| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
PBX3 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-653-5p |
| Biological function: |
promotes proliferation, invasion and migration; inhibits apoptosis; promotes tumor growth in vivo |
| Molecular mechanism: |
ceRNA mechanism: circNRIP1 sponges miR-653-5p to positively regulate PBX3 expression |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
|
| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; Transfection; CCK8; EdU Staining; TUNEL; Transwell Assay; Western Blot; Luciferase Reporter Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); RNA Pull-Down; In Vivo Animal Model; Survival Analysis; Bioinformatics Analysis; Clinical Sample Validation |
| Clinical significance: |
Higher circNRIP1 expression was associated with the TNM stage and poorer overall survival. |
| Description: |
circNRIP1 (hsa_circ_0004771) is up-regulated in papillary thyroid carcinoma and promotes malignant phenotypes (proliferation, migration/invasion, tumor growth) while inhibiting apoptosis. Mechanistically, it functions as a ceRNA by sponging miR-653-5p to de-repress PBX3, and high circNRIP1 expression correlates with advanced TNM stage and poorer overall survival. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7944 |