| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
XIAP, Ago2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-641 |
| Biological function: |
Promotes proliferation, invasion and migration of prostate cancer cells. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circCDR1as binds (sponges) miR-641, thereby relieving miR-641-mediated repression of XIAP and increasing XIAP expression. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); invasion (promotes); migration (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
|
| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; MTT; Transwell Assay; Wound Healing Assay; Western Blot; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
circCDR1as may be a potential diagnostic marker for prostate cancer. |
| Description: |
circCDR1as is up-regulated in prostate cancer cell lines and promotes PC-3 cell proliferation, invasion and migration. Mechanistically, circCDR1as binds miR-641 and modulates XIAP expression via a circCDR1as/miR-641/XIAP ceRNA axis. |
| Confidence score: |
0.6253 |