| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
DNMT3A, PTEN, BRCA1, Ago2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-145 |
| Biological function: |
promotes breast cancer cell proliferation, tumor growth, migration and lung metastasis |
| Molecular mechanism: |
ceRNA mechanism: circIQCH sponges miR-145 to upregulate DNMT3A, and is associated with reduced PTEN and BRCA1 expression |
| Biological pathway or process: |
ceRNA regulation (promotes); proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); metastasis (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
M
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| Validation methods: |
Microarray; RT-qPCR; RNase R Treatment; Actinomycin D / DRB Stability Assay; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; Transfection; CCK8; Transwell Assay; Wound Healing Assay; Luciferase Reporter Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model; H&E Staining; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); Clinical Sample Validation |
| Clinical significance: |
circIQCH could be a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer. |
| Description: |
circIQCH (hsa_circ_0104345), derived from IQCH, is upregulated in primary and metastatic breast cancer tissues and in breast cancer cell lines. Functionally, circIQCH promotes proliferation, migration and lung metastasis. Mechanistically, circIQCH acts as a ceRNA sponge for miR-145, thereby increasing DNMT3A (and associated decreases in PTEN/BRCA1), forming a circIQCH-miR-145-DNMT3A axis. |
| Confidence score: |
0.84 |