Circular RNA circMBOAT2 promotes prostate cancer progression via a miR-1271-5p/mTOR axis
Juanyi Shi, Cheng Liu, Changhao Chen, Kaixuan Guo, Zhuang Tang, Yuming Luo, Luping Chen, Yinjie Su, Kewei Xu
Abstract
. circMBOAT2 promotes proliferation and metastasis of PCa through miR-1271-5p/mTOR axis-mediated activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway. In summary, our findings uncover a molecular mechanism in the progression of PCa and indicate that circMBOAT2 may be a useful prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in PCa.
Topics & Concepts
microRNAPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayProstate cancerCircular RNACancer researchProstateRNACancerMedicineOncologyInternal medicineBiologyGeneCell biologySignal transductionGeneticsCircular RNAs in diseasesMicroRNA in disease regulationCancer-related molecular mechanisms research