Long Non-coding RNAs and Prostate Cancer

Abstract

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA transcripts larger than 200 nucleotides that do not code for proteins whose aberrant expression has been documented in various types of cancer, including prostate cancer. The lack of appropriate sensitive and specific biomarkers for prostate cancer has led to over-diagnosis and overtreatment, making lncRNAs promising novel biomarkers as well as therapeutic targets for the disease. This review attempts to summarize the current knowledge of lncRNA expression patterns and mechanisms in prostate cancer, which contribute to carcinogenesis. Especially, we focused on lncRNAs regulated by androgen receptor and expressed in castration-resistant prostate cancer.

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