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. 2020 Aug 15;11(8):637. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-02896-x

Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of the TTN-AS1/miR-320a/NRP-1 axis contributing to the progression of CCA.

Fig. 6

LncRNA TTN-AS1 serves as a ceRNA to sponge miR-320a through complementary binding sites in an Ago2-dependent manner in CCA cells. On the other hand, miR-320a downregulates the expression of NRP-1 by binding to its 3′-UTR. An NRP-1 protein molecule is composed of five extracellular domains (a1, a2, b1, b2, and c), one transmembrane domain and a short cytosolic tail, and acts as a co-receptor for ligands (HGF and TGF-β) to stimulate the activation of respective c-Met and TGF-β signaling pathways. “→” indicates promotion, positive regulation, or activation; “⊥” indicates inhibition, negative regulation, or blockade. “p” indicates phosphorylation of proteins. Ago2 argonaute2, CCA cholangiocarcinoma, CDK2 cyclin-dependent kinase 2, HGF hepatocyte growth factor, NRP-1 neuropilin-1, ORF open reading frame, TGF-β transforming growth factor-β, TGF-βR TGF-β receptor, UTR untranslated region.