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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2021

CircRNA circ_0004370 promotes cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and inhibits cell apoptosis of esophageal cancer via miR-1301-3p/COL1A1 axis.

Xiaobo Chen, Hongwen Sun, Yunping Zhao, Jing Zhang, Guosheng Xiong, Yue Cui, Changcheng Lei

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Article in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaobo ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China.
Hongwen SunDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China.
Yunping ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China.
Guosheng XiongDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China.
Yue CuiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China.
Changcheng LeiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, No 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China.
Kunming Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to investigate the circ_0004370 expression in EC, its effects on cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process, and the underlying regulatory mechanisms in EC.

methodsThe protein levels of COL1A1 and EMT-related proteins were detected by western blot. The role of circ_0004370 on cell viability, proliferation, and apoptosis was analyzed by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, colony formation assay, and flow cytometry, respectively. The transwell assay was used to examine cell migration and invasion. The binding sites between miR-1301-3p and circ_0004370 or COL1A1 were predicted by starbase software and confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA pull-down assay.

resultsWe discovered that circ_0004370 was remarkably upregulated in EC tissues and cells. Knockdown of circ_0004370 inhibited cell proliferation, migration as well as invasion, and promoted apoptosis

conclusionCirc_0004370 promotes EC proliferation, migration and invasion, and EMT process and suppresses apoptosis by regulating the miR-1301-3p/COL1A1 axis, indicating that circ_0004370 may be used as a potential therapeutic target for EC.

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circ_0004370COL1A1esophageal cancermiR-1301-3p

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PMID33506107
PMCPMC7801883
OpenAlexW3119383207

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