Review Article

LncRNAs: New Players in Apoptosis Control

Table 1

LncRNAs involved in the regulation of apoptosis in cancer cells.

LncRNACancer cell lineApoptotic effectReference

AFAP1-AS1Esophageal adenocarcinoma OE-33[29]
SPRY4-IT1Melanoma WM1552C [30]
PlncRNA-1Prostate cancer LNCaP[31]
HOXA-AS2Promyelocytic leukemia NB4[32]
uc002mbe.2Hepatocellular carcinoma Huh7+[33]
GAS5Prostate cancer PC-3+[34]

+: indicates proapoptotic effect; −: indicates antiapoptotic effect.