PCa tissues; paracancerous tissues
RWPE-1; 22RV1; PC-3; DU145; LNCaP
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proliferation (promotes); invasion (promotes); ceRNA regulation (promotes)
RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Transfection; CCK8; Transwell Assay; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Western Blot; Bioinformatics Analysis
In prostate cancer, circHIPK3 is up-regulated and promotes proliferation and invasion. Mechanistically, it sponges miRNA-338-3p to relieve repression of ADAM17, thereby accelerating malignant progression.
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CircHIPK3 overexpression accelerates the proliferation and invasion of prostate cancer cells through regulating miRNA-338-3p.
combined biological and clinical study