| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
HK2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-590-5p |
| Biological function: |
promotes CRC proliferation, migration/invasion, tumor growth and pulmonary metastasis; enhances aerobic glycolysis |
| Molecular mechanism: |
ceRNA mechanism: circ-PITHD1 sponges miR-590-5p to upregulate HK2, thereby promoting glycolysis (Warburg effect) |
| Biological pathway or process: |
glycolysis (promotes); proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
H
S
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| Validation methods: |
RNA-seq; RT-qPCR; FISH / smFISH; Clinical Sample Validation; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; CCK8; Colony Formation Assay; Transwell Assay; In Vivo Animal Model; H&E Staining; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
circ-PITHD1 may represent a novel CRC diagnosis and treatment target; promising biomarker in CRC diagnostics |
| Description: |
circ-PITHD1 is up-regulated in colorectal cancer tissues and cell lines and promotes proliferation, migration/invasion, tumor growth and lung metastasis. Mechanistically, it acts as a ceRNA by sponging miR-590-5p to increase HK2 expression, thereby enhancing aerobic glycolysis (Warburg effect). |
| Confidence score: |
0.7486 |