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ReviewJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2020

Natural antisense transcripts in the biological hallmarks of cancer: powerful regulators hidden in the dark.

Shanshan Zhao, Xue Zhang, Shuo Chen, Song Zhang

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Review in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shanshan ZhaoKey Laboratory of Reproductive Dysfunction Diseases and Fertility Remodeling of Liaoning Province, Reproductive Medicine Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University, 110022, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Xue ZhangDepartment of Epigenetics, China Medical University, 110122, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Shuo ChenDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology Research Office, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 510150, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Song ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 110001, Shenyang, Liaoning, China. cmuzs93@163.com.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2020M670095ZX
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural antisense transcripts (NATs), which are transcribed from opposite strands of DNA with partial or complete overlap, affect multiple stages of gene expression, from epigenetic to post-translational modifications. NATs are dysregulated in various types of cancer, and an increasing number of studies focusing on NATs as pivotal regulators of the hallmarks of cancer and as promising candidates for cancer therapy are just beginning to unravel the mystery. Here, we summarize the existing knowledge on NATs to highlight their underlying mechanisms of functions in cancer biology, discuss their potential roles in therapeutic application, and explore future research directions.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticMolecular Targeted TherapyTranscription, GeneticBiomarkers, TumorHumansNeoplasmsRNA, AntisenseBiomarkers, TumorRNA, AntisenseCancerHallmarks of cancerNATsNatural antisense transcripts

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PMID32928281
PMCPMC7490906

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