Review Article

MicroRNA Deregulation in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Biology

Table 1

Validated targets for deregulated miRNAs in ATC.

miRNAsValidated targetsCellular processesReferences

Downregulated miRsmiR-200 familyZEB1ZEB2β-CateninEMT and proliferation[21, 67]
miR-30 familyBeclin1EZH2VIMAutophagy, chromatin condensation, and EMT[30, 33, 67]
let-7 familyRASHMGA2LIN28Proliferation, histone modification, and stemness[67, 68]
miR-25 EZH2BIMKLF4Chromatin condensation and apoptosis[30, 67]
miR-125 MMP1HMGA2LIN28AInvasion, histone modification, and stemness[20, 67, 69]

Upregulated miRsmiR-221/miR-222 p27RECKPTENCell cycle, growth, and invasion[20, 67]
miR-17-92 clusterp21TIMP3PTENCell growth and invasion[45, 67]
miR-146a/miR-146b NFκBTHRBSMAD4Cell differentiation, proliferation, and invasion[52, 67, 70, 71]