The interplay between micrornas and the components of the tumor microenvironment in b-cell malignancies

Sherien M. El-Daly, Recep Bayraktar, Simone Anfossi, George A. Calin

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Abstract

An increased focus is being placed on the tumorigenesis and contexture of tumor microenvironment in hematopoietic and solid tumors. Despite recent clinical revolutions in adoptive T-cell transfer approaches and immune checkpoint blockade, tumor microenvironment is a major obstacle to tumor regression in B-cell malignancies. A transcriptional alteration of coding and non-coding RNAs, such as microRNAs (miRNAs), has been widely demonstrated in the tumor microenvironment of B-cell malignancies. MiRNAs have been associated with different clinical-biological forms of B-cell malignancies and involved in the regulation of B lymphocyte development, maturation, and function, including B-cell activation and malignant transformation. Additionally, tumor-secreted extracellular vesicles regulate recipient cell functions in the tumor microenvironment to facilitate metastasis and progression by delivering miRNA contents to neighboring cells. Herein, we focus on the interplay between miRNAs and tumor microenvironment components in the different B-cell malignancies and its impact on diagnosis, proliferation, and involvement in treatment resistance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number3387
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences
Volume21
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2020

Keywords

  • B-cell malignancies
  • Cancer-associated fibroblasts
  • Cell-to-cell communication
  • Endothelial cells
  • Exosomal miRNAs
  • Immune cells
  • MicroRNAs
  • Stroma
  • Tumor microenvironment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Molecular Biology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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