| Expression pattern: |
DN |
| Associated gene: |
- |
| Associated microRNA: |
- |
| Biological function: |
Inhibits proliferation, colony formation, migration and invasion of breast cancer cells, promotes apoptosis, and may suppress EMT-associated metastatic processes. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
hsa_circ_0002346 may regulate breast cancer progression through EMT-related processes; knockdown increased EMT-associated proteins including vimentin, MMP-2 and MMP-9. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (inhibits); migration (inhibits); invasion (inhibits); apoptosis (promotes); EMT (inhibits); metastasis (inhibits) |
| Detected method: |
Q
M
|
| Validation methods: |
RNase R Treatment; RT-qPCR; Microarray; Clinical Sample Validation; Transfection; CCK8; Colony Formation Assay; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Wound Healing Assay; Transwell Assay; Western Blot |
| Clinical significance: |
hsa_circ_0002346 is correlated with lymph node metastasis and emerges as a promising biomarker for breast cancer and a potential therapeutic target. |
| Description: |
hsa_circ_0002346 is downregulated in breast cancer tissues and cell lines. Functional knockdown experiments indicate that it acts as a tumor-suppressive circRNA by inhibiting proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion and EMT-associated changes while promoting apoptosis. Clinically, its expression is associated with lymph node metastasis, suggesting biomarker potential. |
| Confidence score: |
0.6599 |