The relationship between microRNAs and the STAT3-related signaling pathway in cancer

MicroRNAs are non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by targeting messenger RNA molecules in 3′ untranslated region. Mounting evidence indicates that microRNAs regulate several factors to influence various biological activities that are related to carcinogenesis, including signal transducer a...

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Main Authors: Lin Zhang, Junyao Li, Qi Wang, Guangping Meng, Xuejiao Lv, Hong Zhou, Wei Li, Jie Zhang
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-07-01
Series:Tumor Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317719869
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author Lin Zhang
Junyao Li
Qi Wang
Guangping Meng
Xuejiao Lv
Hong Zhou
Wei Li
Jie Zhang
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Junyao Li
Qi Wang
Guangping Meng
Xuejiao Lv
Hong Zhou
Wei Li
Jie Zhang
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description MicroRNAs are non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by targeting messenger RNA molecules in 3′ untranslated region. Mounting evidence indicates that microRNAs regulate several factors to influence various biological activities that are related to carcinogenesis, including signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, which is a transcription factor that also acts as an oncogene. MicroRNAs influence signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 either by directly targeting or via other pathway components upstream or downstream of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 such as Janus kinases, members of the suppressor of cytokine signaling family, and other genes that regulate cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition. However, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 activation changes the pattern of expression of microRNAs and mediates tumorigenesis. Moreover, the relationship between signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and microRNAs varies among different kinds of cancers. A specific microRNA may act as an oncogene or tumor suppressor in different cancers, and microRNAs also directly or indirectly regulate signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 via pathways in the same cancers. In this review, we focus on the reciprocal regulation and roles of microRNAs and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in cancer, as well as describe current research progress on this relationship. A better understanding of this relationship may facilitate in the identification of targets for clinical therapeutics.
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spelling doaj-art-a7e6056e9c074036b675e34c48bc91da2025-08-20T03:36:58ZengSAGE PublishingTumor Biology1423-03802017-07-013910.1177/1010428317719869The relationship between microRNAs and the STAT3-related signaling pathway in cancerLin ZhangJunyao LiQi WangGuangping MengXuejiao LvHong ZhouWei LiJie ZhangMicroRNAs are non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by targeting messenger RNA molecules in 3′ untranslated region. Mounting evidence indicates that microRNAs regulate several factors to influence various biological activities that are related to carcinogenesis, including signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, which is a transcription factor that also acts as an oncogene. MicroRNAs influence signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 either by directly targeting or via other pathway components upstream or downstream of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 such as Janus kinases, members of the suppressor of cytokine signaling family, and other genes that regulate cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition. However, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 activation changes the pattern of expression of microRNAs and mediates tumorigenesis. Moreover, the relationship between signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and microRNAs varies among different kinds of cancers. A specific microRNA may act as an oncogene or tumor suppressor in different cancers, and microRNAs also directly or indirectly regulate signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 via pathways in the same cancers. In this review, we focus on the reciprocal regulation and roles of microRNAs and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in cancer, as well as describe current research progress on this relationship. A better understanding of this relationship may facilitate in the identification of targets for clinical therapeutics.https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317719869
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title The relationship between microRNAs and the STAT3-related signaling pathway in cancer
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title_full_unstemmed The relationship between microRNAs and the STAT3-related signaling pathway in cancer
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