Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 1246: Beyond MicroRNAs: Emerging Role of Other Non-Coding RNAs in HPV-Driven Cancers
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 1246: Beyond MicroRNAs: Emerging Role of Other Non-Coding RNAs in HPV-Driven Cancers
Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12051246
Authors:
Mariateresa Casarotto
Giuseppe Fanetti
Roberto Guerrieri
Elisa Palazzari
Valentina Lupato
Agostino Steffan
Jerry Polesel
Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo
Elisabetta Fratta
Persistent infection with high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) leads to the development of several tumors, including cervical, oropharyngeal, and anogenital squamous cell carcinoma. In the last years, the use of high-throughput sequencing technologies has revealed a number of non-coding RNA (ncRNAs), distinct from micro RNAs (miRNAs), that are deregulated in HPV-driven cancers, thus suggesting that HPV infection may affect their expression. However, since the knowledge of ncRNAs is still limited, a better understanding of ncRNAs biology, biogenesis, and function may be challenging for improving the diagnosis of HPV infection or progression, and for monitoring the response to therapy of patients affected by HPV-driven tumors. In addition, to establish a ncRNAs expression profile may be instrumental for developing more effective therapeutic strategies for the treatment of HPV-associated lesions and cancers. Therefore, this review will address novel classes of ncRNAs that have recently started to draw increasing attention in HPV-driven tumors, with a particular focus on ncRNAs that have been identified as a direct target of HPV oncoproteins.
Source: Cancers - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mariateresa Casarotto Giuseppe Fanetti Roberto Guerrieri Elisa Palazzari Valentina Lupato Agostino Steffan Jerry Polesel Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo Elisabetta Fratta Tags: Review Source Type: research
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