Previous reports have revealed that circRNA_100876 was extremely important in the progression of triple-negative breast cancer. Nevertheless, the mechanism towards the role of circRNA_100876 in Gastric cancer (GC) remains unknown. Here, we determined circRNA_100876 expression by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) in twenty pairs of GC tissues and adjacent tissues. Our data indicated that the expression of circRNA_100876 was raised in GC tissues. In vitro, functional experiments confirmed that cell proliferation, invasion along with migration was promoted by circRNA_100876 in GC tissues. Simultaneously, relative luciferase assay uncovered that circRNA_100876 functioned as a sponge for miR-136, followed by retarding miR-136-induced inhibited effects on the corresponding target, MIEN1. Moreover, we revealed that the expression of MIEN1 was up-regulated and correlated to much worse prognosis of GC. Collectively, our data identified that the promotion of GC growth and metastasis induced by circRNA_100876 interacted with miR-136 and MIEN1, indicating an emerging announcement for uncovering the potential mechanism of GC progression.
Keywords: Cell proliferation; Invasion; MIEN1; Migration; circRNA_100876; miRNA sponge.
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