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Bing Wang1, Huaming Hu2, Tingting Yu3
1Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Jingmen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jingmen, 448000, People's Republic of China.
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) exceeding 200 nucleotides participate in the physiological and pathological pathways of various cancers. VPS9D1 antisense RNA 1 (VPS9D1-AS1), situated in the q24.3 region of human chromosome 16 and known as c-Myc upregulation factor (MYU), is upregulated in multiple tumor types. This lncRNA mainly plays a cancer-promotional role by modulating target genes, adsorbing microRNAs (miRNAs), and involving in the regulation of numerous pivotal signaling pathways, such as Wnt/β-catenin, TGF-β/ISG, and PI3K/AKT. Collectively, these molecular mechanisms promote malignant phenotypes, including proliferation, invasion, migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cancer cells. Clinical studies have indicated that high expression levels of VPS9D1-AS1 are closely associated with tumor volume enlargement, progression in clinical staging, increased risk of metastasis, and poor prognosis. This review systematically elucidates the role, molecular mechanisms, and clinical application value of VPS9D1-AS1 in malignant tumors, emphasizing its potential as a diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target.
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