Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Amir Safi, Mohammadreza Saberiyan, Mohammad-Javad Sanaei, Samaneh Adelian, Fateme Davarani Asl, Mahsa Zeinaly, Mahdi Shamsi, Reza Ahmadi
Summary: Metabolic reprogramming is a well-known feature of cancer, and noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been found to play a role in this process. This review focuses on the metabolism of glucose, lipids, and amino acids in cancer cells, and highlights the therapeutic potential of targeting ncRNAs in cancer treatment.
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Lukasz Pulik, Bartosz Mierzejewski, Aleksandra Sibilska, Iwona Grabowska, Maria Anna Ciemerych, Pawel Legosz, Edyta Brzoska
Summary: Heterotopic ossification is the formation of bone in non-osseous tissues, and it can be caused by genetic or non-genetic factors. TGF beta 1, BMPs, activin A, and other factors are known to induce HO. Dysregulation of noncoding RNAs may also play a role in the development of HO.
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Barbara Pardini, Mihnea P. Dragomir
Summary: The study by Zagorac et al. unveils a novel molecular mechanism in breast cancer involving SOX2, EZH2, and the long noncoding RNA SCIRT. Upregulation of SCIRT may lead to the dedifferentiation of TICs into a less tumorigenic phenotype and offer new therapeutic opportunities.
Review
Cell Biology
Ben Van Handel, Lingjun Wang, Reza Ardehali
Summary: Direct cardiac reprogramming is a novel therapy for heart regeneration by converting fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes, but it faces limitations such as low efficiency and environmental factors; studies have shown that a combination of factors in favorable conditions can enhance the efficiency and quality of reprogramming.
SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Weiwei Chen, Fei Wang, Xinyuan Yu, Jingjing Qi, Hongliang Dong, Bingjie Cui, Qian Zhang, Yan Wu, Jiajia An, Na Ni, Cuilan Liu, Yuchen Han, Shuo Zhang, Clemens A. Schmitt, Jiong Deng, Yong Yu, Jing Du
Summary: Non-coding RNA plays a crucial role in oncogenesis and stemness development in various cancers, including lung cancer. MIR31HG, a lncRNA, is significantly upregulated in lung cancer tissues and peripheral sera of patients, indicating a poor prognosis. Mechanistically, MIR31HG promotes stemness-associated malignant features of non-small cell lung cancer cells by modulating GLI2 expression via H3K4me and H3K27Ace modifications mediated by the WDR5/MLL3/P300 complex. In vivo studies showed that repression of MIR31HG attenuated tumor growth and distal organ metastasis, while its promotion encouraged cellular invasion in lung and liver tissues. Hence, MIR31HG has the potential to serve as a diagnostic indicator and therapeutic target for lung cancer patients.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Yijing Zhao, Lei Zhou, Hui Li, Tingge Sun, Xue Wen, Xueli Li, Ying Meng, Yan Li, Mengmeng Liu, Shanshan Liu, Su-Jeong Kim, Jialin Xiao, Lingyu Li, Songling Zhang, Wei Li, Pinchas Cohen, Andrew R. Hoffman, Ji-Fan Hu, Jiuwei Cui
Summary: The study revealed that in hepatoma cells, the lncRNA MALAT1 interacts with various loci on mitochondrial DNA, leading to abnormalities in mitochondrial function and subsequently impacting tumor phenotype and pathways related to cellular mitochondria. The findings suggest a critical role of MALAT1 in regulating mitochondrial metabolism and tumor metabolism reprogramming.
MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Bin Zhang, Liming Yang, Yang He, Dali Han, Peng Qi, Panfeng Shang
Summary: Bladder cancer is the most common urothelial cancer, and metabolic reprogramming is gaining attention in its development. Recent studies have shown a strong correlation between noncoding RNAs and metabolic reprogramming in bladder cancer. Noncoding RNAs can directly or indirectly regulate the expression and function of metabolic enzymes in bladder cancer cells.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Yue-Tao Tan, Jin-Fei Lin, Ting Li, Jia-Jun Li, Rui-Hua Xu, Huai-Qiang Ju
Summary: The interactions between alterations in cancer-associated energy metabolism and lncRNA-mediated posttranslational modifications play a crucial role in tumor initiation and progression. A better understanding of lncRNA-mediated cancer metabolic reprogramming can help identify new strategies for cancer diagnosis and therapy.
CANCER COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Rui Feng, Zhongxing Li, Xing Wang, Guangcheng Ge, Yuejun Jia, Dan Wu, Yali Ji, Chenghao Wang
Summary: This study found alterations in the expression levels of SNHG14, miR-211-3p, and ESM1 in bladder cancer tissues and cells. SNHG14 up-regulated ESM1 by competitively binding with miR-211-3p, affecting the biological characteristics of BCa cells.
CANCER CELL INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shaoqiang Wang, Pengfei Yi, Na Wang, Min Song, Wenhui Li, Yingying Zheng
Summary: In this study, it was found that TUG1 could inhibit apoptosis mediated by ERS by negatively regulating miR-29c-3p, while miR-29c-3p could increase ERS and decrease the level of SIRT1, resulting in injury to HK-2 cells induced by high glucose.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ying Xu, Luxi Cao, Shuiyu Ji, Wei Shen
Summary: This study explores the regulatory role of lncRNA ANRIL/miR-181b-5p/S1PR1 in ulcerative colitis (UC) and demonstrates that ANRIL silencing inhibits T cell activation through regulating the miR-181b-5p/S1PR1 pathway, contributing to the remission of UC.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ajeet P. Singh, Huacheng Luo, Meghana Matur, Melanie A. Eshelman, Karina Hamamoto, Arati Sharma, Julia Lesperance, Suming Huang
Summary: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucial roles in regulating gene expression. The interaction between HOTTIP lncRNA and miRNAs in leukemogenesis is not well understood. Research shows that HOTTIP directly controls certain miRNA genes, impacting HOX cluster miRNAs expression and promoting leukemogenesis through chromatin remodeling. Inactivation of HOTTIP or miR-196b induces apoptosis and affects FAS gene expression in AML cells.
Article
Cell Biology
Minmin Xiong, Mengshi Wu, Dan Peng, Weijun Huang, Zehong Chen, Haoxian Ke, Zewen Chen, Wu Song, Yonghua Zhao, Andy P. Xiang, Xiaomin Zhong
Summary: DANCR plays a critical role in Doxorubicin-induced apoptosis by interacting with QK to enhance the expression of MALAT1 in colorectal cancer cells. Through modulation of RNA stability, DANCR and QK jointly suppress the process of apoptosis.
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Weidun Xie, Xingjian Chen, Zetian Zheng, Fuzhou Wang, Xiaowei Zhu, Qiuzhen Lin, Yanni Sun, Ka-Chun Wong
Summary: This study presents a method called lncRNA-Top to predict lncRNA-gene regulation relationships and constructs controlled deep-learning models. Through case studies, it is found that the predictions are accurate, and additional software is provided for target candidate annotation.
Article
Cell Biology
Qian Zhang, Yun-Fei Yan, Qing Lv, You-Jie Li, Ran-Ran Wang, Guang-Bin Sun, Li Pan, Jin-Xia Hu, Ning Xie, Can Zhang, Bao-Cheng Tian, Fei Jiao, Sen Xu, Ping-Yu Wang, Shu-Yang Xie
Summary: miR-4293 plays an important role in lung carcinoma by upregulating WFDC21P expression through DCP2 regulation. The interaction between miR-4293 and WFDC21P in promoting lung carcinoma suggests potential therapeutic targets and diagnostic markers.
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Choon Boon Sim, Belinda Phipson, Mark Ziemann, Haloom Rafehi, Richard J. Mills, Kevin I. Watt, Kwaku D. Abu-Bonsrah, Ravi K. R. Kalathur, Holly K. Voges, Doan T. Dinh, Menno ter Huurne, Celine J. Vivien, Antony Kaspi, Harikrishnan Kaipananickal, Alejandro Hidalgo, Leanne M. D. Delbridge, Rebecca L. Robker, Paul Gregorevic, Cristobal G. dos Remedios, Sean Lal, Adam T. Piers, Igor E. Konstantinov, David A. Elliott, Assam El-Osta, Alicia Oshlack, James E. Hudson, Enzo R. Porrello
Summary: Using single-nucleus RNA sequencing and functional validation studies, it was found that the progesterone receptor plays a key role in guiding sex-dependent transcriptional programs and maturation processes in cardiac cells.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Richard J. Mills, Sean J. Humphrey, Patrick R. J. Fortuna, Mary Lor, Simon R. Foster, Gregory A. Quaife-Ryan, Rebecca L. Johnston, Troy Dumenil, Cameron Bishop, Rajeev Rudraraju, Daniel J. Rawle, Thuy Le, Wei Zhao, Leo Lee, Charley Mackenzie-Kludas, Neda R. Mehdiabadi, Christopher Halliday, Dean Gilham, Li Fu, Stephen J. Nicholls, Jan Johansson, Michael Sweeney, Norman C. W. Wong, Ewelina Kulikowski, Kamil A. Sokolowski, Brian W. C. Tse, Lynn Devilee, Holly K. Voges, Liam T. Reynolds, Sophie Krumeich, Ellen Mathieson, Dad Abu-Bonsrah, Kathy Karavendzas, Brendan Griffen, Drew Titmarsh, David A. Elliott, James McMahon, Andreas Suhrbier, Kanta Subbarao, Enzo R. Porrello, Mark J. Smyth, Christian R. Engwerda, Kelli P. A. MacDonald, Tobias Bald, David E. James, James E. Hudson
Summary: Cardiac injury and dysfunction in COVID-19 patients increase mortality risk. An inflammatory cytokine-storm can induce diastolic dysfunction, but BET inhibitors show promise in preventing cardiac damage and dysfunction induced by the virus.
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
James W. McNamara, Enzo R. Porrello
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
K. Watt, D. C. Henstridge, M. Ziemann, C. B. Sim, M. K. Montgomery, D. Samocha-Bonet, B. L. Parker, G. T. Dodd, S. T. Bond, T. M. Salmi, R. S. Lee, R. E. Thomson, A. Hagg, J. R. Davey, H. Qian, R. Koopman, A. El-Osta, J. R. Greenfield, M. J. Watt, M. A. Febbraio, B. G. Drew, A. G. Cox, E. R. Porrello, K. F. Harvey, P. Gregorevic
Summary: Reduced levels of Yap in muscle contribute to the development of obesity and metabolic disease, while increasing Yap abundance in skeletal muscle enhances energy expenditure and reduces adiposity in obese mice.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aowen Zhuang, Anna C. Calkin, Shannen Lau, Helen Kiriazis, Daniel G. Donner, Yingying Liu, Simon T. Bond, Sarah C. Moody, Eleanor A. M. Gould, Timothy D. Colgan, Sergio Ruiz Carmona, Michael Inouye, Thomas Q. de Aguiar Vallim, Elizabeth J. Tarling, Gregory A. Quaife-Ryan, James E. Hudson, Enzo R. Porrello, Paul Gregorevic, Xiao-Ming Gao, Xiao-Jun Du, Julie R. McMullen, Brian G. Drew
Summary: The study demonstrates the significant role of OIP5-AS1 in cardiac development and disease, with knockout of this gene leading to exacerbated heart failure in female mice. RNA-sequencing results suggest that OIP5-AS1 regulates pathways impacting mitochondrial function.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jeannette C. Hallab, Hieu T. Nim, Julian Stolper, Gulrez Chahal, Lisa Waylen, Francesca Bolk, David A. Elliott, Enzo Porrello, Mirana Ramialison
Summary: Zebrafish heart formation is a complex process that involves a tightly orchestrated gene regulatory network ensuring precise deployment of critical genes. Alterations in gene expression timing or spatial localisation can lead to heart malformations, emphasizing the importance of understanding the behavior of cardiac GRNs. Recent technical advances have allowed for systematic dissection of gene expression patterns during heart development, providing insights into congenital heart disease research.
BRIEFINGS IN FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
James R. Krycer, Mary Lor, Rebecca L. Fitzsimmons, James E. Hudson
Summary: Complex diseases are linked to changes in metabolism, and a new method using a bicarbonate-buffered well-plate platform has been developed to study and screen metabolic activity under more physiological conditions.
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Monika Mohenska, Nathalia M. Tan, Alex Tokolyi, Milena B. Furtado, Mauro W. Costa, Andrew J. Perry, Jessica Hatwell-Humble, Karel van Duijvenboden, Hieu T. Nim, Yuan M. M. Ji, Natalie Charitakis, Denis Bienroth, Francesca Bolk, Celine Vivien, Anja S. Knaupp, David R. Powell, David A. Elliott, Enzo R. Porrello, Susan K. Nilsson, Gonzalo del Monte-Nieto, Nadia A. Rosenthal, Fernando J. Rossello, Jose M. Polo, Mirana Ramialison
Summary: Researchers combined transcriptomics with 3D modelling to investigate spatial gene expression in the mammalian heart by dissecting and sequencing 18 anatomical sections of the adult mouse heart. They identified known and novel genes with complex spatial expression in heart sub-compartments, and created 3D-cardiomics for easy exploration of these data in a 3D model of the heart.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Behnam Rashidieh, Belal Shohayeb, Amanda Louise Bain, Patrick R. J. Fortuna, Debottam Sinha, Andrew Burgess, Richard Mills, Rachael C. Adams, J. Alejandro Lopez, Peter Blumbergs, John Finnie, Murugan Kalimutho, Michael Piper, James Edward Hudson, Dominic C. H. Ng, Kum Kum Khanna
Summary: CEP55 plays a critical role in embryonic development and neural development, with its defects leading to severe clinical manifestations and perinatal lethality. It regulates neural development through the Akt pathway and downstream effector Gsk3 beta, and plays a crucial role in cilia formation.
Article
Biology
Hiroko Katsuno-Kambe, Jessica L. Teo, Robert J. Ju, James Hudson, Samantha J. Stehbens, Alpha S. Yap
Summary: The study found that collagen 1 polarization can stimulate regional cell proliferation, leading to symmetry breaking and elongation. This process requires the involvement of beta 1-integrin and ERK signaling. Collagen polarization supports elongation of epithelial anlage and may provide a lasting structural memory.
Article
Immunology
Shicheng Sun, Jacky Y. Li, Hieu T. Nim, Adam Piers, Mirana Ramialison, Enzo R. Porrello, Igor E. Konstantinov, Andrew G. Elefanty, Edouard G. Stanley
Summary: This study reveals that human thymic epithelial cells have a hybrid gene expression program of both epithelial and mesenchymal elements. Additionally, it provides a basis for further exploration of thymus development using primary tissues and in vitro differentiation of pluripotent stem cells.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Neda R. R. Mehdiabadi, Choon Boon Sim, Belinda Phipson, Ravi K. R. Kalathur, Yuliangzi Sun, Celine J. J. Vivien, Menno ter Huurne, Adam T. T. Piers, James E. E. Hudson, Alicia Oshlack, Robert G. G. Weintraub, Igor E. E. Konstantinov, Nathan J. J. Palpant, David A. A. Elliott, Enzo R. R. Porrello
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Aleksandra Boikova, Megan J. Bywater, Gregory A. Quaife-Ryan, Jasmin Straube, Lucy Thompson, Camilla Ascanelli, Trevor D. Littlewood, Gerard I. Evan, James E. Hudson, Catherine H. Wilson
Summary: The study reveals that Myc and HRas can cooperate to induce proliferation in adult mammalian cardiomyocytes, but the activity of HRas also leads to cell death, limiting its potential as a regenerative therapeutic target.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Biology
Jeffrey Molendijk, Ronnie Blazev, Richard J. Mills, Yaan-Kit Ng, Kevin Watt, Daryn Chau, Paul Gregorevic, Peter J. Crouch, James B. W. Hilton, Leszek Lisowski, Peixiang Zhang, Karen Reue, Aldons J. Lusis, James E. Hudson, David E. James, Marcus M. Seldin, Benjamin L. Parker
Summary: By conducting proteomic analysis and correlation network analysis, multiple regulators of muscle function were identified, providing new insights for improving muscle function.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Menno ter Huurne, Benjamin L. Parker, Ning Qing Liu, Elizabeth Ling Qian, Celine Vivien, Kathy Karavendzas, Richard J. Mills, Jennifer T. Saville, Dad Abu-Bonsrah, Andrea F. Wise, James E. Hudson, Andrew S. Talbot, Patrick F. Finn, Paolo G. V. Martini, Maria Fuller, Sharon D. Ricardo, Kevin I. Watt, Kathy M. Nicholls, Enzo R. Porrello, David A. Elliott
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) treatment for Fabry disease and validated it using a human cardiac model generated from induced pluripotent stem cells. The results showed that modRNA treatment restored α-Galactosidase A enzyme activity and reduced glycosphingolipid accumulation, demonstrating its therapeutic potential.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
(2023)