title: The MYC/miR-17-92 axis in lymphoproliferative disorders: A common pathway with therapeutic potential.
abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a class of small non-coding single-stranded RNA molecules acting as master regulators of gene expression post transcriptionally by inhibiting the translation or inducing the degradation of target messenger RNAs (mRNAs). In particular, the miR-17-92 cluster is widely expressed in many different cell types and is essential for many developmental and pathogenic processes. As a strong oncogene, miR-17-92 can regulate multiple cellular processes that favor malignant transformation, promoting cell survival, rapid cell proliferation, and increased angiogenesis. The miR-17-92 cluster has been reported to be involved in hematopoietic malignancies including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Given the multiple and potent effects on cellular proliferation and apoptosis exerted by the miR-17-92 cluster, miRNAs belonging to the cluster surely represent attractive targets for cancer therapy also in the context of lymphoproliferative disorders. In the present review, we focus on the role of the miR-17-92 cluster in lymphoproliferative disorders, including diagnostic/prognostic implications, and on the potential applications of anti-miRNAs based therapies targeting miRNAs belonging to the cluster.
authors: Clinical and Experimental Onco-Hematology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, I.R.C.C.S., Aviano PN, Italy.
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Dal Bo
authors: Clinical and Experimental Onco-Hematology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, I.R.C.C.S., Aviano PN, Italy.
authors: Riccardo
authors: R
authors: Bomben
authors: Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Hernández
authors: Clinical and Experimental Onco-Hematology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, I.R.C.C.S., Aviano PN, Italy.
authors: Valter
authors: V
authors: Gattei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding
chemical_list: C568997:MIR17HG, human; C575895:MIRN17-92 microRNA, mouse; C489427:MYC protein, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; C489428:Myc protein, mouse; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding
keywords: anti-miRNA based target therapy; lymphoproliferative disorders; miR-17-92 cluster