The roles of microRNAs in epigenetic regulation

Q Yao, Y Chen, X Zhou - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2019 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs, approximately 18–25 nucleotides in
length, now recognized as one of the major regulatory gene families in eukaryotes. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic alterations in cancer

S Ilango, B Paital, P Jayachandran… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2020 - imrpress.com
Genetic and epigenetic modifications in DNA contribute to altered gene expression in aging
and cancer. In human cancers, epigenetic changes such as DNA methylation, histone …

miR-137 regulates ferroptosis by targeting glutamine transporter SLC1A5 in melanoma

M Luo, L Wu, K Zhang, H Wang, T Zhang… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a regulated form of cell death driven by small molecules or conditions that
induce lipid-based reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. This form of iron …

MicroRNA-200c modulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in human colorectal cancer metastasis

K Hur, Y Toiyama, M Takahashi, F Balaguer… - Gut, 2013 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Distant metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related death in patients with
colorectal cancer (CRC). Although the microRNA-200 (miR-200) family is a crucial inhibitor …

Epigenetics in cancer: fundamentals and beyond

S Biswas, CM Rao - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Activation of oncogenes or the deactivation of tumor suppressor genes has long been
established as the fundamental mechanism leading towards carcinogenesis. Although this …

The role of microRNAs in colorectal cancer

AJ Schetter, H Okayama, CC Harris - The Cancer Journal, 2012 - journals.lww.com
During the last decade, it has become clear that aberrant microRNA expression has a
functional role in the initiation and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). Specific …

DNA methylation-associated silencing of tumor-suppressor microRNAs in cancer

P Lopez-Serra, M Esteller - Oncogene, 2012 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are recognized as being central players in many biological processes
and cellular pathways. Their roles in disease have been highlighted first by observation of …

MiR-137: an important player in neural development and neoplastic transformation

E Mahmoudi, MJ Cairns - Molecular psychiatry, 2017 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent an important class of small regulatory RNAs that control
gene expression posttranscriptionally by targeting mRNAs for degradation or translation …

Epigenetics of colorectal cancer

A Goel, CR Boland - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
In the early years of the molecular biology revolution, cancer research was mainly focused
on genetic changes (ie, those that altered DNA sequences). Although this has been …

Plasma miR-21: a potential diagnostic marker of colorectal cancer

Z Kanaan, SN Rai, MR Eichenberger, H Roberts… - Annals of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to investigate the potential use of circulating
microRNAs (miRNAs) as biomarkers of sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC). Background …