title: Novel RNA markers in prostate cancer: functional considerations and clinical translation.
abstract: The availability of ultra-high throughput DNA and RNA sequencing technologies in recent years has led to the identification of numerous novel transcripts, whose functions are unknown as yet. Evidence is accumulating that many of these molecules are deregulated in diseases, including prostate cancer, and potentially represent novel targets for diagnosis and therapy. In particular, functional genomic analysis of microRNA (miRNA) and long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) in cancer is likely to contribute insights into tumor development. Here, we compile recent efforts to catalog differential expression of miRNA and lncRNA in prostate cancer and to understand RNA function in tumor progression. We further highlight technologies for molecular characterization of noncoding RNAs and provide an overview of current activities to exploit them for the diagnosis and therapy of this complex tumor.
authors.affiliation: Working Group Cancer Genome Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Julia M A
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pickl
authors.affiliation: Working Group Cancer Genome Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Doreen
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0556-8642
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heckmann
authors.affiliation: Working Group Cancer Genome Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Leonie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ratz
authors.affiliation: Working Group Cancer Genome Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Sabine M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Klauck
authors.affiliation: Working Group Cancer Genome Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sültmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D063646:Carcinogenesis / Q000235:genetics*; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D022661:RNA, Untranslated / Q000235:genetics*; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005819:Genetic Markers; D035683:MicroRNAs; D022661:RNA, Untranslated