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. 2021 May 12;14:77. doi: 10.1186/s13045-021-01088-0

Table 1.

Signaling pathway and role of lncRNA-target genes in brain tumors

lncRNA Target Signaling pathway Activity Reference
PVT1 miR-128-3p BMP pathway Promote tumorigenesis and progression [91]
miR-186 Promote cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis [86]
miR-200a Promote cell proliferation and invasion [87]
miR-424 Promote cell viability, migration invasion and tumor growth [88]
miR-140-5p Promote cell proliferation, invasion, and aerobic glycolysis [89]
miR-190a-5p/MEF2C Promote malignant behaviors [90]
miR-488-3p/MEF2C
CASC2 miR-181a PTEN and Akt pathway Inhibit cell growth and resistance to TMZ [27]
miR-193a-5p mTOR pathway Promote TMZ cytotoxicity through autophagy inhibition [28]
Wnt/β-catenin pathway Inhibit cell proliferation, migration, and invasion [62]
miR-21 Inhibit cell proliferation, migration and invasion and promote apoptosis [92]
ZFAS1 Notch pathway Promote progression via regulating EMT [96]
miR-150-5p Promote progression [94]
miR-432-5p Promote viability and promote cisplatin cytotoxicity [95]
DANCR Wnt/β-catenin pathway Promote progression through activation EMT [63]

miR-33a-5p

miR-33b-5p

miR-1-3p

miR-206

miR-613a

PI3K/Akt/NF-κB pathway Promote cisplatin resistance in vitro and in vivo [34]
miR-634/RAB1A Promote progression [97]
miR-135a-5p/BMI1 Promote proliferation, migration, and invasion [99]
HULC ESM-1 PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway Promote angiogenesis by regulated ESM-1 [36]
SNHG16 miR-4518/PRMT5 PI3K/Akt pathway Inhibit apoptosis and promote tumorigenesis via upregulating PRMT5 [37]
miR-373/EGFR PI3K/Akt pathway Promote tumorigenesis via releasing EGFR [38]
miR-20a-5p/E2F1 Promote malignancy through increase E2F1 [100]
CRNDE miR-136-5p/Bcl-2, Wnt2 PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway Promote malignancy via inhibiting Bcl-2 and Wnt2 [41]
P70S6K mTOR pathway Promote cell growth and invasion via increasing phosphorylation of P70S6K [42]
miR-348/PIWIL4 Promote malignant progression via enhancing PIWIL4 [101]
miR-186 Promote cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and tumor growth by inhibiting apoptosis [102]
HOTAIR miR326/FGF1 PI3K/Akt and MEK1/2 pathway Promote apoptosis and cell cycle via inhibiting FGF1 [45]
PRC2 Promote cell cycle progression via interacting PRC2 [103]
VEGFA Promote angiogenesis via increasing VEGFA [104]
miR-126-5p/GLS Promote progression via regulating GLS [105]
miR-148-3p Inhibit malignant biological behaviors [106]
miR-141/SKA2 Promote progression and tumor growth [107]
miR-148-3p/USF1 Inhibit BTB permeability via promoting USF1 [108]
BRD4 Promote proliferation by regulation of BRD4 [109]
H19 NF-κB pathway Promote TMZ resistance [117]
Wnt/β-catenin pathway Promote proliferation, migration, and invasion [69]
Wnt/β-catenin pathway Promote TMZ resistance through suppressed EMT [70]
miR-152 Promote proliferation and invasion [110]
miR-140/iASPP Promote proliferation and invasion by targeting iASPP [111]
miR-675 Promote proliferation, migration invasion and tumor growth [66, 68, 112, 113]
miR-29a/VASH2 Promote angiogenesis [114]
miR-138/HIF-1α Promote proliferation, migration, invasion, and angiogenesis by targeting HIF-1α [115]
miR-130a-3p/SOX4 Promote migration, invasion and EMT via regulating SOX4 [116]
XIST miR-126/IRS1 PI3K/Akt pathway Promote cell growth, glucose metabolism and tumor growth via regulating IRS1 [48]
miR-429 Promote angiogenesis and tumorigenicity [118]
miR-29c/SP1/MGMT Promote proliferation and TMZ resistance through the DNA mismatch repair pathway [119]
miR-137/Rac1 Promote progression by upregulated Rac1 [120]
miR-137/FOXC1/ZO-2 Inhibit BTB permeability and promote angiogenesis by increasing FOXC1 and ZO-2 [121]
miR-152 Promote progression and decrease apoptosis [122]
NEAT1 EGFR Wnt/β-catenin pathway Promote progression and tumorigenesis through EGFR [76]
miR-449b-5p/c-Met Promote pathogenesis by upregulated c-Met [123]
miR-let-7e/NRAS Promote proliferation migration and invasion while inhibit apoptosis by upregulated NRAS [124]
miR-132/SOX2 Promote migration and invasion through upregulation of SOX2 [125]
miR-107/CDK6, 14 Promote malignant progression by promoted CDK6, 14 [126, 127]
miR-181-5p/SOX5 Inhibit BTB permeability via upregulating SOX5 [128]
MALAT1 WIF1 Non-canonical Wnt pathway Promote migration via regulating of WIF1 [77]
ERK/MAPK pathway Inhibit proliferation and invasion [55, 56]
miR-199a/ZHX1 Promote proliferation and progression by increase ZHX1 [129]
miR-129/SOX2 Promote tumorigenesis via facilitating of SOX2 [130]
miR-101 Promote progression and TMZ resistance [131133]
miR-203 Promote TMZ resistance [134]
miR-155/FBXW7 Inhibit cell viability by upregulated FBXW7 [135]
MATN1-AS1 RELA MAPK pathway Inhibit cell proliferation and invasion through the apoptosis [57]
miR-200b/c/429/CHD1 Promote glioma progression [136]
TPTEP1 miR-106a-5p P38 MAPK pathway Inhibit stemness and radio resistance [59]
CCAT2 miR-424/VEGFA PI3K/Akt pathway Promote proliferation and angiogenesis via increasing VEGFA [50]
Wnt/β-catenin pathway Promote proliferation, migration, cell cycle and tumorigenesis [78]
miR-424/Chk1 Promote chemodrug resistance by upregulated Chk1 [137]
Promote angiogenesis and inhibit endothelial cell apoptosis through release CCAT2-enriched exosomes [169]
PGM5-AS1 risk-related genes Regulate several prognostic immune-related mRNA [147]
ST20-AS1
AGAP2-AS1
MIR155HG
SNHG8 protective genes Regulate several prognostic immune-related mRNA
LINC00937
TUGI
MAPKAPK5-AS1
HCG18
AK098425 protein coding gene Associate immune-related biological immunity [150]
AL833059
AK056155
CR613436
AC005013.5 protein coding gene Associate immune-related biological process and pathway [151]
UBE2R2-AS1
RP11-89C21.2
AC073115.6
XLOC-004803
HOTAIRM1 miR-129-5p Promote malignancy and relate immune activation [152]
POU3F3 Promote angiogenesis and release POU3F3-enriched exosomes [165]
SBF2-AS1 miR-151a-3p Promote TMZ resistance and secret SBF2-AS1-enriched exosomes [168]
ATB miR-204-3p Promote cell activation and invasion through release ATB-enriched exosomes [171]