Circular RNA in Lung Cancer Research: Biogenesis, Functions and Roles.
10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2018.01.07
- VernacularTitle:环状RNA在肺癌研究中的进展
- Author:
Xingyu CHENG
1
;
Hong SHEN
1
Author Information
1. School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cancer;
Circular RNA;
MicroRNA sponge;
Non-coding RNA;
ceRNA
- MeSH:
Animals;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms;
genetics;
metabolism;
RNA;
biosynthesis;
genetics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
2018;21(1):50-56
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in China. In recent years, therapies for oncogenedrivers and immune checkpoints have proved inspiring. Circular RNA (circRNA), which is a kind of RNA with covalent ring structure relating to stages and metastasis of cancer, has many special biological functions in physiological processes, diseases and so on. Thus, circRNA is expected to be a potential biomarker for cancer prediction and treatment in view of its high conservation and tissue-specific. However, function analysis and regulatory mechanism of circRNA in lung cancer come so far remains unclear and limited literatures are available. In this review, we highlight the research history, formation mechanism, biological function of circRNA and research progress in cancer, especially in lung cancer. We mean to provide theoretical evidences and new ideas for researches on circRNAs in lung cancer.
