miRNA-regulated cancer stem cells: understanding the property and the role of miRNA in carcinogenesis.

Abstract

Over the last few years, microRNAs (miRNA)-controlled cancer stem cells have drawn enormous attention. Cancer stem cells are a small population of tumor cells that possess the stem cell property of self-renewal. Recent data shows that miRNA regulates this small population of stem cells. In the present review, we explained different characteristics of cancer stem cells as well as miRNA regulation of self-renewal and differentiation in cancer stem cells. We also described the migration and tumor formation. Finally, we described the different miRNAs that regulate various types of cancer stem cells, such as prostate cancer stem cells, head and neck cancer stem cells, breast cancer stem cells, colorectal cancer stem cells, lung cancer stem cells, gastric cancer stem cells, pancreatic cancer stem cells, etc. Extensive research is needed in order to employ miRNA-based therapeutics to control cancer stem cell population in various cancers in the future.

• Authors: Chiranjib Chakraborty, Kok-Yong Chin, Srijit Das
• Journal: Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine (Tumour Biol) Vol. 37 Issue 10 Pg. 13039-13048 (Oct 2016) ISSN: 1423-0380 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 27468722 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• MicroRNAs

Topics

• Animals
• Carcinogenesis (genetics, pathology)
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
• Humans
• MicroRNAs (genetics)
• Neoplasms (genetics, pathology)
• Neoplastic Stem Cells (metabolism, pathology)