scholarly journals MicroRNAs-Role in Lung Cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Guz ◽  
Adolfo Rivero-Müller ◽  
Estera Okoń ◽  
Agnieszka Stenzel-Bembenek ◽  
Krzysztof Polberg ◽  
...  

Regulation of gene expression is essential for normal physiological functions; thus deregulation of gene expression is common in disease conditions. One level of regulation of gene expression is performed by noncoding RNAs, among which microRNAs (miRNA) are the best studied. Abnormal expression of these molecular players can lead to pathogenic processes such as heart disease, immune system abnormalities, and carcinogenesis, to name but a few. Of a length of 18–25 nucleotides miRNAs are involved in binding partial complementary sequences within the 3′-UTR (3′-untranslated region) of the target mRNAs. Depending on the type of neoplastic transformation, miRNAs can act both as oncogenes (oncomirs) or as tumor suppressors. Because of the great importance of miRNAs, most researches focus on either their role as biomarkers or their potential as therapeutic targets. Herein, we present the review of microRNA biology, function, and tumorigenic potential with emphasis on their role in lung cancer.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Danbi Seo ◽  
Jungwook Roh ◽  
Yeonsoo Chae ◽  
Wanyeon Kim

Lung cancer accounts for a large proportion of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Personalized therapeutic medicine based on the genetic characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a promising field, and discovering clinically applicable biomarkers of NSCLC is required. LINC00472 is a long non-coding RNA and has been recently suggested to be a biomarker of NSCLC, but little is known of its mechanism in NSCLC. Thus, the current study was performed to document changes in gene expression after LINC00472 overexpression in NSCLC cells. As a result of cell viability and migration assay, LINC00472 downregulated cell survival, proliferation, and motility. Transcriptome sequencing analysis showed 3,782 genes expression were changed in LINC00472 overexpressing cells. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis showed most genes were associated with intracellular metabolism. The PPP1R12B, RGS5, RBM5, RBL2, LDLR and PTPRM genes were upregulated by LINC00472 overexpression and these genes functioned as tumor suppressors in several cancers. In contrast, SPSB1, PCNA, CD24, CDK5, CDC25A, and EIF4EBP1 were downregulated by LINC00472, and they functioned as oncogenes in various cancers. Consequently, the function of LINC00472 in tumorigenesis might be related to changes in the expressions of other oncogenes and tumor suppressors.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangbing Li ◽  
Haohai Zhang ◽  
Xueshuai Wan ◽  
Xiaobo Yang ◽  
Chengpei Zhu ◽  
...  

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been attracting immense research interests. However, only a handful of lncRNAs had been thoroughly characterized. They were involved in fundamental cellular processes including regulation of gene expression at epigenetics as well as tumorogenesis. In this paper, we give a systematic and comprehensive review of existing literature about lncRNA involvement in hepatocellular carcinoma. This review exhibited that lncRNAs played important roles in tumorigenesis and subsequent prognosis and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma and elucidated the role of some specific lncRNAs such as MALAT1 and HOTAIR in the pathophysiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and their potential of being therapeutic targets.


Lung Cancer ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. S122
Author(s):  
Judy M. Coulson ◽  
Jianhe Chen ◽  
Tourki Baokbah ◽  
Clair Eccleston ◽  
Penella J. Woll ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Arash Matin Ahmadi ◽  
Hessamodin Ghasemi ◽  
Sajad Nooshin ◽  
Zoofa Zayani ◽  
Shohreh Zare Karizi ◽  
...  

Background: Aberrant promoter methylation of CpG islands is an important mechanism for regulation of gene expression. Recent data suggest that epigenetic abnormalities may occur very early in lung carcinogenesis. Systemic methylation changes may be a diagnostic marker for tumor development or prognosis. In this study, the expression and methylation of KMT2D and IGF2 genes were investigated in the lung cancer tissue compared to the adjacent normal tissue.Methods: The status of methylation of KMT2D and IGF2 genes were investigated in 30 patients with NSCLC after genomic DNA extraction using bisulfite treatment and MS-HRM method and the expression of these genes were checked by Real-Time PCR method in same samples.Results: For KMT2D gene, the expression and methylation level increased in 46.6% and 6.67% (respectively) for tumor samples comparison with normal samples (P>0.05). Also, for IGF2 gene 50% tumor samples overexpressed and 50% tumor samples showed that reduced expression comparison with the normal samples (P>0.05). In addition, 96.66% of tumor tissues did not show any change in methylation level for IGF2 gene promoter (P>0.05).Conclusion: This study showed that expression and methylation level of KMT2D and IGF2 genes did not change in NSCLC tumor samples compared to normal samples. However, this study was designed as a pilot study, and further investigations are required to confirm our findings.


2020 ◽  
Vol 318 (5) ◽  
pp. H1308-H1315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Toni ◽  
Frehiwet Hailu ◽  
Carmen C. Sucharov

Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are broadly described as RNA molecules that are not translated into protein. The investigation of dysregulated ncRNAs in human diseases such as cancer, neurological, and cardiovascular diseases has been under way for well over a decade. Micro-RNAs and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are the best characterized ncRNAs. These ncRNAs can have profound effects on the regulation of gene expression during cardiac development and disease. Importantly, ncRNAs are significant regulators of gene expression in several congenital heart diseases and can positively or negatively impact cardiovascular development. In this review, we focus on literature involving micro-RNAs and lncRNAs in the context of pediatric cardiovascular diseases, preclinical models of heart failure, and cardiac development.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 12243
Author(s):  
Lucia Natarelli ◽  
Fabio Virgili ◽  
Christian Weber

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is characterized by important respiratory impairments frequently associated with severe cardiovascular damages. Moreover, patients with pre-existing comorbidity for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) often present a dramatic increase in inflammatory cytokines release, which increases the severity and adverse outcomes of the infection and, finally, mortality risk. Despite this evident association at the clinical level, the mechanisms linking CVD and COVID-19 are still blurry and unresolved. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are functional RNA molecules transcribed from DNA but usually not translated into proteins. They play an important role in the regulation of gene expression, either in relatively stable conditions or as a response to different stimuli, including viral infection, and are therefore considered a possible important target in the design of specific drugs. In this review, we introduce known associations and interactions between COVID-19 and CVD, discussing the role of ncRNAs within SARS-CoV-2 infection from the perspective of the development of efficient pharmacological tools to treat COVID-19 patients and taking into account the equally dramatic associated consequences, such as those affecting the cardiovascular system.


F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 1771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Wenqian Hu

Mammalian development is under tight control to ensure precise gene expression. Recent studies reveal a new layer of regulation of gene expression mediated by long noncoding RNAs. These transcripts are longer than 200nt that do not have functional protein coding capacity. Interestingly, many of these long noncoding RNAs are expressed with high specificity in different types of cells, tissues, and developmental stages in mammals, suggesting that they may have functional roles in diverse biological processes. Here, we summarize recent findings of long noncoding RNAs in hematopoiesis, which is one of the best-characterized mammalian cell differentiation processes. Then we provide our own perspectives on future studies of long noncoding RNAs in this field.


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