In many cancers, dysfunctional expression of SOX11 has been correlated with increased cancer cell survival, inhibited cell differentiation, and tumor progression through the induction of metastasis and angiogenesis.
In present study, circCEP128 and SOX11 were observed significantly up-regulated in bladder cancer tissues, while the expression of miR-145-5p was decreased in cancer samples compared to normal samples.
Here, we demonstrate that SOX11 binds to regulatory regions of 2 important genes for microenvironment signals in cancer: (C-X-C motif) chemokine receptor 4 (<i>CXCR4</i>) and <i>PTK2</i> (encoding for focal adhesion kinase [FAK]).