CRC tissue specimens; paired healthy specimens; adjacent normal tissues; xenograft tumors
HCT-116; SW480; HCO
cell line-derived xenograft
ceRNA regulation (promotes); NF-kappaB (promotes); proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); metastasis (promotes)
RT-qPCR; Microarray; Clinical Sample Validation; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; Bioinformatics Analysis; Luciferase Reporter Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Transfection; MTT; Colony Formation Assay; Transwell Assay; Wound Healing Assay; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model; IHC (Immunohistochemistry)
circ_0060967 abundance was significantly correlated with tumor size, tumor node metastasis stage, and distant metastasis; it might be implicated in CRC progression and may be a promising target for CRC therapy.
circ_0060967 is up-regulated in colorectal cancer tissues and CRC cell lines and correlates with tumor size, TNM stage, and distant metastasis. Functionally, circ_0060967 promotes CRC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and xenograft tumor growth while inhibiting apoptosis. Mechanistically, it sponges miR-1184 to up-regulate SRC and activate the NF-kappaB pathway.
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Circ_0060967 contributes to colorectal cancer progression by sponging miR-1184 to up-regulate SRC proto-oncogene.
combined biological and clinical study