| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
SOX12 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-1324 |
| Biological function: |
promotes HCC cell growth, migration and invasion; enhances growth and metastatic potential of HCC cells |
| Molecular mechanism: |
circ_0006789 acts as a molecular sponge/ceRNA to repress miR-1324 and up-regulate SOX12 expression via the miR-1324/SOX12 axis |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes); ceRNA regulation (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
M
|
| Validation methods: |
Microarray; RT-qPCR; Clinical Sample Validation; Bioinformatics Analysis; Transfection; CCK8; Transwell Assay; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); RNA Pull-Down; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Western Blot |
| Clinical significance: |
provides potential biomarkers for HCC diagnosis |
| Description: |
hsa_circ_0006789/circ_0006789 is up-regulated in HCC tissues and cell lines. It promotes HCC cell growth, migration and invasion, functioning as an oncogenic circRNA. Mechanistically, circ_0006789 sponges miR-1324 to increase SOX12 expression through a circ_0006789/miR-1324/SOX12 ceRNA axis. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7477 |