| Expression pattern: |
DS |
| Associated gene: |
- |
| Associated microRNA: |
- |
| Biological function: |
Potential marker of activated stroma or stromal activity in PDAC and pancreatitis; absent from PDAC cancer cells but abundant in tumor microenvironment. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Spatial stromal expression pattern; no prognostic role and no mechanistic axis experimentally established in this study. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
fibrosis (other); other pathway/process (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
H
S
|
| Validation methods: |
RNA-seq; RT-qPCR; ISH (In Situ Hybridization); Clinical Sample Validation; Bioinformatics Analysis; ROC Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
May hold potential as a marker of activated stroma; no statistically significant prognostic role was found. |
| Description: |
ciRS-7 was investigated mainly for spatial expression in PDAC. It was absent in PDAC cancer cells but enriched in tumor stroma and fibrotic/inflamed stromal areas, suggesting value as a stromal activity marker rather than as a cancer-cell marker. |
| Confidence score: |
0.5267 |