Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Anti-Tumor Drug Development and Evaluation, Liaoning Cancer Immune Peptide Drug Engineering Technology Research Center, Shenyang, China.
Department of Urology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Cancer Lett. 2024 Apr 28;588:216794. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.216794. Epub 2024 Mar 6.
In many ways, circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been demonstrated to be crucial in the onset and advancement of cancer throughout the last ten years and have become a new focus of intense research in the field of RNAs. Accumulating studies have demonstrated that circRNAs can regulate parental gene expression via a variety of biological pathways. Furthermore, research into the complex interactions between circRNAs and their parental genes will shed light on their biological roles and open up new avenues for circRNAs' potential clinical translational uses. However, to date, multi-dimensional cross-talk between circRNAs and parental genes have not been systematically elucidated. Particularly intriguing is circRNA's exploration of tumor targeting, and potential therapeutic uses based on the parental gene regulation perspective. Here, we discuss their biogenesis, take a fresh look at the molecular mechanisms through which circRNAs control the expression of their parental genes in cancer. We further highlight We further highlight the latest circRNA clinical translational applications, including prognostic diagnostic markers, cancer vaccines, gDNA, and so on. Demonstrating the potential benefits and future applications of circRNA therapy.
在过去的十年中,环状 RNA(circRNA)已被证明在癌症的发生和发展中起着至关重要的作用,并且已成为 RNA 领域研究的新焦点。越来越多的研究表明,circRNA 可以通过多种生物途径调节亲本基因的表达。此外,对 circRNA 与其亲本基因之间复杂相互作用的研究将揭示其生物学作用,并为 circRNA 的潜在临床转化用途开辟新途径。然而,迄今为止,circRNA 与亲本基因之间的多维交叉对话尚未得到系统阐明。特别有趣的是 circRNA 对肿瘤靶向的探索,以及基于亲本基因调控视角的潜在治疗用途。在这里,我们讨论了它们的生物发生,并从新的角度审视了 circRNA 控制癌症中亲本基因表达的分子机制。我们进一步强调了最新的 circRNA 临床转化应用,包括预后诊断标志物、癌症疫苗、gDNA 等。证明了 circRNA 治疗的潜在益处和未来应用。