title: Post-transcriptional regulation in cancer.
abstract: Deregulation of gene expression is a hallmark of the cancer cell. Acquiring a new profile of expressed proteins may enable the cell to re-enter the cell cycle, or give them a growth or motility advantage over "normal cells". An efficient and rapid way to alter gene expression is via regulation of mRNAs already transcribed. Modifications of mRNA stability and/or translational efficiency are increasingly reported in cancer. mRNA stability and translation are controlled through a complex network of RNA/protein interactions involving recognition of specific target mRNAs by RNA-BPs. We review how alterations in regulatory sequences, RNA-BPs, or in upstream signalling pathways affect the stability and/or translational efficiency of mRNAs encoding proto-oncogenes, cytokines, cell cycle regulators and other regulatory proteins to promote tumorigenesis and cancer progression. A more thorough understanding of post-transcriptional mechanisms such as these will enable the design and development of specific therapies based on modulating the translation or stability of specific mRNAs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique et de développement CNRS-UMR6061, Université de Rennes I, Faculté de Médecine, 2 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, CS 34317, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France. yann.audic@univ-rennes1.fr
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Audic
authors.forename: Rebecca S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hartley
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020121:5' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional / Q000235:genetics; D020871:RNA Stability / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins