Role of cytoplasmic lncRNAs in regulating cancer signaling pathways

Abstract

Cancer remains a serious healthcare problem despite significant improvements in early detection and treatment approaches in the past few decades. Novel biomarkers for diagnosis and therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. In recent years, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to be aberrantly expressed in tumors and show crosstalk with key cancer-related signaling pathways. In this review, we summarized the current progress of research on cytoplasmic lncRNAs and their roles in regulating cancer signaling and tumor progression, further characterization of which may lead to effective approaches for cancer prevention and therapy.概要恶性肿瘤疾病长期作为危害人类健康的重要隐 患,目前针对重要信号调控通路的一系列靶向抑 制剂在临床后期业已出现耐药现象,迫切要求人 们在肿瘤生物学研究和靶向治疗方向不断寻找 新的可替代性靶点。长链非编码RNAs(lncRNAs) 作为最新关注的研究热点,其在肿瘤发生和转移 中的重要调节功能不断被我们及相关学者重点 报道。随着RNA 通量深度测序等相关研究技术 的推广和发展,使人们得以饱览赏析lncRNAs 作为健康和疾病重要调节因子的宏观图谱。本综 述总结了胞质lncRNAs 在调节肿瘤重要信号通 路中的研究进展及其在肿瘤发生发展中的作用, 为癌症的预前预后和靶向治疗提供帮助。