Sara Uhan (Author), Nina Hauptman (Author)

Abstract

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental physiologically relevant process that occurs during morphogenesis and organ development. In a pathological setting, the transition from epithelial toward mesenchymal cell phenotype is hijacked by cancer cells, allowing uncontrolled metastatic dissemination. The competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) hypothesis proposes a competitive environment resembling a large-scale regulatory network of gene expression circuits where alterations in the expression of both protein-coding and non-coding genes can make relevant contributions to EMT progression in cancer. The complex regulatory diversity is exerted through an array of diverse epigenetic factors, reaching beyond the transcriptional control that was previously thought to single-handedly govern metastatic dissemination. The present review aims to unravel the competitive relationships between naturally occurring ceRNA transcripts for the shared pool of the miRNA-200 family, which play a pivotal role in EMT related to cancer dissemination. Upon acquiring more knowledge and clinical evidence on non-genetic factors affecting neoplasia, modulation of the expression levels of diverse ceRNAs may allow for the development of novel prognostic/diagnostic markers and reveal potential targets for the disruption of cancer-related EMT.

Keywords

epitelno-mezenhimski prehod;družina mikroRNA-200;epigenetski dejavniki;epithelial–mesenchymal transition;microRNA-200 family;epigenetic factors;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
Organization: UL MF - Faculty of Medicine
UDC: 616-092
COBISS: 91683331 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2073-4409
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: epitelno-mezenhimski prehod;družina mikroRNA-200;epigenetski dejavniki;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 1-19
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ11
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ1
Chronology: 2022
DOI: 10.3390/cells11010073
ID: 15368048