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Table 7 Biological functions of discussed miRs in cancer

From: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prognostic significance of microRNAs related to metastatic and EMT process among prostate cancer patients

Name of microRNA

Genomic locations

Biological functions in cancer

Ref.

miR-3622a

8p21.1

miR-3622 regulates cancer cells proliferation, progression, apoptosis, G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, migration and invasion abilities of cancer, EMT, metastasis

[23, 41,42,43,44]

miR-466

3p23

miR-466 induces proliferation, migration, invasion, angiogenesis cell cycle arrest, apoptosis in cancer cells, EMT and metastasis

[25, 45, 46]

miR-543

14q32.31

mir-543 mediates cell proliferation and tumor growth, apoptosis, the cell cycle, migration, invasion, EMT and metastasis

[30, 47,48,49,50,51,52,53]

miR-132

17p13.3

miR-132 regulates proliferation of cancer cells, colony formation, tumor growth, migration and invasion of cancer cells, the G1/S phase transition of the cell cycle, EMT in cancer cells, apoptosis in cancer cells

[54,55,56,57,58]

miR-212

17p13.3

miR-212 mediates the proliferation and invasion of cancer cells, EMT and metastasis

[59,60,61,62]

miR-141-3p

12p13.31

miR-141 regulates proliferation, tumor growth, migration, EMT, chemosensitivity, apoptosis, angiogenesis, oxidative stress response, cellular motility and control “stemness”

miR-141–3p regulates proliferation, tumor growth, migration, and invasion of cancer cells, cancer cell progression, EMT and metastasis

[33, 63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70]

miR-503

Xq26.3

miR-503 regulates cell proliferation, tumor angiogenesis, cell growth and EMT in cancer cells

[71,72,73,74,75,76,77]

miR-409-3p

14q32.31

miR-409-3p mediates tumorigenesis, tumor growth, invasion, EMT and metastasis of tumor cells

[32, 78,79,80,81]

miR-409-5p

14q32.31

miR-409-5p mediates tumorigenesis, EMT and bone metastasis

[32, 81]

miR-301a

17q22

miRNA-301a regulates tumor cell invasion, migration, cell proliferation, apoptosis and enhancing chemosensitivity, EMT and metastasis

[82,83,84]

miR-210-3p

11p15.5

miR-210-3p regulates cell survival, stem cell differentiation, angiogenesis, DNA damage repair, mitochondrial metabolism, immune response, EMT and metastasis

[28, 63, 85,86,87,88,89]

miR-203

14q32.33

miR-203 regulates tumor proliferation, invasion, migration, apoptosis, EMT and metastasis

[90,91,92,93]

miR-573

4p15.2

miR-573 mediates cell proliferation, tumor growth, apoptosis, angiogenesis, EMT and invasion of cancer cells

[94,95,96]

miR-802

21q22.12

miR-802 modulates proliferation, tumor growth, apoptosis, migration, invasion, EMT and metastasis of cancer cells

[29, 97,98,99,100]

miR-410-3p

14q32.31

miR-410-3p mediates cell proliferation, invasion, migration, EMT, apoptosis, chemosensitivity and autophagy

[21, 101,102,103]