Fig. 8: Mechanism graph of the regulatory network and oncogenic function of KLF5 in gastric cancer.

KLF5 activates the transcription of DANCR in the promoter region and elevates DANCR expression. DANCR acts as a miR-194 sponge to repress its expression. MiR-194 targets and inhibits AKT2 expression. Therefore, KLF5 promotes the malignant phenotypes of gastric cancer through activation of lncRNA DANCR and impairs miR-194-dependent AKT2 inhibition.