| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
AKT |
| Associated microRNA: |
- |
| Biological function: |
Diagnostic biomarker for CRC; associated with pathological differentiation, perineural invasion and invasion. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
May promote metastasis by preventing ubiquitination degradation of AKT and activating PI3/AKT pathway (mechanism referenced as prior findings, not experimentally tested in this study). |
| Biological pathway or process: |
PI3K/AKT (promotes); ubiquitination (inhibits); metastasis (promotes) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; ROC Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
Up-regulated in CRC tissues and plasma and shows diagnostic value (tissue AUC 0.703; plasma AUC 0.742); combination with CEA and CA19-9 improves AUC to 0.899. |
| Description: |
This study shows hsa_circ_0124554 is up-regulated in colorectal cancer tissues and plasma measured by RT-qPCR, and it has moderate diagnostic performance by ROC analysis. Combining hsa_circ_0124554 with CEA and CA19-9 improves diagnostic accuracy, supporting its potential as a CRC biomarker. |
| Confidence score: |
0.4187 |