Functional assays identified overexpression of ciRS-7 in HCT116 and HT29 cells led to blocking of tumor suppressive effects of miR-7 and resulted in a more aggressive oncogenic phenotype, which was subsequently validated in cell lines and a xenograft animal model.
Circular RNA ciRS-7-A Promising Prognostic Biomarker and a Potential Therapeutic Target in Colorectal Cancer.