Abstract
The ability of the classic tumour-suppressive let-7 family to inhibit carcinogenesis, tumour progression, recurrence and pluripotency of cancer stem cells has generated significant interest in the field of cancer research. Through suppressing and degrading downstream-targeted mRNAs, let-7 affected most aspects of cell biology. It is perplexing how let-7 affects oncogenesis, as the large influx of new miRNAs and other kinds of non-coding RNAs are continuously defined. In this review, we delineate the complex functions of let-7 and discuss the future direction of let-7 research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1779-1788 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- DNA methylation
- Let-7 miRNAs
- anti-cancer research
- cancer stem cells
- clinical application
- non-coding RNAs
- regulatory loops