| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
AKT, mTOR, HK2, Ki-67, MMP-9, Ago2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-381-3p |
| Biological function: |
promotes proliferation, migration, glycolysis and tumor growth; inhibits apoptosis |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circHIPK3 sponges miR-381-3p and activates AKT/mTOR signaling |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); glycolysis (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); PI3K/AKT/mTOR (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Luciferase Reporter Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); RNA Pull-Down; Transfection; CCK8; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Transwell Assay; Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model |
| Clinical significance: |
circHIPK3 expression was closely correlated with tumor size, TNM stage, and lymph node metastasis |
| Description: |
circHIPK3 is up-regulated in lung cancer and functions as an oncogenic circRNA. It promotes proliferation, migration and glycolysis while inhibiting apoptosis by sponging miR-381-3p and activating the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, and its knockdown suppresses tumor growth in a xenograft model. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7087 |