The significance of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the development and progression of human cancers has attracted increasing attention in recent years of investigations. Having versatile interactions and diverse functions, lncRNAs can act as oncogenes or tumor-suppressors to actively regulate cell proliferation, survival, stemness, drug resistance, invasion and metastasis. LINC00467, an oncogenic member of long intergenic non-coding RNAs, is upregulated in numerous malignancies and its high expression is often related to poor clinicopathological features. LINC00467 facilitates the progression of cancer via sponging tumor-suppressive microRNAs, inhibiting cell death cascade, modulating cell cycle controllers, and regulating signalling pathways including AKT, STAT3, NF-κB and Wnt/β-catenin. A growing number of studies have revealed that LINC00467 may serve as a novel prognostic biomarker and its inhibitory targeting has a valuable therapeutic potential to suppress the malignant phenotypes of cancer cells. In the present review, we discuss the importance of LINC00467 and provide a comprehensive collection of its functions and molecular mechanisms in a variety of cancer types.

Department of Cell Biology Faculty of Science Charles University Prague 12800 Czech Republic

Department of Medical Genetics Institute of Medical Biotechnology National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Shahrak e Pajoohesh km 15 Tehran Karaj Highway Tehran 14965 161 Iran

Division of Genetics Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology Faculty of Biological Science and Technology University of Isfahan HezarJarib Street Isfahan 81746 73441 Iran

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