| Expression pattern: |
UP |
| Associated gene: |
ROCK1 |
| Associated microRNA: |
miR-204-5p |
| Biological function: |
Circ-E2F3 promoted RB cell proliferation, migration, invasion, metastasis and tumor growth, and inhibited apoptosis. |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Circ-E2F3 acted as a ceRNA by sponging miR-204-5p to positively regulate ROCK1 expression. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
proliferation (promotes); migration (promotes); invasion (promotes); metastasis (promotes); apoptosis (inhibits); ceRNA regulation (other) |
| Detected method: |
Q
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| Validation methods: |
RT-qPCR; RNase R Treatment; Clinical Sample Validation; Transfection; MTT; Colony Formation Assay; Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry; Transwell Assay; Wound Healing Assay; Luciferase Reporter Assay; Western Blot; In Vivo Animal Model; IHC (Immunohistochemistry); Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
Circ-E2F3/miR-204-5p/ROCK1 axis is expected to provide a promising therapeutic target for RB. |
| Description: |
Circ-E2F3 is upregulated in retinoblastoma tissues and cells and functions as a tumor-promoting circRNA. It promotes proliferation, migration, invasion, metastasis and xenograft tumor growth while inhibiting apoptosis, mainly through sponging miR-204-5p to increase ROCK1 expression. |
| Confidence score: |
0.7662 |