Involvement of Microrna in Solid Cancer: Role and Regulatory Mechanisms
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biomedicines Review Involvement of microRNA in Solid Cancer: Role and Regulatory Mechanisms Ying-Chin Lin 1,2,†, Tso-Hsiao Chen 3,†, Yu-Min Huang 4,5 , Po-Li Wei 4,6,7,8,9,* and Jung-Chun Lin 10,11,12,* 1 Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan 2 Department of Family Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan; [email protected] 3 Division of Nephrology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan; [email protected] 4 Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan 5 Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; [email protected] 6 Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan 7 Cancer Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan 8 Translational Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan 9 Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan 10 School of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan 11 Program in Medical Biotechnology, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan 12 Pulmonary Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan Citation: Lin, Y.-C.; Chen, T.-H.; * Correspondence: [email protected] (P.-L.W.); [email protected] (J.-C.L.); Huang, Y.-M.; Wei, P.-L.; Lin, J.-C. Tel.: +886-2-2736-1661 (ext. 3330) (J.-C.L.) Involvement of microRNA in Solid † Ying-Chin Lin and Tso-Hsiao Chen contributed equally to this work. Cancer: Role and Regulatory Mechanisms. Biomedicines 2021, 9, 343. Abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) function as the post-transcriptional factor that finetunes the gene https://doi.org/10.3390/ expression by targeting to the specific candidate. Mis-regulated expression of miRNAs consequently biomedicines9040343 disturbs gene expression profile, which serves as the pivotal mechanism involved in initiation or progression of human malignancy. Cancer-relevant miRNA is potentially considered the therapeutic Academic Editor: Francesca Lovat target or biomarker toward the precise treatment of cancer. Nevertheless, the regulatory mechanism underlying the altered expression of miRNA in cancer is largely uncovered. Detailed knowledge Received: 25 February 2021 regarding the influence of miRNAs on solid cancer is critical for exploring its potential of clinical Accepted: 24 March 2021 application. Herein, we elucidate the regulatory mechanism regarding how miRNA expression is Published: 29 March 2021 manipulated and its impact on the pathogenesis of distinct solid cancer. Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral Keywords: microRNA; solid cancer; post-transcriptional regulation with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affil- iations. 1. Introduction Activation of tumorigenic processes mediate the neoplasia of normal cells, potentially resulting in initiation of malignancy. Exploration of regulatory mechanism relevant to Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. the occurrence or progression of diverse cancers can be subjected to clinical application, This article is an open access article such as early prevention, precise screening, or personal treatment. Among the regulatory distributed under the terms and factor involved in altered gene expression associated with carcinogenesis, the influence conditions of the Creative Commons of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been widely pursued for decades [1]. MiRNA is a 22 nt- Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// long noncoding RNA that functions as a post-transcriptional regulator for fine-tuning creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ the coding efficiency of messenger RNA (mRNA) [2]. Targeting of the RNA-induced 4.0/). silencing complex (RISC) composed of single- strand miRNA, Argonaute (AGO), and Biomedicines 2021, 9, 343. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9040343 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/biomedicines Biomedicines 2021, 9, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 18 Biomedicines 2021, 9, 343 2 of 19 efficiency of messenger RNA (mRNA) [2]. Targeting of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) composed of single- strand miRNA, Argonaute (AGO), and GW182 (also known as GW182 (also known as TNRC6A) mediates the translational repression or degradation of TNRC6A) mediates the translational repression or degradation of the. regulatory candidate the. regulatory candidate [3]. miRNA-mediate regulation is relevant to diverse cellular or [3]. miRNA-mediate regulation is relevant to diverse cellular or environmental stress, in- environmental stress, including starvation, oxidative stress, hypoxia, and DNA breakdown, therebycluding beingstarvation, implicated oxidative in malignant stress, hypoxi diseasea, and [4]. Accordingly,DNA breakdown, dysregulation thereby being of miRNA impli- expressioncated in malignant is documented disease to[4]. exhibit Accordingly, bidirectional dysregulation impact towardof miRNA oncogenesis expression or is tumor docu- suppressionmented to exhibit [5]. bidirectional impact toward oncogenesis or tumor suppression [5]. DisturbanceDisturbance inin miRNAmiRNA expressionexpression cancan bebe inducedinduced viavia multiplemultiple steps,steps, includingincluding tran-tran- scriptionalscriptional regulation,regulation, epigeneticepigenetic methylationmethylation ofof miRNA-containingmiRNA-containing loci,loci, miRNAmiRNA pro-pro- cessingcessing pathway,pathway, andand sequestration sequestration withwith longlongnon-coding non-coding RNA,RNA,which whichfunctions functions asas the the miRNAmiRNA spongesponge (Figure(Figure1 )[1) 6[6,7].,7]. For For instance, instance various, various p53-responsive p53-responsive miRNAs miRNAs networks networks containingcontaining miR-34miR-34 oror miR-27b miR-27b is is documented documented to to mediate mediate the the quiescence quiescence of of distinct distinct cancer cancer cellscells [[8,9].8,9]. The presence of of mutant mutant p53 p53 revers reverselyely diminishes diminishes the the tumor tumor suppressive suppressive influence influ- enceof p53-regulated of p53-regulated miRNAs miRNAs on carcinogenic on carcinogenic signature signature [10]. [Recent10]. Recent studies studies disclose disclose the corre- the correlationlation between between miRNA miRNA expression expression and epigenet and epigeneticic control control regarding regarding the methylation the methylation of CpG ofisland CpG within island promoter within promoter region in region cancer in [11]. cancer The [11 silence]. 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Recent document studies that document miRNA thatloci ar miRNAe frequently loci are annotated frequently within annotated the chromoso- within themal chromosomal regions, which regions, are susceptible which are to susceptiblethe cancer-associated to the cancer-associated copy number variation copy number (CNV) variation[19]. Cancer-mediated (CNV) [19]. Cancer-mediated genomic instability genomic results instabilityin the amplification results in or the deletion amplification of miRNA or deletionloci, subsequently of miRNA leading loci, subsequently to variation leading in the miRNA to variation copy in number the miRNA [20]. copy number [20]. FigureFigure 1. 1.miRNA miRNA genegene expressionexpression isis manipulatedmanipulated viavia distinctdistinct mechanisms,mechanisms, including methylation (upper),(upper), transcription transcription regulator regulator (middle), (middle), and and miRNA miRNA sponge sponge (lower) (lower) in in cancer cancer cells. cells. Biomedicines 2021, 9, 343 3 of 19 According to the evidence gathered to date, we summarize the current knowledge regarding the impact of miRNA on