| Literature DB >> 26794004 |
Kazuto Harada1, Yoshifumi Baba1, Takatsugu Ishimoto1, Hironobu Shigaki1, Keisuke Kosumi1, Naoya Yoshida1, Masayuki Watanabe2, Hideo Baba3.
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are 22-nucleotide non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression by base pairing to partially complementary sequences in the 3'-untranslated region of their target messenger RNA. Altered miRNA expression also changes the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressors, affecting the proliferation, apoptosis, motility and invasibility of gastrointestinal cancer cells, including the cells of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). It has been suggested that various miRNA expression profiles may provide useful biomarkers and therapeutic targets, but to date few studies have been published on the role of miRNA in ESCC. In this review we summarize the identification and characterization of miRNAs involved in ESCC and discuss their potential as biomarkers and therapeutic targets.Entities:
Keywords: Biomarkers; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; MicroRNA; Review; Therapeutic targets
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26794004 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-016-1161-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gastroenterol ISSN: 0944-1174 Impact factor: 7.527