卵巢癌
核糖核酸
信使核糖核酸
卵巢
内科学
实时聚合酶链反应
作者
Licong Shen,Yu Zhang,Wenjun Zhou,Peng Zheng,Xiaxia Hong,Yi Zhang
出处
期刊:Epigenomics
[Future Medicine]
日期:2018-05-01
卷期号:10 (5): 559-572
被引量:22
标识
DOI:10.2217/epi-2017-0079
摘要
Aim: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) with miRNA response elements (MREs) could function as competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) in regulating gene expression. This study was carried out to identify the expression profile and role of circRNAs in endometriosis. Materials & methods: Microarray assay was performed in four paired ovarian endometriomas and eutopic endometrium, followed by quantitative real-time RT–PCR in 24 paired samples. Bioinformatical algorithms were used to predict MREs, as well as ceRNA and KEGG pathway analysis. Results: We identified 262 upregulated and 291 downregulated circRNAs, binding with 1225 MREs. The ceRNA network included 122 miRNAs and 137 mRNAs, which are involed in nine pathways. Conclusion: CircRNAs are differentially expressed in endometriosis, which might be related with pathogenesis of endometriosis.
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