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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Several lines of evidence indicate that tumorigenesis is a complex multistep process, and that most, if not all, cancers acquire the same set of functional capabilities during development and progression, albeit through various mechanistic strategies. Increasing data show an important role of microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) in regulating various aspects of cancer biology. This review describes the role of microRNAs during the multiple steps that drive the progressive transformation of normal cells into highly malignant derivatives, outlining the role of microRNAs in regulating the common hallmarks of tumorigenesis: self-sufficiency in growth signals, insensitivity to antigrowth signals, abnormal apoptosis, limitless replicative potential, induction and sustained angiogenesis, and tissue invasion and metastasis. Recent evidence suggests an important role of microRNAs in the regulation of the expression of most genes regulating and coordinating a wide variety of processes in endocrine glands. We will highlight microRNAs of potential relevance to endocrine tumors and hormone-dependent cancers. Through this overview of how microRNAs regulate multiple targets and entire pathways, we will provide insight into the potential to develop new molecular microRNA-targeted therapies for endocrine tumors.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1479-6821
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
F51-75
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Cocarcinogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Endocrine Gland Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-MicroRNAs, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Neoplasm Invasiveness, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Neoplasm Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-Neovascularization, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:19843580-RNA, Neoplasm
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
MicroRNAs: a complex regulatory network drives the acquisition of malignant cell phenotype.
pubmed:affiliation
Translational Research Unit, Department of Oncology, Hospital of Prato and Istituto Toscana Tumori, Piazza dell' Ospedale, 59100 Prato, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural