microRNAs in gliomas: small regulators of a big problem

J Silber, CD James, JG Hodgson - Neuromolecular medicine, 2009 - Springer
Gliomas are the most common form of primary brain tumors and are associated with a poor
clinical outcome. The molecular mechanisms that contribute to gliomagenesis have become …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNA based theranostics for brain cancer: basic principles

GED Petrescu, AA Sabo, LI Torsin, GA Calin… - Journal of experimental …, 2019 - Springer
Background Because of the complexity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), brain tumors,
especially the most common and aggressive primary malignant tumor type arising from the …

Interplay between miRNAs and host genes and their role in cancer

B Liu, Y Shyr, J Cai, Q Liu - Briefings in functional genomics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous non-coding functional RNAs that post-
transcriptionally regulate gene expression. They play essential roles in nearly all biological …

[HTML][HTML] MiRNA-based therapeutic intervention of cancer

S Naidu, P Magee, M Garofalo - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2015 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important modulators of eukaryotic gene expression. By targeting
protein coding transcripts, miRNAs influence the cellular transcriptome and proteome, thus …

MicroRNAs in retinoblastoma: Potential diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers

K Golabchi, R Soleimani‐Jelodar… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Retinoblastoma (Rb) is known as one of important childhood malignancies which due to
inactivation of the RB gene (tumor suppressor gene in various patients). The early detection …

Therapeutic targeting of microRNAs in cancer: future perspectives

L Tutar, E Tutar, A Özgür, Y Tutar - Drug development research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Preclinical Research The discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) and their link with
cancer has opened a new era in cancer therapeutics. Approximately, 18− 24 nucleotides …

MicroRNAs in the pathogenesis of cancer

F Lovat, N Valeri, CM Croce - Seminars in oncology, 2011 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRs) are small (19–25 nucleotides) non–protein-coding RNAs involved in
development, differentiation, and aging; they act by inducing messenger RNA (mRNA) …

[HTML][HTML] Regulatory mechanism of MicroRNA expression in cancer

Z Ali Syeda, SSS Langden, C Munkhzul, M Lee… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Altered gene expression is the primary molecular mechanism responsible for the
pathological processes of human diseases, including cancer. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are …

MicroRNAs in tumorigenesis: a primer

W Zhang, JE Dahlberg, W Tam - The American journal of pathology, 2007 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a family of 21-to 25-nucleotide, noncoding small RNAs that
primarily function as gene regulators. It is surprising that these tiny molecules, so diverse …

[HTML][HTML] miRNAs as biomarkers in disease: latest findings regarding their role in diagnosis and prognosis

CE Condrat, DC Thompson, MG Barbu, OL Bugnar… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a class of small, non-coding RNAs with the main roles of
regulating mRNA through its degradation and adjusting protein levels. In recent years …