| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
SLC1A5, Ago2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-924 |
| Biological function: |
promotes proliferation, migration, invasion, EMT and glutamine metabolism; inhibits apoptosis; promotes xenograft tumor growth |
| Molecular mechanism: |
ceRNA sponge mechanism: circ_0000463 sponges miR-924 to upregulate SLC1A5, thereby promoting malignant behaviors and glutamine metabolism in NSCLC |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); EMT (promotes); glutaminolysis (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; RNase R Treatment; Actinomycin D / DRB Stability Assay; Clinical Sample Validation; Transfection; Colony Formation Assay; EdU Staining; Transwell Assay; Wound Healing Assay; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Western Blot; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Luciferase Reporter Assay; In Vivo Animal Model; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
circ_0000463 is up-regulated in NSCLC tissues and cell lines and promotes malignant phenotypes (proliferation, migration, invasion/EMT) while inhibiting apoptosis. Mechanistically, it functions as a ceRNA by sponging miR-924 to increase SLC1A5 expression, thereby enhancing glutamine metabolism and supporting tumor growth in a cell line-derived xenograft model. |
| Confidence score: |
0.8299 |