| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| qPCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| IRES | internal ribosome entry site |
| cDNA | complementary DNA |
| gDNA | genomic DNA |
| EV | empty vector |
| SRI | SRI-011381 |
| p-Smad2 | phosphorylated Smad2 |
| p-Smad3 | phosphorylated Smad3 |