Review
Cell Biology
Jihui Lee, Hara Kang
Summary: Sarcopenia is an age-related disease that can be regulated by alterations in the expression levels of non-coding RNAs, leading to muscle atrophy and dysfunction. Exercise can affect the expression patterns of non-coding RNAs involved in sarcopenia.
Review
Oncology
Gaurav Kumar Pandey, Chandrasekhar Kanduri
Summary: This article reviews the functional role and potential therapeutic applications of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in tumor development and discusses the extent of their decisive contribution to cancer development.
Article
Plant Sciences
Marianne C. Kramer, Hee Jong Kim, Kyle R. Palos, Benjamin A. Garcia, Eric Lyons, Mark A. Beilstein, Andrew D. L. Nelson, Brian D. Gregory
Summary: This article investigates a previously unstudied group of lncRNAs, lncCOBRA, and demonstrates that one member, lncCOBRA1, shows tissue and developmental specific expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. It is shown that plants lacking lncCOBRA1 exhibit delayed germination and stunted growth, indicating the important role of lncCOBRA1 in plant development.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Zhuo Zhang, Sophia Shi, Jingxia Li, Max Costa
Summary: Most transcripts from human genomes are non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) divided into long (lncRNAs) and small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs). Maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) is a lncRNA that functions as a tumor suppressor and is downregulated in various cancers. Heavy metals like hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), arsenic, nickel, and cadmium are human carcinogens that can cause lung cancer. In vitro studies have shown that chronic exposure to these metals can transform normal cells into cancer cells, and MEG3 plays a role in suppressing this transformation.
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Chhavi Choudhary, Shivasmi Sharma, Keshav Kumar Meghwanshi, Smit Patel, Prachi Mehta, Nidhi Shukla, Duy Ngoc Do, Subhash Rajpurohit, Prashanth Suravajhala, Jayendra Nath Shukla
Summary: Long-non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcripts of more than 200 nucleotides without protein-coding potential, and while their functions in insects are not well understood, they are believed to play important roles in insect development and regulation. Studies have shown that lncRNAs are involved in various aspects of insect biology, and their regulatory roles are gaining attention in both animals and plants.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lei Shi, Peter Magee, Matteo Fassan, Sudhakar Sahoo, Hui Sun Leong, Dave Lee, Robert Sellers, Laura Brulle-Soumare, Stefano Cairo, Tiziana Monteverde, Stefano Volinia, Duncan D. Smith, Gianpiero Di Leva, Francesca Galuppini, Athanasios R. Paliouras, Kang Zeng, Raymond O'Keefe, Michela Garofalo
Summary: This study reveals the role of KIMAT1 in maintaining KRAS signaling in lung cancer progression, suggesting that targeting it may be a strategy to prevent KRAS-induced tumorigenesis.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Zhaobo Zhang, Sishi Zhang, Guoshuai Wang, Siyu Feng, Kexin Han, Limei Han, Liping Han
Summary: Marek's disease virus (MDV) causes Marek's disease (MD), which involves highly infectious tumor lesions. Noncoding RNAs play a significant role in the pathogenesis of MD, with specific miRNAs and lncRNAs participating in various cellular processes.
RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Negin Soghli, Tooba Yousefi, Maryam Abolghasemi, Durdi Qujeq
Summary: The incidence of cancer is increasing globally, with long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) playing a key role in regulating biological functions by controlling gene expressions. The highly conserved lncRNA NORAD is crucial for genome stability and dysregulated in various types of cancers, affecting processes such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and metastasis. This review provides insights into the role of lncRNA NORAD in different human cancers, offering directions for future research.
Article
Biology
Adam J. Trewin, Jessica Silver, Hayley T. Dillon, Paul A. Della Gatta, Lewan Parker, Danielle S. Hiam, Yin Peng Lee, Mark Richardson, Glenn D. Wadley, Severine Lamon
Summary: The study found that lncRNA Tug 1 is upregulated in human skeletal muscle after a single session of exercise. Tug 1 regulates transcriptional networks associated with mitochondrial calcium handling, muscle differentiation, and myogenesis.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jun Yang, Manlong Qi, Xiang Fei, Xia Wang, Kefeng Wang
Summary: X-inactive specific transcript (XIST) is a crucial long non-coding RNA derived from the XIST gene in mammals, and it is abnormally expressed in numerous tumors where it acts as an oncogene. This review analyzes recent studies on the impact of XIST in human tumor development, aiming to clarify the pathologic mechanisms and provide a novel direction for further study.
MOLECULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Alina Catalina Palcau, Renata Brandi, Nikolay Hristov Mehterov, Claudio Botti, Giovanni Blandino, Claudio Pulito
Summary: Breast cancer remains a leading cause of mortality among women globally. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), characterized by the absence of molecular targets, poses the greatest challenge as an aggressive and orphan malignancy. Non-coding RNAs, with their involvement in various cellular processes including cancer, offer potential opportunities as therapeutic targets and biomarkers in TNBC. This review focuses on the oncogenic or oncosuppressor roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs) in TNBC, highlighting their mechanisms of action and potential applications in non-coding RNA-based therapeutics.
Review
Plant Sciences
K. Bharathan Sruthi, Athira Menon, P. Akash, Eppurath Soniya
Summary: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides without coding potential. Recent research shows that lncRNAs can code for micropeptides, which are generated from small open reading frames (smORFs) and found in short mRNAs and non-coding RNAs. Although micropeptides play critical roles in plant development and stress, only a few functions have been verified so far.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Nikita Telkar, Greg L. Stewart, Michelle E. Pewarchuk, David E. Cohn, Wendy P. Robinson, Wan L. Lam
Summary: The placenta, as a vital organ formed during pregnancy, plays a crucial role as the interface between the mother and fetus. Gene expression in the placenta is finely tuned, with small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) playing an important role in gene repression and maintaining healthy organ function.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Juan Antonio Moreno, Eya Hamza, Melania Guerrero-Hue, Sandra Rayego-Mateos, Cristina Garcia-Caballero, Mercedes Vallejo-Mudarra, Laurent Metzinger, Valerie Metzinger-Le Meuth
Summary: Recent genomic research has uncovered a previously underestimated level of transcription within the genome, particularly involving long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and their role in gene regulation. Understanding the intricate crosstalk between lncRNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs), and messenger RNAs (mRNAs) presents a significant challenge in modern molecular biology. Additionally, lncRNAs are emerging as potential prognostic biomarkers for both acute and chronic kidney diseases, with therapeutic opportunities being explored through targeting lncRNAs with antisense oligonucleotides.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lin Yu, Tengda Huang, Xinyu Qi, Jingsu Yu, Tian Wu, Zupeng Luo, Lei Zhou, Yixing Li
Summary: lncRNAs involved in nodule senescence were identified in Medicago truncatula, and were found to be associated with transposable elements and play a key role in substance transport.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)