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Table 1 Exosomal long RNA species in cancer biology

From: The decade of exosomal long RNA species: an emerging cancer antagonist

Long RNA Species

Cancer Type

Biological Function

Mechanism

Refs

mRNA

ZEB1 mRNA

Non-small cell lung cancer

Transfer mesenchymal and chemoresistant phenotypes

Transfer of ZEB1 mRNA

[62]

EGFRvIII mRNA

Glioblastoma

Diagnosis biomarkers

Unknown

[6]

hTERT mRNA

Prostate cancer

Diagnosis biomarkers

Unknown

[53]

KRTAP5–4 and MAGEA3

Colorectal adenoma

Diagnosis biomarkers

Unknown

[11]

Annexin 2, Smad2, P27, MTAP, CIP4, and PEDF

Osteosarcoma

Biomarkers to classify osteosarcoma with different chemosensitivities

Unknown

[63]

lncRNA

Lnc-H19

Liver cancer

Promote angiogenesis

Increase the expression of VEGF, VEGFA, and ICAM

[43]

lnc-CCAT2

Glioma

Promote angiogenesis and tumor progression

Activate VEGFA/ TGFβ and decrease apoptosis

[74]

Linc-POU3F3

Glioma

Promote angiogenesis

Increase the expression of bFGF, bFGFR, VEGFA, and Angio

[75]

Lnc-HULC

Pancreatic cancer

Promote invasion and metastasis

Inhibit E-cadherin mRNA expression and promote Snail and vimentin expression

[76]

lncRNA-zfas1

Gastric cancer

Diagnosis biomarkers

Unknown

[77]

LINC-ROR

HCC

Enhance drug resistance

Elevate TGF-β level

[80]

Lnc-VLDLR

HCC

Enhance drug resistance

Strengthening ABCG2 expression to promote drug excretion from the cytoplasm

[81]

lncARSR

Renal cancer

Enhance drug resistance

Act as a ceRNA for miR-34 and miR-449

[82]

lncRNA-UCA1

Breast cancer

Enhance drug resistance

Decrease apoptosis

[83]

lncRNA-p21

Prostate cancer

Suppress cancer initiation

Suppress genes regulated by p53

[88, 89]

HOTAIR

Urothelial bladder cancer

Facilitate tumor initiation and progression

Regulate EMT associated genes

[90]

MALAT1

Cervical cancer

Facilitate tumor progression

Modulate EMT

[91]

MEG3A

Cervical cancer

Inhibit cell proliferation

Activate cell cycle arrest and apoptosis

[91]

LINC00152

Gastric cancer

Diagnosis biomarkers

Unknown

[92]

lncRNA-CRNDE-h

Colon cancer

Diagnosis biomarkers

Unknown

[93]

circRNA

Circ-CDYL

Liver cancer

Promote angiogenesis

Unknown

[8]

Circ-KLDHC10

Colon cancer

Diagnosis biomarkers

Unknown

[8]

CircFAT1

Colon cancer

Diagnosis biomarkers

Asssociated with the mutant KRAS

[115]

CircRTN4

Colon cancer

Diagnosis biomarkers

Asssociated with the mutant KRAS

[115]