| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
FZD4, beta-catenin, AGO2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-671-5p |
| Biological function: |
promotes proliferation and survival; inhibits apoptosis; promotes tumorigenesis |
| Molecular mechanism: |
ceRNA (miRNA sponge) mechanism: circ_0017109 sponges miR-671-5p to increase FZD4 and activate Wnt/beta-catenin signaling |
| Biological pathway or process: |
Wnt/beta-catenin (promotes); proliferation (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
M
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| Validation methods: |
Microarray; RT-qPCR; RNase R Treatment; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; Clinical Sample Validation; Transfection; CCK8; Colony Formation Assay; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Western Blot; RNA Pull-Down; Luciferase Reporter Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); In Vivo Animal Model; Survival Analysis; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
High level of circ_0017109 expression was associated with an worse overall survival among NSCLC cases; potential prognostic biomarker in NSCLC. |
| Description: |
hsa_circ_0017109 is up-regulated in NSCLC tissues and cell lines and correlates with worse overall survival. Functionally, it promotes NSCLC proliferation and tumorigenesis and inhibits apoptosis by sponging miR-671-5p, thereby increasing FZD4 and activating Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. |
| Confidence score: |
0.8396 |