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Clinicopathological Analysis of miRNA Expression in Breast Cancer Tissues by Using miRNA In Situ Hybridization
Published on: June 7, 2016
MicroRNAs in breast cancer: New maestros defining the melody
Hoda Khalife1, Najwa Skafi1, Mohammad Fayyad-Kazan2
1Laboratory of Cancer biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences-I, Lebanese University, Hadath, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract:
MicroRNAs, short non-coding single-stranded RNAs, are important regulators and gatekeepers of the coding genes in the human genome. MicroRNAs are highly conserved among species and expressed in different tissues and cell types. They are involved in almost all the biological processes as apoptosis, proliferation, cell cycle arrest and differentiation. Playing all these roles, it is not surprising that the deregulation of the microRNA profile causes a number of diseases including cancer. Breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women, accounts for the highest cancer-related deaths worldwide. Different microRNAs were shown to be up or down regulated in breast cancer. MicroRNAs can function as oncogenes or tumor suppressors according to their targets. In this review, the most common microRNAs implicated in breast cancer are fully illustrated with their targets. Besides, the review highlights the effect of exosomal microRNA on breast cancer and the effect of microRNAs on drug and therapies resistance as well as the miRNA-based therapeutic strategies used until today.
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