Journal of International Oncology››2014,Vol. 41››Issue (3): 165-168.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.03.002

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A double-negative feedback loop lin28-let-7 and tumor

Peng Jingtao, Mo Ren, Fan Jie

  1. Department of Urology, Shanghai First People′s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China
  • Online:2014-03-08Published:2014-03-17
  • Contact:Fan Jie, E-mail: jief67@sina.com E-mail:jief67@sina.com

Abstract:The microRNA let-7 family, functioning as a tumor suppressor, has emerged as a regulator of stem cell differentiation and tumor repression. The RNA-binding protein lin28 is a stem cell pluripotency factor, which contributes to the maintenance of stem cell characteristics and promoting cell malignant transformation. lin28 can block the maturity of let-7 by combining with the precursors of let-7 family miRNAs, which is itself able to repress lin28 by binding to the 3′-UTR of lin28 transcripts, thus forming a feedback loop. The doublenegative feedback loop comprising lin28 and let-7 is involved in several biological processes such as differentiation of stem cell, tumorigenesis, invasion and metastasis, drug resistance and relapse, which could be a potential target for cancer therapy.

Key words:Neoplasms,MicroRNAs,RNA-binding proteins,Neoplastic stem cells