Biological Roles and Pathogenic Mechanisms of LncRNA MIR4435-2HG in Cancer: A Comprehensive Review

Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2023 Nov 4;45(11):8864-8881. doi: 10.3390/cimb45110556.

Abstract

The long non-coding RNA MIR4435-2HG has been confirmed to play a crucial regulatory role in various types of tumors. As a novel type of non-coding RNA, MIR4435-2HG plays a key role in regulating the expression of tumor-related genes, interfering with cellular signaling pathways, and affecting tumor immune evasion. Its unique structure allows it to regulate the expression of various tumor-related genes through different pathways, participating in the regulation of tumor signaling pathways, such as regulating the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, influencing the biological behaviors of proliferation, metastasis, and apoptosis in tumors. Numerous studies have found a high expression of MIR4435-2HG in various tumor tissues, closely related to the clinical pathological characteristics of tumors, such as staging, lymph node metastasis and prognosis. Some studies have discovered that MIR4435-2HG can regulate the sensitivity of tumor cells to chemotherapy drugs, affecting tumor cell drug resistance. This provides new insights into overcoming tumor drug resistance by regulating MIR4435-2HG. Therefore, studying its molecular mechanisms, expression regulation, and its relationship with the clinical features of tumors is of great significance for revealing the mechanisms of tumor occurrence and developing new therapeutic targets.

Keywords: MIR4435-2HG; cancer; long non-coding RNA; tumor microenvironment.

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Grants and funding

This article was supported by Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (22JR11RA033), Lanzhou Science and Technology Plan Project (2023-2-75), The First Hospital of Lanzhou University Excellent Doctoral Research Initiation Fund (ldyyyn2021-114), The First Hospital of Lanzhou University Intra-Hospital Fund Youth Fund (ldyyyn2022-38).