circ_103809 promotes breast cancer progression by regulating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer types in the world. This study was carried out to investigate the functional role of circular RNA circ_103809 in breast cancer. The expression of hsa_circ_103809 in breast cancer tissues and breast cancer cells were verified. After transfection, the expression of hsa_circ_103809 in the cells was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and colony formation assay were used to detect cell proliferation. Apoptosis and cell cycle were detected by flow cytometry. AKT, p-AKT, BCL2 and Bax were detected by western blotting. Tumor formation assay was employd in vivo. The expression of circ_103809 in breast cancer was overexpressed. circ_103809 was proved to promote cell proliferation in breast cancer progression. In addition, circ_103809 was also involved in repressing cell apoptosis and accelerating cell cycle progression in vitro. circ_103809 accelerated breast cancer progression via regulating PI3K/AKT signaling. circ_103809 promoted tumor formation in vivo. The circular RNA hsa_circ_103809 was highly expressed in breast cancer tissues and cells, and may play an oncogene role in the development of breast cancer, and is expected to become a new target for breast cancer therapy.