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Article

Publication Date

11-24-2016

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This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in Oncotarget

Volume 8, Issue 7, November 2016, Pages 12517-12532.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13573. Copyright © Yang et al.

Abstract

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcribed by genomic regions (exceeding 200 nucleotides in length) that do not encode proteins. While the exquisite regulation of lncRNA transcription can provide signals of malignant transformation, lncRNAs control pleiotropic cancer phenotypes through interactions with other cellular molecules including DNA, protein, and RNA. Recent studies have demonstrated that dysregulation of lncRNAs is influential in proliferation, angiogenesis, metastasis, invasion, apoptosis, stemness, and genome instability in colorectal cancer (CRC), with consequent clinical implications. In this review, we explicate the roles of different lncRNAs in CRC, and the potential implications for their clinical application.

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PubMed ID

27888635

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