| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
CXCL9 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-577 |
| Biological function: |
circ_0008450 acts as an oncogene in NPC; it promotes cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and inhibits apoptosis. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circ_0008450 functions through a ceRNA mechanism by sponging miR-577, thereby relieving miR-577-mediated repression of CXCL9 and upregulating CXCL9 expression. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
ceRNA regulation (other); proliferation (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Transfection; CCK8; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Wound Healing Assay; Transwell Assay; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Western Blot; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
circ_0008450 may provide a new therapeutic target for treating NPC. |
| Description: |
circ_0008450 is up-regulated in NPC tissues and cell lines and acts as an oncogenic circRNA. It promotes NPC cell proliferation, migration and invasion while suppressing apoptosis by sponging miR-577 and increasing CXCL9 expression through the miR-577/CXCL9 axis. |
| Confidence score: |
0.6536 |