| Expression pattern: |
DN |
| Associated gene: |
TGF-beta, NF-kappaB |
| Associated microRNA: |
- |
| Biological function: |
May mediate essential processes of ECM remodeling/collagen degradation and inflammatory responses at the maternal-fetal interface in PTB (inferred for DECs derived from ECM-related genes, including THBS1). |
| Molecular mechanism: |
Putative involvement of THBS1-related inflammatory signaling (TGF-beta and NF-kappaB pathways) discussed at host-gene level; not experimentally validated for the circRNA. |
| Biological pathway or process: |
TGF-beta/SMAD (other); NF-kappaB (other); inflammation (other); fibrosis (other) |
| Detected method: |
S
|
| Validation methods: |
RNA-seq; Bioinformatics Analysis |
| Clinical significance: |
- |
| Description: |
This study identified hsa-THBS1_0001 as down-regulated in chorion in PTB versus term controls from RNA-seq reanalysis. The discussion links THBS1 to inflammatory pathways (TGF-beta and NF-kappaB) and maternal-fetal interface disruption, but this mechanism is not directly validated for the circRNA. |
| Confidence score: |
0.1768 |