The emerging roles of circRNAs in cancer and oncology

LS Kristensen, T Jakobsen, H Hager… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Over the past decade, circular RNAs (circRNAs) have emerged as a large class of primarily
non-coding RNA molecules, many of which have key roles in cancer development and …

The roles and implications of RNA m6A modification in cancer

X Deng, Y Qing, D Horne, H Huang… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-Methyladenosine (m6A), the most prevalent internal modification in eukaryotic
mRNA, has been extensively and increasingly studied over the past decade. Dysregulation …

The role of m6A RNA methylation in cancer metabolism

Y An, H Duan - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Metabolic reprogramming is one of the main characteristics of malignant tumors, which is
due to the flexible changes of cell metabolism that can meet the needs of cell growth and …

Epigenetic regulation in the tumor microenvironment: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

J Yang, J Xu, W Wang, B Zhang, X Yu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Over decades, researchers have focused on the epigenetic control of DNA-templated
processes. Histone modification, DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling, RNA modification …

m6A modification: recent advances, anticancer targeted drug discovery and beyond

LJ Deng, WQ Deng, SR Fan, MF Chen, M Qi, WY Lyu… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Abnormal N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification is closely associated with the
occurrence, development, progression and prognosis of cancer, and aberrant m6A …

EWSR1-induced circNEIL3 promotes glioma progression and exosome-mediated macrophage immunosuppressive polarization via stabilizing IGF2BP3

Z Pan, R Zhao, B Li, Y Qi, W Qiu, Q Guo, S Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Gliomas are the most common malignant primary brain tumours with a highly
immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment (TME) and poor prognosis. Circular RNAs …

CircBCAR3 accelerates esophageal cancer tumorigenesis and metastasis via sponging miR-27a-3p

Y Xi, Y Shen, D Wu, J Zhang, C Lin, L Wang, C Yu… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Rationale Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been demonstrated to contribute to
esophageal cancer progression. CircBCAR3 (hsa_circ_0007624) is predicted to be …

Going circular: history, present, and future of circRNAs in cancer

G Pisignano, DC Michael, TH Visal, R Pirlog… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
To date, thousands of highly abundant and conserved single-stranded RNA molecules
shaped into ring structures (circRNAs) have been identified. CircRNAs are multifunctional …

Hsa_circ_0003258 promotes prostate cancer metastasis by complexing with IGF2BP3 and sponging miR-653-5p

YZ Yu, DJ Lv, C Wang, XL Song, T Xie, T Wang, ZM Li… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background More and more studies have shown that circular RNAs (circRNAs) play a critical
regulatory role in many cancers. However, the potential molecular mechanism of circRNAs …

CircEZH2/miR-133b/IGF2BP2 aggravates colorectal cancer progression via enhancing the stability of m6A-modified CREB1 mRNA

B Yao, Q Zhang, Z Yang, F An, H Nie, H Wang, C Yang… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Aberrant expression of circular RNAs (circRNAs) contributes to the initiation
and progression of human malignancies, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely …