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- Title
The Emerging Landscape of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Colorectal Cancer Metastasis.
- Authors
Liao, Zhiming; Nie, Hui; Wang, Yutong; Luo, Jingjing; Zhou, Jianhua; Ou, Chunlin
- Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal cancers, with extremely high rates of morbidity and mortality. The main cause of death in CRC is distant metastasis; it affects patient prognosis and survival and is one of the key challenges in the treatment of CRC. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a group of non-coding RNA molecules with more than 200 nucleotides. Abnormal lncRNA expression is closely related to the occurrence and progression of several diseases, including cancer. Recent studies have shown that numerous lncRNAs play pivotal roles in the CRC metastasis, and reversing the expression of these lncRNAs through artificial means can reduce the malignant phenotype of metastatic CRC to some extent. This review summarizes the major mechanisms of lncRNAs in CRC metastasis and proposes lncRNAs as potential therapeutic targets for CRC and molecular markers for early diagnosis.
- Subjects
LINCRNA; METASTASIS; GASTROINTESTINAL cancer; NON-coding RNA; DISEASE progression
- Publication
Frontiers in Oncology, 2021, Vol 11, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2234-943X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fonc.2021.641343