Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs in human breast cancer
Abstract Breast cancer is the most common solid cancer that affects female population globally. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that can regulate post-transcriptional modification of multiple downstream genes. Autophagy is a conserved cellular catabolic activity that aims to provide nut...
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doaj-5bf5f00fbe494373bb38108d48609ee02021-03-28T11:21:46ZengBMCJournal of Biomedical Science1423-01272021-03-0128111810.1186/s12929-021-00715-9Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs in human breast cancerZhi Xiong Chong0Swee Keong Yeap1Wan Yong Ho2Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham MalaysiaChina-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University MalaysiaFaculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham MalaysiaAbstract Breast cancer is the most common solid cancer that affects female population globally. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that can regulate post-transcriptional modification of multiple downstream genes. Autophagy is a conserved cellular catabolic activity that aims to provide nutrients and degrade un-usable macromolecules in mammalian cells. A number of in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies have reported that some miRNAs could modulate autophagy activity in human breast cancer cells, and these would influence human breast cancer progression and treatment response. Therefore, this review was aimed to discuss the roles of autophagy-regulating miRNAs in influencing breast cancer development and treatment response. The review would first introduce autophagy types and process, followed by the discussion of the roles of different miRNAs in modulating autophagy in human breast cancer, and to explore how would this miRNA-autophagy regulatory process affect the disease progression or treatment response. Lastly, the potential applications and challenges of utilizing autophagy-regulating miRNAs as breast cancer biomarkers and novel therapeutic agents would be discussed.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12929-021-00715-9Breast cancermiRNAsAutophagyBiomarkersTherapeutic agents |
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Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs in human breast cancer |
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Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs in human breast cancer |
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Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs in human breast cancer |
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Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs in human breast cancer |
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Regulation of autophagy by microRNAs in human breast cancer |
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regulation of autophagy by micrornas in human breast cancer |
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Abstract Breast cancer is the most common solid cancer that affects female population globally. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that can regulate post-transcriptional modification of multiple downstream genes. Autophagy is a conserved cellular catabolic activity that aims to provide nutrients and degrade un-usable macromolecules in mammalian cells. A number of in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies have reported that some miRNAs could modulate autophagy activity in human breast cancer cells, and these would influence human breast cancer progression and treatment response. Therefore, this review was aimed to discuss the roles of autophagy-regulating miRNAs in influencing breast cancer development and treatment response. The review would first introduce autophagy types and process, followed by the discussion of the roles of different miRNAs in modulating autophagy in human breast cancer, and to explore how would this miRNA-autophagy regulatory process affect the disease progression or treatment response. Lastly, the potential applications and challenges of utilizing autophagy-regulating miRNAs as breast cancer biomarkers and novel therapeutic agents would be discussed. |
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Breast cancer miRNAs Autophagy Biomarkers Therapeutic agents |
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