| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
CUL4B |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-338-3p |
| Biological function: |
Promotes prostate cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion and tumor growth, and inhibits apoptosis. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Exosomal circKDM4A functions as a miR-338-3p sponge to induce CUL4B production, thereby promoting prostate cancer malignant progression. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); ceRNA regulation (promotes); other pathway/process (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
RNase R Treatment; Actinomycin D / DRB Stability Assay; RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; CCK8; EdU Staining; Colony Formation Assay; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Transwell Assay; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
Exosomal circKDM4A provides a therapeutic target for prostate cancer. |
| Description: |
Exosomal circKDM4A is up-regulated in serum exosomes, tissues and cells from prostate cancer. It promotes malignant phenotypes including proliferation, migration, invasion and xenograft tumor growth while suppressing apoptosis, mainly through a circKDM4A/miR-338-3p/CUL4B regulatory axis. |
| Confidence score: |
0.8299 |