Pivotal role of microRNA-138 in human cancers.
Am J Cancer Res
; 9(6): 1118-1126, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Aberrant expression of certain microRNAs (miRNAs) has been implicated in cancers as a promising druggable target due to the fact that a modulation of the deregulated single miRNA seems to revert the therapeutically unfavorable gene expressions in cancer cell by targeting multiple genes. Global miRNA profiling from a number of patient cohorts in various type of human cancers has identified miR-138 as a signature of tumor suppressor that are down-regulated in most types of human cancer. As a tumor suppressor, miR-138 can inhibit oncogenic proteins by directly bind to their mRNAs. However, in rare cases of cancer stem cell population from glioblastoma, miR-138 seems to be down-regulated and plays an oncogenic function. This review will summarize accumulating evidence that has shown the expression and functional role of miR-138 in various human cancers with its target genes and pathways in a hope to find a better therapeutic option to treat human cancers.
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