circRNA basic information
circBase ID: hsa_circ_0002103
Name: -
Synonym: -
Host Gene: -
Genomic location(hg19): chr17:26449628-26499644:+
Genomic location(hg38): chr17:28122602-28172618:+
Subcellular localization: extracellular
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disease basic information
MONDO ID:
0005575
MONDO name: colorectal cancer
Disease details: colorectal cancer
Disease DO ID:
5672, 9256
Disease MeSH ID:
-
Disease NCIt ID:
C4978
Disease ICD11 ID:
-
Disease OMIM ID:
114500
Species: Human
Species details: Homo sapiens
Tissue specimen:

CRC tumor tissues; adjacent normal controls; plasma

Cell lines:

FHC; HCT116; SW1116; LoVo; HT-29

In vivo animal model:

-

circRNA-disease information
Expression pattern:
UP
Associated gene: CCND1, N-cadherin, PD-L1, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma
Associated microRNA: miR-193a-3p
Biological function: Promotes CRC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, EMT-related changes, and potential immune evasion; inhibits apoptosis through the miR-193a-3p/CCND1 axis.
Molecular mechanism: Hsa_circ_0002103 acts as a molecular sponge for miR-193a-3p, alleviating miR-193a-3p-mediated repression of CCND1 and positively regulating CCND1 expression.
Biological pathway or process:

ceRNA regulation (promotes); proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes); EMT (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); immune regulation (promotes); immune regulation (other)

Detected method:
Q
M
Validation methods:

RT-qPCR; Microarray; Clinical Sample Validation; RIP (RNA Immunoprecipitation); RNA Pull-Down; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Transfection; CCK8; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Transwell Assay; ELISA; Western Blot; Bioinformatics Analysis

Clinical significance:

May serve as a potential therapeutic target and biomarker for CRC; extracellular hsa_circ_0002103 is nominated as a candidate for non-invasive liquid biopsy development.

Description:

Hsa_circ_0002103 is upregulated in CRC cell lines and patient plasma. It promotes CRC progression by sponging miR-193a-3p to increase CCND1 expression, thereby facilitating proliferation, migration, invasion, EMT-related changes, and potential immune evasion while suppressing apoptosis. The study suggests hsa_circ_0002103 may be a therapeutic target and biomarker for CRC.

Confidence score:

0.7519

Other information
Title:

Hsa_circ_0002103 promotes progression of colorectal cancer via miR-193a-3p/CCND1 axis.

Journal: Molecular and cellular biochemistry
Published: 2026
PubMed ID: 41591629
Study type:

combined bioinformatics, biological and clinical study

Data availability: GSE159669; GSE172229; GSE160432; datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request
Code availability: -