This is an open access article under the terms of the Creat ive Commo ns Attri butio n-NonCo mmerc ial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. , glycogen synthase kinase-3β; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HECC, human endometrial carcinoma cell; hESC, human embryonic stem cell; IGF-1R, insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor; iPSCs, induced pluripotent stem cells; JNK, c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase; KLF4, Kruppel Like Factor 4; KPNA2, NF-κB-inducing kinase and karyopherin α2; LATS2, large tumor suppressor kinase 2; lncRNA, long noncoding RNA; LSCC, laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma; Mcl-1, myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1; MIAT, myocardial infarction-associated transcript; miRNA, microRNA; mirPS, miRNA-induced pluripotent stem; MTDH, metadherin; ncRNA, noncoding RNA; NK, natural killer; Notch4, notch receptor 4; NR2F2, nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 2; OC, ovarian cancer; OCT, organic cation/carnitine transporter; PCa, prostate cancer; P-gp, P-glycoprotein; PRP-1, proline-rich polypeptide 1; RACK1, receptor for activated C-kinase 1; S1pr1, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1; SDC1, syndecan 1; SDF1, stromal cell-derived factor 1; SHH, sonic hedgehog; SOX2, SRY-box transcription factor 2; Tcf3, transcription factor 3; SSEA-4, stage-specific embryonic antigen-4; YAP, Yes-associated transcriptional regulator.
AbstractAs a novel class of noncoding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) can effectively silence their target genes at the posttranscriptional level. Various biological processes, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, and motility, are regulated by miRNAs. In different diseases and different stages of disease, miRNAs have various expression patterns, which makes them candidate prognostic markers and therapeutic targets.Abnormal miRNA expression has been detected in numerous neoplastic diseases in humans, which indicates the potential role of miRNAs in tumorigenesis. Previous studies have indicated that miRNAs are involved in nearly the entire process of tumor development. MicroRNA-302a, miR-302b, miR-302c, miR-302d, and miR-367 are members of the miR-302/367 cluster that plays various biological roles in diverse neoplastic diseases by targeting different genes. These miRNAs have been implicated in several unique characteristics of cancer, including the evasion of growth suppressors, the sustained activation of proliferative signaling, the evasion of cell death and senescence, and the regulation of angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis.This review provides a critical overview of miR-302/367 cluster dysregulation and the subsequent effects in cancer and highlights the vast potential of members of this cluster as therapeutic targets and novel biomarkers.
K E Y W O R D Sbiological phenomena, cell dedifferentiation, MIRN302, neoplasm, therapy