title: MicroRNAs and cancer.
abstract: The general basis of cancer is the loss of cell identity and inappropriate proliferation of cells. Classically, a universal paradigm in oncogenesis is the accumulation of mutations in the open reading frames of protein-encoding oncogenes and tumor suppressors. The identification of new classes of noncoding RNAs (ncRNA) important for development and cell homeostasis will likely change this current paradigm. Recent data suggests that a special class of ncRNAs called microRNAs might be involved in human disease. This review proposes a role for microRNAs in oncogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 40 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. mmcmanus@mit.edu
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: McManus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000502:physiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs