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ArticleBioengineered2022

Circular RNA Circ_0008043 promotes the proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by regulating the microRNA (miR)-326/RAB21 axis.

Kangjun Zhang, Taishi Fang, Dong Zhao, Fulan Cen, Xu Yan, Xin Jin

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Article in Bioengineered, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kangjun ZhangHepatic Surgery Department, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Taishi FangHepatic Surgery Department, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Dong ZhaoHepatic Surgery Department, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Fulan CenDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Xu YanHepatic Surgery Department, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Xin JinHepatic Surgery Department, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are non-coding RNAs with covalently closed structures that modulate the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we explored whether circ_0008043 regulated the biological function of HCC cells. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to detect circ_0008043, microRNA (miR)-326, and RAB21 levels. Expression of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, and vimentin was assessed using qPCR. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were evaluated using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, colony formation, and transwell assays. Xenograft tumors were used to evaluate cell growth

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsCell ProliferationFemaleHumansMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedNeoplasm Metastasisrab GTP-Binding ProteinsRNA, CircularMicroRNAsMIRN326 microRNA, humanRAB21 protein, humanrab GTP-Binding ProteinsRNA, Circularcirc_0008043hepatocellular carcinomainvasionmiR-326proliferationRAB21

Identifiers

PMID35220907
PMCPMC8973620
OpenAlexW4214687167

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