| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
Ago2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
- |
| Biological function: |
promotes tumor growth, proliferation and liver metastasis |
| Molecular mechanism: |
oncogenic function supported by knockdown/overexpression; mechanism not resolved (miRNA sponge predicted but not validated) |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); metastasis (promotes); ceRNA regulation (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
B
S
|
| Validation methods: |
RNA-seq; RT-qPCR; Northern Blot; RNase R Treatment; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Transfection; MTT; In Vivo Animal Model |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
circZNF609 is up-regulated during colorectal cancer progression and metastasis in the xenograft model. Functional gain- and loss-of-function experiments show it promotes tumor growth, cell proliferation, and liver metastasis; the detailed molecular mechanism is not resolved. |
| Confidence score: |
0.6554 |