reviewInternational Journal of Molecular SciencesNov 16, 2019GOLD OA

Long Noncoding RNA (lncRNA)-Mediated Competing Endogenous RNA Networks Provide Novel Potential Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets for Colorectal Cancer

University of Houston

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Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and has a high metastasis and reoccurrence rate. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an important role in CRC growth and metastasis. Recent studies revealed that lncRNAs participate in CRC progression by coordinating with microRNAs (miRNAs) and protein-coding mRNAs. LncRNAs function as competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) by competitively occupying the shared binding sequences of miRNAs, thus sequestering the miRNAs and changing the expression of their downstream target genes. Such ceRNA networks formed by lncRNA/miRNA/mRNA interactions have been found in a broad spectrum of biological processes in CRC, including liver metastasis, epithelial to mesenchymal…

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Keywords
  • Competing endogenous RNA
  • microRNA
  • Biology
  • Long non-coding RNA
  • Crosstalk
  • RNA
  • Non-coding RNA
  • Colorectal cancer
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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