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Table 1 Tumor and nontumor derived EV cargoes affecting tumor progression

From: The role of extracellular vesicles in circulating tumor cell-mediated distant metastasis

EV Source

Cargo

Pathway

Effect

Reference

CRC cell

miR-4299

Regulate target gene ZBTB4

Promote tumor proliferation and metastasis

Wu et al. (2023) [21]

 

miR-224-5p

Downregulate CMTM4

Promote tumor progression

Wu et al. (2022) [22]

 

miR-361-3p

Target TRAF3-mediated noncanonical NF-kB pathway

Promote tumor progression and proliferation

Li et al. (2021) [23]

 

circPACRGL

Via miR-142-3p/miR-506-3p-TGF-β1 axis

Promote tumor progression

Shang et al. (2020) [24]

Gastric cancer cell

c-Myc

Via the KCNQ1OT1/miR-556-3p/CLIC1 axis

Promote tumor growth and metastasis

Li et al. (2022) [25]

 

TGF-β

Via the TGF-β/Smad pathway

Promote tumor growth

Gu et al. (2012) [26]

HCC cell

lncRNA SNHG16

Via the miR-942-3p/MMP9 axis

Promote tumor metastasis

Xu et al. (2023) [27]

Lung cancer cell

PKM2

Via the AMPK pathway

Promote tumor progression

Zhou et al. (2022) [28]

Lung adenocarcinoma cell

circRAPGEF5

Via miR-1236-3p/ZEB1 axis

Promote the proliferation and metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma

Zhou et al. (2022) [29]

 

miR-31-5p

Decrease SATB2 expression and increase MEK/ERK pathway activity

Promote tumor progression

Yu et al. (2021) [30]

TNBC cell

EphA2

Downregulate ZO-1 and activated the RhoA pathway in endothelial cells

Promote tumor metastasis

Liu et al. (2023) [31]

Renal cell carcinoma cell

lncRNA MALAT1

Regulate transcription factor ETS1 and affect TFCP2L1 activity

Promote the invasion and migration of renal cell carcinoma

Jin et al. (2021) [32]

Glioma cell

WT1

Via EV-mediated WT1-Thbs1 intercellular regulatory pathway

Promote tumor progression

Tsutsui et al. (2020) [33]

 

miR-3184-3p

Promote M2 macrophage polarization

Promote tumor progression

Xu et al. (2022) [34]

 

SBSN

Activate the NF-κB pathway

Promote tumor progression

Chen et al. (2022) [35]

Glioblastoma cell

VEGF-A

Interrupt the expression of claudin-5 and occludin

Promote tumor progression

Zhao et al. (2018) [36]

Pancreatic cancer cell

FGD5-AS1

Lead to M2 macrophage polarization

Promote tumor progression

He et al. (2022) [37]

 

circPDK1

Sponge miR-628-3p to activate the BPTF/c-myc axis

Promote tumor progression

Lin et al. (2022) [38]

BC cell

miR-1910-3p

Target MTMR3 and activate the NF-κB signaling pathway

Promote tumor progression

Wang et al. (2020) [39]

Prostatic cancer cell

circFMN2

Via repression of KLF2/RNF128

Promote the proliferation, invasion and migration of prostatic cancer

Huang et al. (2023) [40]

Ovarian cancer cell

miR-106a-5p

Target KLF6

Promote the proliferation and metastasis of ovarian cancer

Zheng et al. (2022) [41]

 

miR-205

Target VEGFA

Promote the proliferation, invasion and migration of ovarian cancer

Wang et al. (2019) [42]

Cervical cancer cell

miR-423-3p

Suppress macrophage M2 polarization

Inhibit the progression of cervical cancer

Yan et al. (2022) [43]

Endometrial cancer cell

LGALS3BP

Activate the PI3K/AKT/VEGFA signaling pathway

Promote the proliferation and migration of endometrial cancer

Song et al. (2021) [44]

CAFs*

miR-181b-3p

Regulate SNX2 expression

Promote the proliferation and migration of CRC

Jiang et al. (2022) [45]

 

miR-625-3p

Inhibit the CELF2/WWOX pathway

Promote the progression of CRC

Zhang et al. (2022) [46]

 

miR-1290

Target GSK3β

Promote the growth and metastasis of prostate cancer

Wang et al. (2022) [47]

 

miR-18b

Regulate TCEAL7

Promote the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer

Yan et al. (2021) [48]

 

circEIF3K

Via miR-214/PD-L1 axis

Promote the progression of CRC

Yang et al. (2021) [49]

 

LncRNA LINC00659

Via miR-342-3p/ANXA2 axis

Promote the proliferation and migration of CRC

Zhou et al. (2021) [50]

MSCs*

miR-598

Target THBS2

Inhibit the proliferation and migration of NSCLC

Li et al. (2023) [51]

 

miR-100

Via the miR-100/mTOR/miR-143 axis

Inhibit the progression of CRC

Jahangiri et al. (2022) [52]

 

miR-744-5p

Inhibit M2 polarization of macrophages

Inhibit the progression of glioma

Liu et al. (2022) [53]

 

miR-503-3p

Downregulate MEST

Inhibit the progression of human endometrial cancer

Pan et al. (2022) [54]

 

miR-199a

Downregulate AGAP2

Inhibit the progression of glioma

Yu et al. (2019) [55]

 

miR-1587

Downregulate the tumor-suppressor NCOR1

Promote the growth and proliferation of glioma

Figueroa et al. (2017) [56]

BMSCs*

LncRNA XIST

Via the miR-655/ACLY signal

Promote the growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma

Zhu et al. (2022) [57]

 

NEAT1

Induce M2 macrophage polarization

Promote the progression of melanoma

Yang et al. (2022) [58]

 

miR-342-3p

Inhibit the INHBA/IL13Rα2 axis

Inhibit the growth and metastasis of breast cancer

Liu et al. (2022) [59]

 

miR-328-3p

Inhibit the Hippo pathway

Promote the progression of lung cancer

Liu et al. (2021) [60]

 

miR-144

Downregulate CCNE1 and CCNE2

Inhibit the progression of NSCLC

Liang et al. (2020) [61]

 

miR-205

Inhibit RHPN2

Inhibit the progression of prostate cancer

Jiang et al. (2019) [62]

TAM

miR-95

Bind to downstream target gene JunB

Promote the proliferation and invasion of prostate cancer

Guan et al. (2020) [63]

Platelets*

ITGβ3

Inhibit ferroptosis

Promote the metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Li et al. (2022) [64]

 

miR-24

Target mitochondrial mt-Nd2 and Snora75

Suppress solid tumor growth

Michael et al. (2017) [65]

 

miR-223

Target tumor suppressor EPB41L3

Promote the invasion of lung cancer

Liang et al. (2015) [66]

NK cell*

miR-let-7b-5p

Target the cell cycle regulator CDK6

Inhibit the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells

Di Pace et al. (2023) [67]

 

miR-186

Induce inhibition of TGFβ signaling

Inhibit the growth of neuroblastoma

Neviani et al. (2019) [68]

CD8+ T* cell

miR-765

Suppress PLP2 expression

Inhibit the progression of uterine corpus endometrial cancer (UCEC)

Zhou et al. (2021) [69]

  1. CRC: colorectal cancer; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer; TNBC: triple-negative breast cancer; BC: breast cancer; CAFs: cancer-associated fibroblasts; MSCs: mesenchymal stem cells; BMSCs: bone marrow mesenchymal cells; TAM: tumor-associated macrophages; *: nontumor derived