| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
CDCA4 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-576-5p |
| Biological function: |
Enhances NSCLC progression, tumor growth, proliferation, migration, invasion, lung metastasis, and EMT-related protein expression; silencing inhibits these malignant phenotypes. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
hsa_circ_0087784 acts as a miR-576-5p sponge to increase CDCA4 expression, forming the hsa_circ_0087784/miR-576-5p/CDCA4 regulatory loop. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes); EMT (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
H
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| Validation methods: |
FISH / smFISH; RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; CCK8; EdU Staining; Transwell Assay; In Vivo Animal Model; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); H&E Staining; Western Blot; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
High hsa_circ_0087784 expression was associated with higher tumor grades and may be a potential therapeutic marker of NSCLC. |
| Description: |
hsa_circ_0087784 is up-regulated in NSCLC tissues and cell lines and is mainly localized in the cytoplasm. It promotes NSCLC proliferation, migration, invasion, lung metastasis and EMT-associated protein expression by sponging miR-576-5p to increase CDCA4 expression. The hsa_circ_0087784/miR-576-5p/CDCA4 loop is proposed as a potential therapeutic marker for NSCLC. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7373 |