| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
NKAP |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-596 |
| Biological function: |
Exosomal circPRRX1 promotes gastric cancer cell proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion, tumor growth, and reduces radiation sensitivity. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Exosomal circPRRX1 acts as a ceRNA for miR-596 to upregulate NKAP expression. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes); radioresistance (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes); other pathway/process (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
M
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| Validation methods: |
RNase R Treatment; RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Bioinformatics Analysis; Transfection; MTT; Colony Formation Assay; Transwell Assay; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model |
| Clinical significance: |
Exosomal circPRRX1's ability to regulate gastric cancer progression may prove to be clinically useful. |
| Description: |
circPRRX1 is up-regulated in human gastric cancer tissues and cell lines and can be transferred via exosomes derived from gastric cancer cells. Exosomal circPRRX1 promotes proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion, and in vivo tumor growth while reducing radiation sensitivity. Mechanistically, it functions as a ceRNA for miR-596 to increase NKAP expression, forming an exosomal circPRRX1/miR-596/NKAP axis. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7177 |