Long noncoding RNAs in digestive system cancers: Functional roles, molecular mechanisms, and clinical implications (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Min Fu
    • Chen Zou
    • Lei Pan
    • Wei Liang
    • Hui Qian
    • Wenrong Xu
    • Pengcheng Jiang
    • Xu Zhang
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  • Published online on: July 11, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4929
  • Pages: 1207-1218
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Abstract

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as new players in various diseases including cancer. LncRNAs have been shown to play multifaceted roles in the development, progression, and metastasis of cancer. In this review, we highlight the lncRNAs that are critically involved in the pathogenesis of digestive system cancers (DSCs). We summarize the roles of the lncRNAs in DSCs and the underlying mechanisms responsible for their functions. The DSC-associated lncRNAs interact with a wide spectrum of molecules to regulate gene expression at transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and translational levels. We also provide new insights into the clinical significance of these lncRNAs, which are found to be closely associated with the aggressiveness of DSCs and could predict the prognosis of DSC patients. Moreover, lncRNAs have been suggested as promising therapeutic targets in DSCs. Therefore, better understanding of the functional roles of lncRNAs will provide new biomarkers for DSC diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy.
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September-2016
Volume 36 Issue 3

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Fu M, Zou C, Pan L, Liang W, Qian H, Xu W, Jiang P and Zhang X: Long noncoding RNAs in digestive system cancers: Functional roles, molecular mechanisms, and clinical implications (Review). Oncol Rep 36: 1207-1218, 2016.
APA
Fu, M., Zou, C., Pan, L., Liang, W., Qian, H., Xu, W. ... Zhang, X. (2016). Long noncoding RNAs in digestive system cancers: Functional roles, molecular mechanisms, and clinical implications (Review). Oncology Reports, 36, 1207-1218. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4929
MLA
Fu, M., Zou, C., Pan, L., Liang, W., Qian, H., Xu, W., Jiang, P., Zhang, X."Long noncoding RNAs in digestive system cancers: Functional roles, molecular mechanisms, and clinical implications (Review)". Oncology Reports 36.3 (2016): 1207-1218.
Chicago
Fu, M., Zou, C., Pan, L., Liang, W., Qian, H., Xu, W., Jiang, P., Zhang, X."Long noncoding RNAs in digestive system cancers: Functional roles, molecular mechanisms, and clinical implications (Review)". Oncology Reports 36, no. 3 (2016): 1207-1218. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4929