MicroRNA and tumor metastasis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-9801.2009.01.027
- VernacularTitle:微小RNA与肿瘤转移
- Author:
Jiazeng XIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
MicroRNA;
Neoplasms;
Neoplasm metastasis
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
2009;21(1):65-67
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
MicroRNA (miRNA) is a kind of small non-protein coding RNA and can negatively regulate the expression of target genes at the transcriptional level. In tumors miRNA can act as oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, and its deregulation in tumors may be a possible reason for tumor progression. Several studies have established the potential usefulness of miRNA as therapeutic targets for tumor metastasis.
