| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
p53, p21, PUMA, Caspase3, Bcl-xS, IKB-alpha, p65, p50, C-myc |
| Associated microRNA: |
- |
| Biological function: |
circP50 mediates inorganic arsenic-induced apoptosis and inhibits proliferation of A549 cells; knockdown of circP50 promotes A549 cell viability and proliferation. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circP50 mainly functions through the phosphorylation- and acetylation-activated p53 pathway; circP50 knockdown inhibits p53 phosphorylation and acetylation and decreases downstream pro-apoptotic proteins including p21, PUMA, Caspase3, and Bcl-xS. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
p53 signaling (promotes); apoptosis (promotes); proliferation (inhibits); NF-kappaB (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
|
| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; Transfection; CCK8; EdU Staining; Western Blot |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
This study reports that circP50/hsa_circ_0008012 is up-regulated in A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells after inorganic arsenic exposure. Functional knockdown experiments indicate that circP50 suppresses A549 cell proliferation and supports arsenic-induced apoptosis mainly through activation of p53 phosphorylation and acetylation and downstream p53 target genes. |
| Confidence score: |
0.414 |