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Review
. 2024 Jul 7;14(13):1450.
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14131450.

Synthesis and Regulation of miRNA, Its Role in Oncogenesis, and Its Association with Colorectal Cancer Progression, Diagnosis, and Prognosis

Monika Rac  1
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Review

Synthesis and Regulation of miRNA, Its Role in Oncogenesis, and Its Association with Colorectal Cancer Progression, Diagnosis, and Prognosis

Monika Rac. Diagnostics (Basel). .

Abstract

The dysfunction of several types of regulators, including miRNAs, has recently attracted scientific attention for their role in cancer-associated changes in gene expression. MiRNAs are small RNAs of ~22 nt in length that do not encode protein information but play an important role in post-transcriptional mRNA regulation. Studies have shown that miRNAs are involved in tumour progression, including cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and tumour angiogenesis and invasion, and play a complex and important role in the regulation of tumourigenesis. The detection of selected miRNAs may help in the early detection of cancer cells, and monitoring changes in their expression profile may serve as a prognostic factor in the course of the disease or its treatment. MiRNAs may serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, as well as potential therapeutic targets for colorectal cancer. In recent years, there has been increasing evidence for an epigenetic interaction between DNA methylation and miRNA expression in tumours. This article provides an overview of selected miRNAs, which are more frequently expressed in colorectal cancer cells, suggesting an oncogenic nature.

Keywords: colorectal cancer; gen regulation; miRNA; oncogenesis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
MiRNA biogenesis—canonical and non-canonical pathways.
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Figure 2
Inhibition of target mRNA by onco-miRNAs and the oncogenic miRNA inhibition strategy.
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