| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
CDK6 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-637 |
| Biological function: |
promotes VSMC proliferation and cell cycle progression; inhibits apoptosis |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circHIPK3 acts as a miR-637 sponge to regulate CDK6 expression |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); cell cycle (promotes); ceRNA regulation (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
|
| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; RNase R Treatment; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; CCK8; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
In human VSMCs relevant to atherosclerosis, circHIPK3 is up-regulated and mainly localized in the cytoplasm. circHIPK3 functions as a ceRNA to sponge miR-637, thereby relieving repression of CDK6 and promoting VSMC proliferation/cell-cycle progression while inhibiting apoptosis. |
| Confidence score: |
0.6579 |