| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
- |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-99a-3p, miR-653-5p, miR-600, miR-511-5p |
| Biological function: |
Not validated as a risk-assessment axis; proposed circRNA-miRNA axis did not show expected inverse dysregulation and was not supported in the patient cohort. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Predicted miRNA sponging (ceRNA), but axis not validated. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
ceRNA regulation (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
M
|
| Validation methods: |
Microarray; RNase R Treatment; RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
hsa_circ_0007961 (from SPRED2) is significantly up-regulated upon Cx43 silencing in the S1/Cx43-KO-S1 3D risk-progression model. It was proposed to sponge several miRNAs, but the predicted inverse circRNA-miRNA pattern and patient-cohort support were lacking, so the axis was not validated for breast cancer initiation risk assessment. |
| Confidence score: |
0.5135 |