Abstract
Colon cancer is the third largest cancer-related death in the world and is increasing in developing countries. Several molecular pathways controlled by multiple molecules and genes are reported to be involved in colon cancer development. Wnt signaling is recognized as a hallmark of colon cancer. It is a critical regulator of the early and late stages of colon cancer metastasis. Emerging studies have suggested that most human genomes have been transcribed as long noncoding RNA (lncRNA). This chapter presents the current status of colon cancer worldwide, therapeutic options for targeting metastasis, and the importance of the Wnt signaling pathway in colon cancer metastasis and describes the downregulated and upregulated lncRNA in colon cancer. This chapter also uncovers the role of Wnt signaling pathway-related lncRNAs in drug resistance and metastasis of colon cancer cells. Finally, this chapter discusses phytochemical therapeutics for targeting Wnt pathway-related lncRNAs in colon cancer. In conclusion, Wnt pathway-related lncRNAs that modulate the diverse mechanisms of drug resistance and metastatic ability of colon cancer are potential targets of phytochemical therapeutics.
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Abbreviations
- 5-FU:
-
5-fluorouracil
- ABC:
-
ATP-binding cassette
- APC:
-
Adenomatous polyposis coli
- ATP:
-
Adenosine triphosphate
- B3GALT5-AS1:
-
Beta-1,3-GalTase 5 anti-sense
- Bax:
-
Bcl 2-associated X
- Bcl2:
-
B-cell lymphoma 2
- BRAF:
-
B-Raf
- CASC15:
-
Cancer susceptibility 15
- CC:
-
Colon cancer
- CCAT1:
-
Colon cancer-associated transcript 1
- CCAT2:
-
Colon cancer-associated transcript 2
- CD133:
-
Cluster of differentiation 133
- CD44:
-
Cluster of differentiation 44
- CK1:
-
Casein kinase 1
- CPT:
-
Camptothecin
- CRC:
-
Colorectal cancers
- CRNDE:
-
Colorectal neoplasia differentially expressed
- CUR:
-
Curcumin
- CYTOR:
-
Cytoskeleton regulator RNA
- DNA:
-
Deoxyribonucleic acid
- EGCG:
-
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate
- EGFR:
-
Epithelial growth factor receptor
- EMT:
-
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
- GEN:
-
Genistein, quercetin
- GSK-3 β:
-
Glycogen synthase kinase 3 β
- GWAS:
-
Genome-wide association studies
- HOTAIR:
-
HOX transcript antisense RNA
- HULC:
-
Highly upregulated in liver cancer
- K-ras :
-
Kirsten rat sarcoma virus
- LGR5:
-
Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5
- LIFR-AS1:
-
Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor-antisense 1
- lncRNAs:
-
Long noncoding RNAs
- MALAT1:
-
Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1
- MAP:
-
myh-associated polyposis (MAP)
- MAPK:
-
Mitogen-activated protein kinase
- MDRP 1:
-
Multidrug-resistant protein 1
- miRNAs:
-
microRNAs
- MLH1:
-
mutL homolog 1
- MMP9:
-
Matrix metalloproteinase9
- MRP1:
-
Multidrug resistance protein 1
- NATs:
-
Natural antisense transcripts
- NF-κB:
-
Nuclear factor κ B
- OX:
-
Oxaliplatin
- PDT:
-
Photodynamic therapy
- P-gp:
-
p-glycoprotein
- PI3K:
-
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
- PTEN:
-
Phosphatase and tensin homolog
- RNAi:
-
RNA interference
- RSV:
-
Resveratrol
- SLAIN2:
-
Slain motif-containing protein 2
- SLC:
-
Solute carrier
- STARD13-AS:
-
StAR-related lipid transfer domain 13 antisense
- TCF:
-
T-cell factor
- TEM:
-
Transanal endoscopic microsurgery
- TGF-β:
-
Transformation growth factor-β
- TP53:
-
Tumor protein 53
- UCA1:
-
Urothelial carcinoma-associated 1
- VEGF-A:
-
Vascular endothelial growth factor-A
- Wnt:
-
Wingless-related integration site
- YAP1:
-
Yes-associated protein 1
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Raju, P.V., Malla, R. (2022). Wnt Signaling-Related Long Noncoding RNAs: Critical Mediators of Drug Resistance in Colon Cancer. In: Shukla, D., Vishvakarma, N.K., Nagaraju, G.P. (eds) Colon Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Vol. 3. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72702-4_2
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