| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
NFIB, AKT/PI3K pathway, AGO2 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-136 |
| Biological function: |
promotes TNBC cell viability, proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT; promotes TNBC progression and development |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circPTK2 acts as a miR-136 sponge to enhance NFIB expression and activate the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway |
| Biological pathway or process: |
PI3K/AKT (promotes); proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); EMT (promotes); ceRNA regulation (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; Transwell Assay; Western Blot; Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Fractionation; Survival Analysis; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
high circPTK2 expression is negatively related to overall survival and circPTK2/miR-136/NFIB might be an effective biomarker and therapeutic target for TNBC |
| Description: |
circPTK2 is up-regulated in TNBC tissues and cell lines and high expression is associated with poor overall survival. Functionally, circPTK2 promotes TNBC cell viability, proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT. Mechanistically, it acts as a miR-136 sponge to up-regulate NFIB and activate PI3K/AKT signaling, suggesting the circPTK2/miR-136/NFIB axis as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target. |
| Confidence score: |
0.8432 |