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Competing endogenous RNA networks in human cancer: hypothesis, validation, and perspectives

Non-coding RNAs represent a majority of the human transcriptome. However, less is known about the functions and regulatory mechanisms of most non-coding species. Moreover, little is known about the potential non-coding functions of coding RNAs. The competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) hypothesis is pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yang, Chao, Wu, Di, Gao, Lin, Liu, Xi, Jin, Yinji, Wang, Dong, Wang, Tianzhen, Li, Xiaobo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26872371
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.7266
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Sumario:Non-coding RNAs represent a majority of the human transcriptome. However, less is known about the functions and regulatory mechanisms of most non-coding species. Moreover, little is known about the potential non-coding functions of coding RNAs. The competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) hypothesis is proposed recently. This hypothesis describes potential communication networks among all transcript RNA species mediated by miRNAs and miRNA-recognizing elements (MREs) within RNA transcripts. Here we review the evolution of the ceRNA hypothesis, summarize the validation experiments and discusses the significance and perspectives of this hypothesis in human cancer.