ELK1 and cervical carcinoma: Meanwhile, ELK1 expression was higher in cervical cancer cells transfected with miR-326 inhibitor in the presence of si-hsa_circ_0000515, relative to those in the absence of si-hsa_circ_0000515, suggesting that hsa_circ_0000515 could upregulate ELK1 expression by repressing miR-326.