%0 Journal Article
%T A minor review of microRNA-338 exploring the insights of its function in tumorigenesis.
%A Yi Q
%A Cui H
%A Liao Y
%A Xiong J
%A Ye X
%A Sun W
%J Biomed Pharmacother
%V 139
%N 0
%D Jul 2021
%M 34243620
%F 7.419
%R 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111720
%X MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs which have a critical role in various biological processes via direct binding and post-transcriptionally regulating targeted genes expression. More than one-half of human genes were regulated by miRNAs and their aberrant expression was detected in various human diseases, including cancers. miRNA-338 is a new identified miRNA and increasing evidence show that miRNA-338 participates in the progression of lots of cancers, such as lung cancer, hepatocellular cancer, breast cancer, glioma, and so on. Although a range of targets and signaling pathways such as MACC1 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway were illustrated to be regulated by miRNA-338, which functions in tumor progression are still ambiguous and the underlying molecular mechanisms are also unclear. Herein, we reviewed the latest studies in miRNA-338 and summarized its roles in different type of human tumors, which might provide us new idea for further investigations and potential targeted therapy.