| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
PDZK1 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-140-3p |
| Biological function: |
circ_0000135 promotes cervical cancer cell viability, cell cycle progression, migration, invasion and tumor growth; silencing circ_0000135 inhibits cervical cancer progression. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circ_0000135 functions as a ceRNA by sponging miR-140-3p, thereby regulating PDZK1 expression in cervical cancer. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
ceRNA regulation (promotes); proliferation (promotes); cell cycle (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
circRNA-seq; RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Bioinformatics Analysis; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; CCK8; Transwell Assay; Cell Cycle Assay; Western Blot; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); In Vivo Animal Model |
| Clinical significance: |
High circ_0000135 expression was significantly correlated with FIGO stage, tumor differentiation, and lymph node metastasis in cervical cancer. |
| Description: |
circ_0000135 is up-regulated in cervical cancer tissues and cell lines and is associated with advanced clinicopathological features. The study supports a circ_0000135/miR-140-3p/PDZK1 ceRNA mechanism in which circ_0000135 promotes proliferation, cell cycle progression, migration, invasion and tumor growth, while silencing circ_0000135 suppresses cervical cancer progression. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7657 |