| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
SMAD2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-654-5p |
| Biological function: |
promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation, invasion and migration |
| Molecular mechanism: |
ceRNA sponge mechanism: circRNA DOCK1 binds miR-654-5p to regulate SMAD2 |
| Biological pathway or process: |
ceRNA regulation (promotes); proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
|
| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; Transfection; Luciferase Reporter Assay; CCK8; Colony Formation Assay; Wound Healing Assay; Transwell Assay; Western Blot |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
circRNA DOCK1 is up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines and mainly localized in the cytoplasm. It promotes HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion by sponging miR-654-5p, thereby relieving miR-654-5p-mediated repression of SMAD2 (circRNA DOCK1/miR-654-5p/SMAD2 axis). |
| Confidence score: |
0.5699 |