Table 1 The mechanism and function of snoRNAs in several types of cancers.

From: snoRNAs: functions and mechanisms in biological processes, and roles in tumor pathophysiology

Cancer

snoRNA name

Expression

Mechanism/Pathway/Target

Function

Reference

Lung cancer

SNORA7A

Upregulation

unknown

Promote the cell proliferation, invasion, and migration

[55]

SNORA7B

Upregulation

unknown

SNORA65

Upregulation

unknown

SNORA80E

Upregulation

P53

Inhibit apoptosis and support stemness

[56]

SNORD78

Upregulation

unknown

promoted the cell proliferation invasion and EMT process

[57]

SNORA71A

Upregulation

MAPK/MEK/ERK

Promote the cell proliferation, invasion, and migration

[58]

SNORA47

Upregulation

PI3K/Akt/EMT

Promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT process and inhibit apoptosis

[95]

snoRNA U3

Upregulation

P53

Involve in pre-rRNA processing and required for in vitro and in vivo tumorigenesis

[96]

snoRNA U8

Upregulation

SNORA42

Upregulation

P53

Promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion and xenograft growth in vivo

[97]

Colorectal cancer

SNORD1C

Upregulation

Wnt/β-catenin

Promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion and inhibit apoptosis and enhance cancer cell stemness

[61]

SNORA21

Upregulation

Hippo signaling pathway and Wnt signaling pathway

Promote cell proliferation

[62]

SNORD78

Upregulation

Regulate the expression of EIF4A3 and LAMC2 in a ZFAS1-dependent manner

Promote the development of CRC

[63]

SNORD12C

Upregulation

SNORD126

Upregulation

FGFR2, PI3K-AKT/GSK-3β, p70S6K

Promote cell growth

[80]

snoRNA U44

Upregulation

P53

Involve in p53-regulated cellular response to DNA damage

[98]

snoRNA U47

Upregulation

Gastric cancer

SNORD105B

Upregulation

ALDOA / C-myc

Promote cell proliferation, migration and invasion

[65, 66]

SNORA21

Upregulation

unknown

Be associated with increased lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis

[67]

Breast cancer

snoRNA U50

Downregulation

Methylation of C2848 in 28 S rRNA

Inhibit cell colony formation

[71, 72]

SNORD50A/B

Upregulation

TRIM21-GMPS/P53

Enhance malignant phenotypes in p53wt breast cancer cells, while inhibit malignant phenotypes in p53mt breast cancer cells

[73]

SNORA73A/B

Upregulation

PARP-1/mediate ADPRylation of DDX21

Promote cell proliferation

[74]

SNORA74A

Upregulation

SNORA71A

Upregulation

G3BP1/ROCK2

Promote EMT process

[75]

SNORA71B

Upregulation

Unknown

Promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT process

[99]

SNORA7B

Upregulation

unknown

Be related to poor prognosis for BC and promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion

[100]

Hepatocellular carcinoma

SNORD126

Upregulation

FGFR2, PI3K-AKT/GSK-3β, p70S6K

Promote cell growth

[80]

snoRNA U2_19

Upregulation

Wnt/β-catenin

Promote cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis

[81]

SNORD52

Upregulation

CDK1

Be related to poor prognosis and promote cell proliferation

[82]

SNORD17

Upregulation

P53

Promote the growth and tumorigenicity of HCC cells

[83]

SNORD105

Upregulation

unknown

Increase cell viability and motility

[84]

SNORA42

Upregulation

P53

Promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion and inhibit apoptosis

[85]

SNORD113-1

Downregulation

TGF-β、MAPK-ERK pathways

Suppress HCC tumorigenesis

[86]

ACA11

Upregulation

PI3K/AKT

Promote cell growth, migration, invasion and induce EMT process

[101]

SNORA18L5

Upregulation

P53

Promote cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis

[102]

SNORD126

Upregulation

hnRNPK, FGFR2, PI3K-AKT

Promote HCC tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo

[81]

SNORA47

Upregulation

unknown

Promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion and inhibit apoptosis

[103]

SNORD76

Upregulation

Wnt/β-catenin

Promote cell growth and induce EMT process

[104]

SNORA42

Upregulation

P53

Promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion and inhibit apoptosis

[85]

SNORA23

Downregulation

Impairing the 2′-O-ribose methylation of 28 S rRNA

Inhibit cell proliferation, migration and invasion

[105]

Ovarian cancer

SNORA72

Upregulation

Notch1/c-Myc

Induce the stemness of OC

[89]

SNORD89

Upregulation

Notch1/c-Myc

Promote cell proliferation, migration and invasion

[90]

Leukemia

SNORD114-1

Ectopically expressed at the DLK1-DIO3

Rb/p16

Implicate in the G0/G1 to S phase transition

[92]

SNORD42A

Upregulation in AML

Increase the 2′-O-methylation level of U116

Promote cell proliferation and colony-forming ability

[93]