| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
AQP4 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-29b-3p |
| Biological function: |
Promotes 1,2-DCE-induced astrocyte swelling and AQP4 upregulation; circBCL11B knockdown alleviates 1,2-DCE-induced AQP4 upregulation and cell swelling. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circBCL11B acts as a competing endogenous RNA and sponges miR-29b-3p, thereby weakening miR-29b-3p-mediated suppression of AQP4 and increasing AQP4 expression. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
ceRNA regulation (promotes); other pathway/process (promotes); mitochondrial function (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
S
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| Validation methods: |
circRNA-seq; RNase R Treatment; RT-qPCR; FISH / smFISH; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; Western Blot; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
circBCL11B is up-regulated after 1,2-DCE exposure in SVG p12 human astrocyte-like cells. It functions as a ceRNA by binding miR-29b-3p, relieving miR-29b-3p-mediated inhibition of AQP4, thereby promoting AQP4 upregulation and astrocyte swelling. Knockdown of circBCL11B reverses 1,2-DCE-induced AQP4 upregulation and alleviates cell swelling. |
| Confidence score: |
0.6868 |