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- Title
Osteosarcoma in a ceRNET perspective.
- Authors
Mosca, Nicola; Alessio, Nicola; Di Paola, Alessandra; Marrapodi, Maria Maddalena; Galderisi, Umberto; Russo, Aniello; Rossi, Francesca; Potenza, Nicoletta
- Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most prevalent and fatal type of bone tumor. It is characterized by great heterogeneity of genomic aberrations, mutated genes, and cell types contribution, making therapy and patients management particularly challenging. A unifying picture of molecular mechanisms underlying the disease could help to transform those challenges into opportunities. This review deeply explores the occurrence in OS of large-scale RNA regulatory networks, denominated "competing endogenous RNA network" (ceRNET), wherein different RNA biotypes, such as long non-coding RNAs, circular RNAs and mRNAs can functionally interact each other by competitively binding to shared microRNAs. Here, we discuss how the unbalancing of any network component can derail the entire circuit, driving OS onset and progression by impacting on cell proliferation, migration, invasion, tumor growth and metastasis, and even chemotherapeutic resistance, as distilled from many studies. Intriguingly, the aberrant expression of the networks components in OS cells can be triggered also by the surroundings, through cytokines and vesicles, with their bioactive cargo of proteins and non-coding RNAs, highlighting the relevance of tumor microenvironment. A comprehensive picture of RNA regulatory networks underlying OS could pave the way for the development of innovative RNA-targeted and RNA-based therapies and new diagnostic tools, also in the perspective of precision oncology.
- Subjects
COMPETITIVE endogenous RNA; LINCRNA; CIRCULAR RNA; NON-coding RNA; OSTEOSARCOMA
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Science, 2024, Vol 31, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1021-7770
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12929-024-01049-y