BCa tissues; adjacent normal bladder tissues
SV-HUC-1; T24; UM-UC-3
cell line-derived xenograft
migration (inhibits); invasion (inhibits); metastasis (inhibits); EMT (inhibits); ceRNA regulation (promotes)
RNA-seq; RT-qPCR; Back-Splice Junction PCR / divergent primers PCR; RNase R Treatment; Sanger Sequencing; Actinomycin D / DRB Stability Assay; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; FISH / smFISH; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Luciferase Reporter Assay; RNA Pull-Down; Transfection; Transwell Assay; Wound Healing Assay; Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model; H&E Staining; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); Clinical Sample Validation; Cohort Study; Survival Analysis; Bioinformatics Analysis
Low expression of circFUT8 in BCa patients was associated with poor prognosis, high histological grade, and LN metastasis.
circFUT8 (hsa_circ_0003028), derived from FUT8, is down-regulated in bladder cancer and mainly localized in the cytoplasm. It suppresses migration, invasion and lymph node metastasis by acting as a ceRNA that sponges miR-570-3p, thereby increasing KLF10 and modulating the KLF10/Slug (EMT-related) program. Low circFUT8 expression is associated with lymph node metastasis, higher histological grade, and worse overall survival.
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circRNA circFUT8 Upregulates Krüpple-like Factor 10 to Inhibit the Metastasis of Bladder Cancer via Sponging miR-570-3p.
combined biological and clinical study