| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
H3F3B |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-624 |
| Biological function: |
Facilitates the Warburg effect, migration, invasion, malignant behaviors, and xenograft tumor growth of HCC cells; inhibits apoptosis. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circ_0091579 functions as a cytoplasmic ceRNA/miRNA sponge for miR-624, thereby upregulating H3F3B expression and promoting the Warburg effect and malignant behaviors in HCC cells. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
glycolysis (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes); other pathway/process (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
|
| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; Transfection; Wound Healing Assay; Transwell Assay; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Luciferase Reporter Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
hsa_circ_0091579/circ_0091579 is upregulated in HCC tissues and cells and acts as an oncogenic circRNA. Mechanistically, it sponges miR-624 to increase H3F3B expression, thereby promoting the Warburg effect, migration, invasion, malignant behavior, and xenograft tumor growth while suppressing apoptosis. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7295 |