout. Furthermore, reduction of circ-RNF111 suppressed PNI in a SACC xenograft model. Circ-RNF111 regulated HMGB2 expression through targeted modulation of miR-361-5p. CONCLUSION: Taken together, circ-RNF111 stimulates PNI in SACC by miR-361-5p/HMGB2 axis and may serve as a potential therapeutic target for SACC.

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Carcinoma Adenoide Cístico , MicroRNAs , Neoplasias das Glândulas Salivares , Humanos , Carcinoma Adenoide Cístico/genética , Carcinoma Adenoide Cístico/metabolismo , Carcinoma Adenoide Cístico/patologia , RNA Circular/genética , Proteína HMGB2/genética , Proteína HMGB2/metabolismo , Neoplasias das Glândulas Salivares/genética , Neoplasias das Glândulas Salivares/metabolismo , Neoplasias das Glândulas Salivares/patologia , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/genética , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Invasividade Neoplásica/genética , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Movimento Celular/genética , Proliferação de Células , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo