{"title":"LncRNA PCAT18: Roles and Mechanisms in Human Cancers.","authors":"Xiaohui Wang, Henan Zhang, Fang Chen, Xujian Jiang, Qiang Zhang, Jihong Zhang","doi":"10.1002/wrna.70041","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>lncRNAs are a group of RNA molecules with over 200 nucleotides involved in many biological processes. The dysregulation of lncRNA has been covered in several processes related to carcinogenesis, such as proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, evasion, and metastasis of cancer cells. PCAT18 is a newly discovered non-coding RNA first described as an androgen-regulated gene and highly upregulated in PCa. Recent studies revealed that PCAT18 functions as a regulatory molecule in PCa, lung cancer, breast cancer, digestive cancer, and leukemia. With this, we review the molecular mechanism and clinical significance of PCAT18 in various cancers. This article is categorized under: RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":23886,"journal":{"name":"Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA","volume":"17 2","pages":"e70041"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8000,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wrna.70041","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CELL BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
lncRNAs are a group of RNA molecules with over 200 nucleotides involved in many biological processes. The dysregulation of lncRNA has been covered in several processes related to carcinogenesis, such as proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, evasion, and metastasis of cancer cells. PCAT18 is a newly discovered non-coding RNA first described as an androgen-regulated gene and highly upregulated in PCa. Recent studies revealed that PCAT18 functions as a regulatory molecule in PCa, lung cancer, breast cancer, digestive cancer, and leukemia. With this, we review the molecular mechanism and clinical significance of PCAT18 in various cancers. This article is categorized under: RNA in Disease and Development > RNA in Disease.
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WIREs RNA aims to provide comprehensive, up-to-date, and coherent coverage of this interesting and growing field, providing a framework for both RNA experts and interdisciplinary researchers to not only gain perspective in areas of RNA biology, but to generate new insights and applications as well. Major topics to be covered are: RNA Structure and Dynamics; RNA Evolution and Genomics; RNA-Based Catalysis; RNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Molecules; Translation; RNA Processing; RNA Export/Localization; RNA Turnover and Surveillance; Regulatory RNAs/RNAi/Riboswitches; RNA in Disease and Development; and RNA Methods.