TY - JOUR
T1 - Elucidating miRNA Function in Cancer Biology via the Molecular Genetics' Toolbox
AU - Azlan, Adam
AU - Rajasegaran, Yaashini
AU - Kang Zi, Khor
AU - Rosli, Aliaa Arina
AU - Yik, Mot Yee
AU - Yusoff, Narazah Mohd
AU - Heidenreich, Olaf
AU - Moses, Emmanuel Jairaj
PY - 2022/4/15
Y1 - 2022/4/15
N2 - Micro-RNA (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs of about 18-20 nucleotides in length and are implicated in many cellular processes including proliferation, development, differentiation, apoptosis and cell signaling. Furthermore, it is well known that miRNA expression is frequently dysregulated in many cancers. Therefore, this review will highlight the various mechanisms by which microRNAs are dysregulated in cancer. Further highlights include the abundance of molecular genetics tools that are currently available to study miRNA function as well as their advantages and disadvantages with a special focus on various CRISPR/Cas systems This review provides general workflows and some practical considerations when studying miRNA function thus enabling researchers to make informed decisions in regards to the appropriate molecular genetics tool to be utilized for their experiments.
AB - Micro-RNA (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs of about 18-20 nucleotides in length and are implicated in many cellular processes including proliferation, development, differentiation, apoptosis and cell signaling. Furthermore, it is well known that miRNA expression is frequently dysregulated in many cancers. Therefore, this review will highlight the various mechanisms by which microRNAs are dysregulated in cancer. Further highlights include the abundance of molecular genetics tools that are currently available to study miRNA function as well as their advantages and disadvantages with a special focus on various CRISPR/Cas systems This review provides general workflows and some practical considerations when studying miRNA function thus enabling researchers to make informed decisions in regards to the appropriate molecular genetics tool to be utilized for their experiments.
U2 - 10.3390/biomedicines10040915
DO - 10.3390/biomedicines10040915
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35453665
SN - 2227-9059
VL - 10
JO - Biomedicines
JF - Biomedicines
IS - 4
ER -