A minor review of microRNA-338 exploring the insights of its function in tumorigenesis

• Main Authors: Qian Yi, Hanwei Cui, Yi Liao, Jianyi Xiong, Xiufeng Ye, Weichao Sun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
• Series: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
• Subjects: MicroRNA-338; Proliferation; Migration; Apoptosis; Tumor suppressor
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332221005023

MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs which have a critical role in various biological processes via direct binding and post-transcriptionally regulating targeted genes expression. More than one-half of human genes were regulated by miRNAs and their aberrant expression was detected in various human diseases, including cancers. miRNA-338 is a new identified miRNA and increasing evidence show that miRNA-338 participates in the progression of lots of cancers, such as lung cancer, hepatocellular cancer, breast cancer, glioma, and so on. Although a range of targets and signaling pathways such as MACC1 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway were illustrated to be regulated by miRNA-338, which functions in tumor progression are still ambiguous and the underlying molecular mechanisms are also unclear. Herein, we reviewed the latest studies in miRNA-338 and summarized its roles in different type of human tumors, which might provide us new idea for further investigations and potential targeted therapy.