Ovarian cancer is a highly malignant gynecological cancer. Aerobic glycolysis is one of the features of cancer cell metabolism. Studying the molecular modulation of the Warburg effect in ovarian cancer is significantly valuable for understanding the progression mechanism of ovarian cancer. The expression level and prognostic significance of DNMT3A were analyzed using public databases. DNMT3A was overexpressed by plasmid transfection, and DNMT3A was interfered with specific siRNAs transfection. miR-603 was overexpressed by mimic transfection or inhibited by inhibitor transfection. The expression of the molecules was detected by qPCR or western blotting. CCK-8 and transwell assays were used to determine the cell proliferation, migration, and invasion abilities of ovarian cancer. We found that the DNMT3A protein level was higher in ovarian cancer tissues than in normal ovary tissues, but the mRNA level had no significant difference in ovarian cancer tissues and normal ovary tissues. The higher the RNA level of DNMT3A, the poorer prognosis of patients. DNMT3A knocking down impeded the Warburg effect, cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of ovarian cancer cells. Further investigations discovered that DNMT3A promoted ovarian cancer cell malignancy via silencing miR-603. We found that patients who overexpressed DNMT3A showed a poor prognosis. DNMT3A was found to promote the Warburg effect, cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of ovarian cancer by inhibiting the expression of miR-603. As a result, the research revealed that DNMT3A/miR-603/HK2 axis contributed to the Warburg effect of ovarian cancer and DNMT3A may be a potential therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.

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