In addition, circ_0004296 was identified to be mainly distributed in the nucleus and interacted with the RNA-binding protein EIF4A3 to promote the retention of EIF4A3 in the nucleus and effectively inhibit the nuclear export of its host gene ETS1 mRNA, leading to the downregulation of ETS1 expression, thereby significantly suppressing proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT of prostate cancer (PCa) cells [88]. Here, EIF4A3 is linked to prostate cancer.