| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
RUNX2, AGO2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-204-5p |
| Biological function: |
Promotes proliferation and invasion (metastasis) of osteosarcoma cells; promotes tumorigenesis in vivo. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Acts as a miRNA sponge for miR-204-5p, thereby relieving miR-204-5p-mediated repression of RUNX2. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
M
|
| Validation methods: |
Microarray; RT-qPCR; RNase R Treatment; divergent primers PCR; Sanger Sequencing; Luciferase Reporter Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Transfection; MTT; Transwell Assay; Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
circ_0001722 (circ_001722) is up-regulated in osteosarcoma tissues/cells and functions as an oncogenic circRNA by sponging miR-204-5p, thereby relieving repression of RUNX2 and promoting osteosarcoma cell proliferation and invasion in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. |
| Confidence score: |
0.8267 |