
Microenvironmental regulation of cancer metastasis by miRNAs.
miRNAs are a class of small, non-coding RNAs that regulate cancer progression, especially the processes of invasion and metastasis. Although earlier studies in metastasis primarily focused on the impact that miRNAs have on the intrinsic properties of cancer cells, recent reports reveal that miRNAs also shape interactions between cancer cells and their associated stroma. In this review, we discuss current known mechanisms by which miRNAs execute their microenvironmental regulation of cancer metastasis, including regulating expression of cell membrane-bound and secreted proteins or directly transmitting mature miRNAs between different cell types. The significance of miRNA-mediated tumor-stroma interactions in regulating metastasis suggests that miRNAs may be a potential therapeutic target.
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Published In
DOI
EISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Neoplasms
- MicroRNAs
- Humans
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Developmental Biology
- 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
- 06 Biological Sciences