circRNA basic information
circBase ID: hsa_circ_0072309
Name: hsa_circ_LIFR
Synonym: circLIFR / circLIFR(2-5)
Host Gene: LIFR
Genomic location(hg19): chr5:38523520-38530768:-
Genomic location(hg38): chr5:38523419-38530667:.
Subcellular localization: not tested
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disease basic information
MONDO ID:
0008433
MONDO name: small cell lung carcinoma
Disease details: Small cell lung cancer / SCLC
Disease DO ID:
5409, 5411
Disease MeSH ID:
D055752
Disease NCIt ID:
C4917
Disease ICD11 ID:
1800431439
Disease OMIM ID:
182280
Species: Human
Species details: Homo sapiens
Tissue specimen:

SCLC tissue biopsy; normal lung tissue

Cell lines:

NCI-H69; NCI-H82; NCI-H446

In vivo animal model:

-

circRNA-disease information
Expression pattern:
DN
Associated gene: LIFR, 2447 mRNA-encoding genes
Associated microRNA: miR-1234-3p, miR-375-3p
Biological function: Potential ceRNA implicated in SCLC biology; functional validation required.
Molecular mechanism: Predicted miRNA sponging (ceRNA network) with downstream mRNA targets.
Biological pathway or process:

MAPK (other); p53 signaling (other); cell cycle (other); autophagy (other); ceRNA regulation (other)

Detected method:
Q
S
Validation methods:

RNA-seq; RT-qPCR; divergent primers PCR; Sanger Sequencing; Clinical Sample Validation; ROC Analysis; Survival Analysis; Bioinformatics Analysis

Clinical significance:

Diagnostic biomarker with AUC 0.9177 in SCLC.

Description:

circLIFR is significantly down-regulated in SCLC tissues and forms a predicted ceRNA network with 26 interacting miRNAs and 2,447 downstream mRNA targets. It shows strong diagnostic performance (AUC 0.9177), but its mechanistic interactions are computationally predicted and require functional validation.

Confidence score:

0.6895

Other information
Title:

RNA sequencing reveals differential expression of circular RNAs in human small cell lung cancer.

Journal: Scientific reports
Published: 2026
PubMed ID: 41634201
Study type:

combined biological and clinical study

Data availability: BioProject ID PRJNA1237743
Code availability: -