| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
DNMT3A |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-885-5p |
| Biological function: |
promotes proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT; inhibits apoptosis in PTC cells |
| Molecular mechanism: |
ceRNA mechanism: circPTPRM sponges miR-885-5p to increase DNMT3A expression, promoting PTC progression and EMT |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); EMT (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
|
| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; RNase R Treatment; Luciferase Reporter Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); RNA Pull-Down; Transfection; CCK8; Colony Formation Assay; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Wound Healing Assay; Transwell Assay; Western Blot; Clinical Sample Validation; Survival Analysis; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
High circPTPRM expression predicted poor prognosis (poor overall survival) in PTC patients |
| Description: |
circPTPRM is up-regulated in papillary thyroid cancer and its high expression is associated with poor overall survival. Functionally, circPTPRM promotes PTC cell proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT while suppressing apoptosis, mainly by sponging miR-885-5p to upregulate DNMT3A (circPTPRM/miR-885-5p/DNMT3A axis). |
| Confidence score: |
0.8169 |