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Smolle, MA; Bullock, MD; Ling, H; Pichler, M; Haybaeck, J.
Long Non-Coding RNAs in Endometrial Carcinoma.
Int J Mol Sci. 2015; 16(11):26463-26472 Doi: 10.3390/ijms161125962 [OPEN ACCESS]
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Leading authors Med Uni Graz: Haybäck Johannes; Smolle Maria Anna
Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Pichler Martin
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Abstract:: Endometrial carcinoma (EC), the second most common form of gynaecological malignancy, can be divided into two distinct sub-types: Type I tumours arise from hyperplastic endometrium and typically effect women around the time of menopause, whereas type II tumours arise in postmenopausal women from atrophic endometrium. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a novel class of non-protein coding molecules that have recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of many types of cancer including gynaecological tumours. Although they play critical physiological roles in cellular metabolism, their expression and function are deregulated in EC compared with paired normal tissue, indicating that they may also participate in tumour initiation and progression. For instance, the lncRNA MALAT-1 is down-regulated in EC samples compared to normal or hyperplastic endometrium, whereas the lncRNA OVAL is down-regulated in type II disease but up-regulated in type I disease. Other notatble lncRNAs such as HOTAIR, H19 and SRA become up-regulated with increasing EC tumour grade and other features associated with poor prognosis. In the current review, we will examine the growing body of evidence linking deregulated lncRNAs with specific biological functions of tumour cells in EC, we will highlight associations between lncRNAs and the molecular pathways implicated in EC tumourigenesis and we will identify critical knowledge gaps that remain to be addressed.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Endometrial Neoplasms - genetics; Endometrial Neoplasms - pathology; Endometrial Neoplasms - therapy; Female -; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic -; Humans -; RNA, Long Noncoding - genetics
Find related publications in this database (Keywords): long non-coding RNAs; endometrial carcinoma; cancer