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Table 1 Selected autophagy-associated miRNAs in cancer

From: Autophagy in cancers including brain tumors: role of MicroRNAs

Cancer

MicroRNA

Target (s)

Effect (s)

Cell line (s)

Ref

Melanoma

miR-290-295

ATG7, ULK1

Inhibit autophagy

R2L, B16F1

[100]

miR-638

TP53INP2

Inhibit autophagy

SK-Mel-147, SK-Mel-28

[143]

Esophageal cancer

miR-193b

STMN1

Activate autophagy

KYSE450

[144]

miR-634

BIRC5, XIAP, APIP, TFAM, OPA1, LAMP2

Inhibit autophagy

KYSE850

[145]

Squamous cell carcinoma

miR-374a

ATG5, UVRAG

Inhibit autophagy

JHU-029

[146]

miR-630

UVRAG, ATG12

Inhibit autophagy

JHU-029

[146]

miR-519a

BECN1, ATG16L1, ATG10

Inhibit autophagy

JHU-029

[146]

miR-885-3p

AKT1, ULK2, ATG16L2, BCL-2

Inhibit autophagy

JHU-029

[147]

Colorectal cancer

miR-18a

hnRNPA1

–

HCT116, SW620

[148]

miR-22

BTG1

Inhibit autophagy

RKO, SW620

[149]

miR-93

ATG16L1

Inhibit autophagy

HCT116

[150]

miR-106

ATG16L1

Inhibit autophagy

HCT116

[150]

miR-183

UVRAG

Inhibit autophagy

HT29, HCT116

[151]

miR-409-3p

BECN1

Inhibit autophagy

LovoOxa R

[152]

miR-502

RAB1B

Inhibit autophagy

HCT116

[153]

Gastric cancer

miR-143

GABARAPL1

Inhibit autophagy

MKN28, AGS

[154]

miR-181a

ATG5

Inhibit autophagy

SGC7901/CDDP

[155]

Lung cancer

miR-7

EGFR

Activate autophagy

A549, H1299

[156]

miR-16

BCL-2

Inhibit autophagy

A549-T24

[157]

miR-17-5p

BECN1

Inhibit autophagy

A549-T24

[105]

miR-143

ATG2B

Inhibit autophagy

H1299

[158]

miR-144

TIGAR

Activate autophagy

H460, A549

[159]

miR-200b

ATG12

Inhibit autophagy

H1299/DTX, SPC-A1/DTX

[160]

miR-216b

BECN1

Inhibit autophagy

Calu-3, A549

[161]

miR-451

RAB14

–

A549, NCI-H520, SPC-A1

[162]

miR-487b-5p

LAMP2

Inhibit autophagy

H1299, A549

[163]

Breast cancer

miR-25

ULK1

Inhibit autophagy

MCF-7

[102]

miR-181a

ATG5

Inhibit autophagy

MCF-7

[119]

miR-199A-5p

BECN1, DRAM1

Inhibit autophagy

MDA-MB-231, MCF-7

[164]

miR-200c

UBQLN1

Activate autophagy

MDA-MB-231

[165]

miR-372

SQSTM1

Inhibit autophagy

MCF10A, MCF-7

[166]

miR-376b

ATG4C, BECN1

Inhibit autophagy

MCF-7

[113]

miR-451a

–

Inhibit autophagy

LCC2, MCF-7

[167]

Ovarian cancer

miR-152

ATG14

Inhibit autophagy

SKOV3/DDP, A2780/CP70

[168]

miR-373

RAB22A

Inhibit autophagy

SKOV3

[169]

Cervical cancer

miR-15a/16

RICTOR

Activate autophagy

HeLa

[170]

miR-20a

ATG7

–

SiHa

[171]

miR-155

RHEB, RPS6KB2, RICTOR

Activate autophagy

HeLa, NSE

[127]

miR-224-3p

FIP200

Inhibit autophagy

SiHa, HeLa, C33A

[172]

Endometrial carcinoma

miR-218

HMGB1

Inhibit autophagy

RL95–2

[173]

Prostate cancer

miR-96

ATG7, mTOR

Inhibit autophagy

LAPC4, 22Rv1, LNCaP

[174]

miR-124

PIM1

Inhibit autophagy

PC3, DU145

[175]

Liver cancer

miR-21

PTEN

Inhibit autophagy

HepG2, Huh7

[176]

miR-101

EZH2

Inhibit autophagy

HepG2

[177]

miR-199A-5p

ATG7

Inhibit autophagy

HepG2, Huh7

[178]

miR-224

SMAD4

Inhibit autophagy

Hbx, Hep3B

[179]

miR-375

ATG7

Inhibit autophagy

Hep3B, Huh7

[114]

miR-376b

ATG4C, BECN1

Inhibit autophagy

Huh7

[113]

Pancreatic cancer

miR-23a

ATG12

Inhibit autophagy

BxPC3

[180]

miR-216a

BECN1

Inhibit autophagy

PANC-1

[181]

Kidney cancer

miR-214

LC3B, LC3A

Inhibit autophagy

A498, 786-O, Caki-1

[182]

Thyroid cancer

miR-9-3p

ATG5

Inhibit autophagy

MZ-CRC-1, TT

[183]

Hepatocellular carcinoma

miR-17

PTENP1, PTEN

Activate autophagy

Mahlavu

[184]

miR-19b

PTENP1, PTEN

Activate autophagy

Mahlavu

[184]

miR-20a

PTENP1, PTEN

Activate autophagy

Mahlavu

[184]