| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
MNAT1 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-26a-5p |
| Biological function: |
promotes osteosarcoma cell viability, migration and invasion, and inhibits apoptosis; promotes xenograft tumor growth |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Acts as a miRNA sponge (ceRNA) for miR-26a-5p, competitively relieving miR-26a-5p-mediated repression of MNAT1 mRNA, thereby increasing MNAT1 expression |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; FISH / smFISH; RNA Pull-Down; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; MTT; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Wound Healing Assay; Transwell Assay; In Vivo Animal Model; IHC (Immunohistochemistry) |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
In osteosarcoma, hsa-circ-0001146 (from CPNE1) is up-regulated and localizes to both nucleus and cytoplasm. It sponges miR-26a-5p, competitively reducing miR-26a-5p binding to MNAT1 mRNA and increasing MNAT1 expression, thereby promoting proliferation/viability, migration and invasion while reducing apoptosis; knockdown also suppresses xenograft tumor growth. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7094 |