| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
- |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-378 |
| Biological function: |
Promotes ovarian cancer cell proliferation/growth. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Acts as a miR-378 sponge (direct binding validated by dual-luciferase), negatively regulating miR-378 levels. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
|
| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; Western Blot; Clinical Sample Validation; Transfection; MTT; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
circ-LOPD2 (circRNA derived from PLOD2) is up-regulated in ovarian cancer tissues/cells and promotes ovarian cancer cell proliferation. Mechanistically, it directly binds miR-378 as a sponge and inversely regulates miR-378 expression. |
| Confidence score: |
0.6369 |