Table 3 lncRNA-encoded micropeptides in cancer.

From: Long non-coding RNA-encoded micropeptides: functions, mechanisms and implications

Peptide name

Size (aa)

LncRNA

Cancer type

Function and Mechanism

Ref.

HOXB-AS3 peptide

53

HOXB-AS3

Colorectal cancer

Suppress cell growth by inhibition of glucose metabolism reprogramming in colon cancer.

[10]

pep-AP

37

Lnc-AP

Colorectal cancer

Attenuate the pentose phosphate pathway, NADPH/NADP+ and glutathione levels and causing ROS accumulation, sensitize colorectal cancer cells to Oxaliplatin via binding to TALDO1.

[62]

FORCP

79

LINC00675

Colorectal cancer

Inhibit proliferation, clonogenicity and tumorigenesis.

[126]

RBRP

71

LINC00266-1

Colorectal cancer

Bind to m6A reader IGF2BP1 and strengthen MYC stability, thereby promoting tumorigenesis.

[63]

ASAP

94

LINC00467

Colorectal cancer

Increase ATP synthase activity and mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate by interaction with ATP5A and ATP5C.

[11]

SRSP

130

LOC90024

Colorectal cancer

Facilitate of the splicing factor SRSF3 binds to exon 3 of Sp4 to produce a long Sp4 isoform, eventually promoting CRC tumorigenesis and progression.

[127]

UBAP1-AST6 peptide

-

UBAP1-AST6

Lung cancer

Enforced UBAP1-AST6 peptide promotes cell growth, whereas UBAP1-AST6 KO inhibits cell proliferation and clone formation.

[64]

DLX6-AS1 ORF

-

DLX6-AS1

Non-small cell lung cancer

Promote cell proliferation, migration and invasion by activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

[65]

CASIMO1

10

NR_029453

Breast cancer

Stimulate cell growth by interaction with SQLE and upregulation of ERK phosphorylation.

[68]

PACMP

44

CTD-2256P15.2

Breast cancer

Prevent CtIP from KLHL15-mediated ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation, promote DNA damage-triggered PARylation.

[69]

ASRPS

60

LINC00908

Breast cancer

Decrease of VEGF level via inhibiting STAT3 phosphorylation, eventually repressing tumorigenesis.

[66]

XBP1SBM

21

MLLT4-AS1

Breast cancer

Improve Gln levels, promote angiogenesis and metastasis in TNBC.

[128]

CIP2A-BP

52

LINC00665

Breast cancer

Bind CIP2A to replace PP2A’s B56γ subunit, consequently enhancing PP2A activity and inhibiting PI3K/AKT/NFκB pathway.

[67]

KRASIM

99

NCBP2-AS2

Hepatocellular carcinoma

KRASIM decreases the KRAS protein level, resulting in the inhibition of ERK signaling activity and cell growth and proliferation.

[129]

C20orf204-189AA

189

LINC00176

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Enhance cell proliferation and ribosomal RNA transcription via interaction with nucleolin in HCC.

[71]

SMIM30

59

LINC00998

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Induction of anchoring of SRC/YES1 membrane and activation of MAPK pathway.

[73]

STMP1

47

C7orf73

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Promote mitochondrial fission via increasing dynamin-related protein 1, enhance cell migration via interaction with MYH9; promote the G1/S transition and CCNE2, CDK2, and E2F1 by strengthening mitochondrial complex IV activity.

[57, 58]

AC115619-22aa

22

AC115619

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Repress HCC progression via the interaction with WTAP and impedes the assembly of the m6A methyltransferase complex.

[75]

JunBP

174

LINC02551

Hepatocellular carcinoma

JunBP increases phosphorylation of c-Jun and enhances SMAD3 expression.

[130]

PINT87aa

87

LINC-PINT

Hepatocellular carcinoma

PINT87aa induces cell cycle arrest and cellular senescence by directly binding to FOXM1.

[131]

PINT87aa

87

LINC-PINT

Glioblastoma

PINT87aa directly interacts with PAF1c and inhibits the transcriptional elongation of multiple oncogenes.

[132]

MP31

31

PTEN uORF

Glioblastoma

MP31 inhibits lysosome function and blocks lysosome fusion with mitophagosomes by competing with V-ATPase A1.

[79]

APPLE

90

AHS1L-AS1

Acute myeloid leukemia

Promote PABPC1-eIF4G interaction, mRNA looping and enhance translation via interaction with eIF4F.

[76]

YY1BM

21

LINC00278

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Inhibit the interaction between YY1 and AR, thereby decreasing expression of eEF2K through the AR pathway.

[39]

MIAC

51

AC025154.2

Renal cell carcinoma

Inhibit the proliferation and migration capacity by binding to AQP2 protein and inhibiting EREG/EGFR expression.

[77]

TINCR

120

Tincr

Squamous cell carcinoma

Low expressed in SCC and enforced TINCR represses cell and tumor growth.

[78]

NOBODY

71

LINC01420

Cancer-related

NoBody localizes to P-bodies and interacts with mRNA decapping proteins to participate in mRNA turnover and nonsense-mediated decay, and influences nasopharyngeal carcinoma invasion and metastasis.

[133, 134]

MELOE-1

46

Meloe

Melanoma

MELOE1 is involved in tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte.

[135]

  1. m6A N6-methyladenosine, ORF Open reading frame, HOXB-AS3 HOXB cluster antisense RNA 3, FORCP FOXA1-Regulated Conserved Small Protein, RBRP RNA-binding regulatory peptide, ASAP ATP synthase-associated peptide, SRSP serine- and arginine-rich splicing factor 3, DLX6-AS1 distal-less homeobox 6 antisense 1, CASIMO1 Cancer-Associated Small Integral Membrane Open reading frame 1, PACMP PAR-amplifying and CtIP-maintaining micropeptide, ASRPS a small regulatory peptide of STAT3, XBP1SBM XBP1s binding micropeptide, CIP2A-BP CIP2A binding peptide, KRASIM KRAS interaction micropeptide, SMIM30 small integral membrane protein 30, STMP1 short transmembrane protein 1, JunBP Jun binding micropeptide, PINT p53-induced transcript, PAF1c polymerase associated factor complex, APPLE a peptide located in ER, YY1BM Yin Yang 1-binding micropeptide, AR androgen receptor, MIAC micropeptide inhibiting actin cytoskeleton, TINCR Terminal differentiation-Induced Non-Coding RNA, MP31 a micropeptide encoded by the uORF of PTEN, uORF upstream open reading frame, PTEN phosphatase and tensin homolog, NOBODY non-annotated P-body dissociating polypeptide, MELOE melanoma-overexpressed antigen.