Abstract
MiRNAs are a family of small, endogenous, and evolutionarily conserved non-coding ribonucleic acids that have been involved in the regulation of several essential, cellular, and functional processes. MicroRNAs are known to play key roles in all types of cancer and function as oncogenes (oncomirs) or tumour-suppressors in up-regulation or down-regulation processes respectively. MiRNAs have potential power to be examined as prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers. Modulating miRNAs, based on two major approaches (miRNA mimics and miRNA antagonists), is used for clinical development of therapeutic miRNAs. This review emphasizes the latest discovery in the field of miRNA research involved in cancer, biomarkers, and therapeutics.
Keywords: Biomarkers, cancer, microRNAs, therapeutics.
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Title:MicroRNAs and Cancer; an Overview
Volume: 15 Issue: 5
Author(s): Lutfi Tutar, Esen Tutar and Yusuf Tutar
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Keywords: Biomarkers, cancer, microRNAs, therapeutics.
Abstract: MiRNAs are a family of small, endogenous, and evolutionarily conserved non-coding ribonucleic acids that have been involved in the regulation of several essential, cellular, and functional processes. MicroRNAs are known to play key roles in all types of cancer and function as oncogenes (oncomirs) or tumour-suppressors in up-regulation or down-regulation processes respectively. MiRNAs have potential power to be examined as prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers. Modulating miRNAs, based on two major approaches (miRNA mimics and miRNA antagonists), is used for clinical development of therapeutic miRNAs. This review emphasizes the latest discovery in the field of miRNA research involved in cancer, biomarkers, and therapeutics.
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Tutar Lutfi, Tutar Esen and Tutar Yusuf, MicroRNAs and Cancer; an Overview, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2014; 15 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201015666140519095304
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Print ISSN 1389-2010 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4316 |
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