CASC11 Gene

HGNC Family Non-coding RNAs
Name cancer susceptibility candidate 11 (non-protein coding)
Description Enables chromatin-protein adaptor activity and promoter-enhancer loop anchoring activity. Involved in chromatin looping and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Is active in nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]
Summary
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Multiple independent studies have demonstrated that CASC11 is upregulated in several malignancies—including colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer (both small cell and non‐small cell subtypes), glioma, ovarian carcinoma, and neuroblastoma—and acts as an oncogene by promoting key malignant features such as cell proliferation, migration, invasion, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, and chemoresistance."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "5"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n \n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n Mechanistically, CASC11 frequently exerts its oncogenic function through “sponging” tumor‐suppressive microRNAs—such as miR‑646, miR‑381‑3p, miR‑302, miR‑498, miR‑188‑5p, miR‑150, and miR‑676‑3p—which in turn leads to the de-repression of targets like RAB11FIP2, CDK1, FOXO3, and NOL4L."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "6", "end_ref": "11"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n \n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n In addition, CASC11 has been shown to interact with regulatory proteins such as hnRNP‑K, EZH2, and EIF4A3, thereby modulating key signaling pathways—including Wnt/β‑catenin, TGF‑β, and the PI3K/AKT/mTOR cascade—and influencing cell cycle progression via regulators like CDK1."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "12", "end_ref": "14"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " Moreover, transcription factors including c‑Myc, STAT3, SP1, and YY1 have been implicated in upregulating CASC11 expression, suggesting a complex regulatory loop that reinforces its oncogenic activities."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "15"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n \n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n Notably, while CASC11 predominantly promotes tumor progression, it may also play contrasting roles in non‐malignant pathologies. For example, in atherosclerosis, CASC11 is downregulated and appears to exert protective effects by inhibiting IL‑9 and modulating vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and apoptosis."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "16"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " In postmenopausal osteoporosis, increased CASC11 correlates with elevated TNF‑α levels and is linked to prolonged treatment courses and higher recurrence rates."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "17"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n \n "}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\n Overall, the cumulative evidence indicates that CASC11 functions as a multifaceted regulator whose aberrant expression contributes to malignant progression by acting as a competing endogenous RNA, interacting with protein partners, and modulating several oncogenic signaling pathways. 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Synonyms CARLO7, TCONS_00014535, LINC00990, CARLO-7
NCBI Gene ID 100270680
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Predicted Functions View CASC11's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Co-expressed Genes View CASC11's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Expression in Tissues and Cell Lines View CASC11's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.

Functional Associations

CASC11 has 8 functional associations with biological entities spanning 2 categories (disease, phenotype or trait, gene, protein or microRNA) extracted from 2 datasets.

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Dataset Summary
CTD Gene-Disease Associations diseases associated with CASC11 gene/protein from the curated CTD Gene-Disease Associations dataset.
GEO Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Gene Perturbations gene perturbations changing expression of CASC11 gene from the GEO Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Gene Perturbations dataset.