简介:MicroRNAs(miRNAs)aresmall,non-codingsingle-strandedRNAsthatcanmodulatetargetgeneexpressionatposttranscriptionallevelandparticipateincellproliferation,differentiation,andapoptosis.Tcellshaveimportantfunctionsinacquiredimmuneresponse;miRNAsregulatethisimmuneresponsebytargetingthemRNAsofgenesinvolvedinTcelldevelopment,proliferation,differentiation,andfunction.Forinstance,miR-181familymembersfunctioninprogressionbytargetingBcl2andCD69,amongothers.MiR-17tomiR-92clustersfunctionbybindingtoCREB1,PTEN,andBim.ConsideringthatthesuppressionofTcell-mediatedimmuneresponsesagainsttumorcellsisinvolvedincancerprogression,weshouldinvestigatethemechanismbywhichmiRNAregulatesTcellstodevelopnewapproachesforcancertreatment.