| Literature DB >> 25663954 |
Gregory Loewen1, Ying Zhuo2, Yan Zhuang3, Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah4, Bin Shan5.
Abstract
Large intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNA) regulate development and disease via interactions with their protein partners. Expression of the lincRNA HOX transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR) is elevated in a variety of malignancies and linked to metastasis and poor prognosis. HOTAIR promotes proliferation, invasion, and metastasis in the preclinical studies of cancer through modulation of chromatin modifying complexes. In the current review we discuss the molecular mechanisms of HOTAIR-mediated aggressive phenotypes of cancer, HOTAIR's potential in cancer intervention, and challenges in exploration of HOTAIR in cancer biology.Entities:
Keywords: EZH2; PRC2; cancer; lincRNA; metastasis
Year: 2014 PMID: 25663954 PMCID: PMC4318250 DOI: 10.6000/1929-2279.2014.03.03.3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Can Res Updates