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. | |
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. | |
MELOE-1 | 46 | Meloe | Melanoma | MELOE1 is involved in tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte. | [135] |