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ArticleThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences2025

Circular RNA circCD44 targets methyltransferase-like 3/homeobox containing 1 to facilitate esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression.

Wei-Wen Zou, Yan-Fang Liao, Xi-Rui Huang, Wen-Song Lin, Shan-Ming Lu

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Article in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Wei-Wen ZouDepartment of Pathology, Longgang Center Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.
Yan-Fang LiaoDepartment of Pathology, Longgang Center Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.
Xi-Rui HuangDepartment of Pathology, Longgang Center Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.
Wen-Song LinDepartment of Pathology, Longgang Center Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.
Shan-Ming LuDepartment of Pathology, Longgang Center Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5986-4112

Funding

Longgang Medical Discipline Construction FundShenzhen Longgang District Economic and Technological Development Special Fund Medical and Health Science and Technology Plan Project LGWJ2021-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a prevalent gastrointestinal malignancy with unclear functional mechanisms of circular RNAs. This study focused on investigating the role of circCD44 in ESCC progression. The expression of circCD44 and homeobox containing 1 (HMBOX1) was found to be elevated in ESCC cell lines. The overexpression of circCD44 or HMBOX1 enhanced proliferation and invasion, while inhibiting apoptosis in ESCC cells, whereas knockdown of these genes had inverse effects. METTL3 was observed to bind to circCD44 and HMBOX1 mRNA, promoting m

Indexed as

Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaHomeodomain ProteinsMethyltransferasesRNA, CircularAdenosineAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMice, NudeAdenosineHomeodomain ProteinsMethyltransferasesMETTL3 protein, humanRNA, CircularRNA, MessengercircCD44esophageal squamous cell carcinomaHMBOX1m6AMETTL3

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PMID40008841
PMCPMC11964105

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