| Expression pattern: |
UN |
| Associated gene: |
ERalpha, EGFR |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-490-5p |
| Biological function: |
promotes bladder cancer cell invasion and metastasis; ERalpha-mediated downregulation of circ_0023642 suppresses BCa progression |
| Molecular mechanism: |
ERalpha transcriptionally represses the host gene UVRAG to reduce circ_0023642; circ_0023642 sponges miR-490-5p, thereby modulating EGFR expression to regulate invasion/metastasis |
| Biological pathway or process: |
ceRNA regulation (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; RNase R Treatment; RNA Pull-Down; Luciferase Reporter Assay; ChIP / ChIP-seq; Transfection; Transwell Assay; Western Blot; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); In Vivo Animal Model; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
In bladder cancer cells, circ_0023642 acts as a pro-invasive circRNA by sponging miR-490-5p, thereby relieving repression of EGFR and promoting invasion/metastasis. ERalpha suppresses BCa progression by transcriptionally downregulating the host gene UVRAG, which reduces circ_0023642 and activates the miR-490-5p-mediated inhibition of EGFR. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7754 |