Receptors (Nov 2024)

Molecular Perspectives on Prostate Cancer: The Role of microRNAs in Androgen Receptor Regulation

  • Asbiel Felipe Garibaldi-Ríos,
  • Alicia Rivera-Cameras,
  • Luis E. Figuera,
  • Guillermo Moisés Zúñiga-González,
  • Belinda Claudia Gómez-Meda,
  • José Elías García-Ortíz,
  • Martha Patricia Gallegos-Arreola

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/receptors3040025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 4
pp. 494 – 512

Abstract

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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent cancer among men globally. In addition to environmental risk factors, genetic factors play a crucial role in its development and progression, highlighting the regulation of key genes as an essential aspect. The androgen receptor gene (AR) plays a pivotal role in this disease, so its post-transcriptional regulation must be meticulously coordinated. In this review, we explore the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the regulation of AR in PCa, a field not yet fully investigated. We note that the AR, due to its extensive 3′UTR region, is targeted by numerous miRNAs, and that this regulation can occur at different levels: directly, indirectly, and through mutual regulation, thus amplifying the influence of these molecules on AR regulation.

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