简介:AsanewlydiscoveredtypeofRNA,circularRNAs(circRNAs)arewidespreadthroughouttheeukaryoticgenome.TheexpressionofcircRNAsisregulatedbybothcis-elementsandtrans-factors,andtheexpressionpatternofcircRNAsiscelltype-anddiseasespecific.Similartoothertypesofnon-codingRNAs,functionsofcircRNAsarealsoversatile.CircRNAshavebeenreportedpreviouslytofunctionasmicroRNA(miRNA)sponges,proteinsponges,codingRNAsorscaffoldsforproteincomplexes.Recently,severalcircRNAshavebeenreportedtoplayimportantrolesinhumanmalignancies,includingglioma.Here,wereviewedseveralreportsrelatedtocircRNAsandglioma,aswellasthepotentialdiagnosticandtherapeuticapplicationsofcircRNAsinbraincancer.Ingeneral,somecircRNAs,suchascircSMARCA5andcircCFH,arefoundtobeexpressedinagliomaspecificpattern,thesecircRNAsmaybeusedastumorbiomarkers.Inaddition,somecircRNAshavebeenfoundtoplayoncogenicrolesinglioma(e.g.,circNFIXandcircNT5E),whereasothershavebeenreportedtofunctionastumorsuppressors(e.g.,circFBXW7andcircSHPRH).Furthermore,circRNAisagoodtoolforproteinexpressionbecauseofitshigherstabilitycomparedtolinearRNAs.Thus,circRNAsmayalsobeanidealchoiceforgene/proteindeliveryinfuturebraincancertherapies.TherearesomechallengesincircRNAresearchingliomaandotherdiseases.ResearchrelatedtocircRNAsingliomaiscomparativelynewandmanymysteriesremaintobesolved.
简介:AIM:ToscreenmicroRNAs(miRNAs)andsetuptargetmiRNAsinpterygium.METHODS:PrimaryfibroblastswereisolatedfrompterygiumandTenon’scapsuleandcultured.ImmunocytochemicalanalysisandWesternblottingwereperformedtoconfirmthecultureoffibroblasts.Inall,1733miRNAswerescreenedinthefirststepbyusingGeneChip?miRNA3.0Array.SpecificmiRNAsinvolvedinthepathogenesisofpterygiumweresubsequentlydeterminedusingthefollowingcriteria:1)highreproducibilityinarepetitivetest;2)baselogvalueof>7.0forbothcontrolandpterygialfibroblasts;and3)logratioof>1.0betweenpterygialfibroblastsandcontrolfibroblasts.RESULTS:Primaryscreeningshowedthat887/1733miRNAswereup-regulatedand846/1733miRNAsweredown-regulatedinpterygialfibroblastscomparedwiththoseincontrolfibroblasts.Ofthe1733miRNAsscreened,4miRNAs,namely,miRNA-143a-3p,miRNA-181a-2-3p,miRNA-377-5pandmiRNA-411a-5p,mettheabove-mentionedcriteria.Primaryscreeningshowedthatthese4miRNAswereup-regulatedinpterygialfibroblastscomparedwithcontrolfibroblastsandthatmiRNA-143a-3phadthehighestmeanratiocomparedwiththemiRNAsincontrolfibroblasts.CONCLUSION:miRNA-143a-3p,miRNA-181a-2-3p,miRNA-377-5pandmiRNA-411a-5pareup-regulatedinpterygialfibroblastscomparedwithcontrolfibroblasts,suggestingtheirinvolvementinthepathogenesisofpterygium.
简介:活动过度的雄激素受体(AR)活动仍然是前列腺癌症和电阻的发作和前进的一个关键决定因素到当前的治疗。管理的机制阉割抵抗前列腺癌症糟糕被理解,但是定义这些分子的事件是必要的以便从前列腺癌症影响死亡。杨等。表明知道是在治疗的overexpressed的那二lnc-RNAs抵抗前列腺癌症,PRNCR1(也作为PCAT8知道)并且PCGEM1,跳到AR提高ligand依赖、ligand独立的AR基因表示和这些相互作用的顺序包含了的前列腺癌症cells.1的增长到acetylatedAR和DOT1L的一个随后的协会的PRNCR1的绑定,为lncRNAPCGEM1的顺序的招募被要求到AR氨基的终点,它接着被遇见
简介:AbstractCircular RNAs (circRNAs) constitute a novel class of endogenous noncoding RNAs characterized by a covalently closed structure and involved in multiple biological processes. The main biological functions and properties of circRNAs can be defined by five features: a "sponging" effect on other RNA species, post-transcriptional regulation, rolling circle translation, generation of pseudogenes, and splicing interference. Although circRNAs were first detected decades ago, the role of circRNAs and the mechanisms underlying their actions remain incompletely characterized. Recently, circRNAs were reported to play indispensable roles in regulating metabolic and signal transduction events controlling the proliferation, migration, and survival of cells. Importantly, many studies demonstrated that dysregulated circRNA expression is associated with the development of multiple diseases, including cancer. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on the roles and mechanisms of circRNAs in cancer and discuss their functions as oncogenes or tumor suppressors in different tumor types.
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简介:BackgroundCircularRNAs(circRNAs)areendogenousnon-codingRNAsthatparticipateinregulatinggeneexpressionindiversebiologicalandpathologicalprocesses.TherolesofcircRNAsinatrialfibrillation(AF)havenotbeenwellelucidated.Inthepresentstudy,circRNAsprofileintheatrialappendagesofpatientswithAFwasexamined.MethodsHematoxylin-eosin(HE)andMassontrichromestainingwasperformedontheatrialappendagesofpatientswithsinusrhythm(SR)orAF.Expressionsoffibrosis,rennin-angiotensin-aldosteronesystem(RAAS)andinflammation-associatedgenesweredeterminedbyquantitativereversetranscriptionPCR(qRT-PCR).CircRNAsexpressionprofileinatrialappendageswasdetectedbycircRNAsmicroarray.qRT-PCRwasalsousedtodeterminetheexpressionof6representativedys-regulatedcircRNAs.PCRproductsofconcernedcircRNAswerefurtheridentifiedbygelelectrophoresisandDNAsequencingassay.ResultsMassontrichromestainingresultshowedthatfibrosiswasincreasedintheatrialappendagesofAFpatients.Thelevelsofcol1a1,Col3a1,fibrinectin-1(FN1),IL1-βandCRPmRNAexpressionweresignificantlyup-regulatedintheatrialappendagesofAFpatients.AcircRNAsarrayrevealedthatcircRNAsweredysregulatedintheatrialappendagesofAFpatients.qRT-PCRresultsdemonstratedthatcircRNA_100395wasup-regulated,circRNA_101270,circRNA_103820,circRNA_104168andcircRNA_100782weredown-regulatedsignificantlyintheatrialappendagesofAFpatientscomparedtoSRpatients.ConclusionsFibrosisandinflammationoccurintheatrialappendagesofAFpatients,whichcouldrelatetocircRNAsdysregulation.
简介:Livercancer,primarilyhepatocellularcarcinoma(HCC),isamajorcauseofcancer-relateddeathworldwide.HCCisasuitablemodelofinflammation-inducedcancerbecausemorethan90%ofHCCcasesarecausedbyliverdamageandchronicinflammation.Severalinflammatoryresponsepathways,suchasNF-κBandJAK/STAT3signalingpathways,playrolesinthecrosstalkbetweeninflammationandHCC.MicroRNAs(miRNAs)areevolutionarilyconserved,shortendogenous,non-codingsingle-strandedRNAsthatareinvolvedinvariousbiologicalandpathologicalprocessesbyregulatinggeneexpressionandproteintranslation.EvidenceshowedthatmiRNAsplayapivotalroleinhepatitisvirusinfectionandserveaspromotersorinhibitorsofinflammatoryresponse.AberrantmiRNAwasobservedduringliverinflammationandHCC.ManydysregulatedmiRNAsmodulatetheinitiationandprogressionofinflammation-inducedHCC.ThisreviewsummarizestheroleandfunctionsofmiRNAsininflammation-associatedHCC,aswellasthedesignedtherapeuticstargetingmiRNAstotreatliverinflammationandHCC.
简介:AbstractIncreasing evidence suggests that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are of vital importance for various biological processes, and dysregulation of lncRNAs is frequently associated with various diseases such as psoriasis. LncRNAs modulate gene expression at the transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and translational levels; however, the specific regulatory mechanisms of lncRNAs in psoriasis remain largely unexplored. This review provides an overview of recent studies investigating mechanisms and functions of lncRNAs in psoriasis, especially focusing on the role of lncRNAs in keratinocytes, T cells, and dendritic cells.
简介:AbstractBackground:Circular RNA (circRNA) is a type of closed circular noncoding RNA (ncRNA), mostly formed by back-splicing or alternative splicing of pre-messenger RNA (mRNA). The aim of this study was to explore the expression profile of circRNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and discover potential molecular markers of AS.Methods:The circRNA microarray technology was used to detect the expression of circRNAs in the peripheral blood of 6 patients with AS and 6 healthy controls (HC). To screen the differentially expressed circRNAs by fold change (FC) and P value, these differentially expressed circRNAs were analyzed by bioinformatics. In 60 cases of AS and 30 cases of HC, 4 circRNAs were subjected to real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and their correlation with various clinical indicators was analyzed. Finally, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze their potential as AS diagnostic markers.Results:The microarray results showed that there were 1369 significantly differently expressed (P < 0.05, FC > 1.5) circRNAs between the AS and HC groups (675 upregulated and 694 downregulated). The results of bioinformatics analysis suggested that they were mainly involved in "enzyme binding," "adenosine ribonucleotide binding," "MAPK signaling pathway" , etc. The RT-qPCR results showed that the expressions of hsa_circRNA_001544 (U = 486.5, P < 0.05) and hsa_circRNA_102532 (U = 645, P < 0.05) were significantly different between the AS group and the HC group. The AS group was further divided into two subgroups: active AS (ASA) and stable AS (ASS). After analysis, it was found that compared with the HC group, hsa_circRNA_001544 was significantly increased in both ASA (U = 214, P < 0.05) and ASS groups (U = 273, P < 0.05), while hsa_circRNA_008961 (U = 250, P < 0.05) and hsa_circRNA_102532 (U = 295, P < 0.05) were only significantly increased in the ASA group. Furthermore, hsa_circRNA_012732 was significantly different between the ASA and ASS groups (U = 194, P < 0.05), and there was no statistical significance among the remaining groups. Correlation analysis results showed that hsa_circRNA_012732 was negatively correlated with Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and globulin (GLOB) and positively correlated with lymphocyte count (LY), mean corpusular volume, and albumin (ALB), and hsa_circRNA_008961 was negatively correlated with platelet (PLT) count. ROC curve analysis showed that hsa_circRNA_001544 (95% CI = 0.610-0.831, P < 0.05) and hsa_circRNA_102532 (95% CI = 0.521-0.762, P < 0.05) were statistically significant, and their area under curve (AUC) values were 0.720 and 0.642, respectively.Conclusions:There are differentially expressed circRNAs in PBMCs of AS patients, and they may be involved in the occurrence and development of AS. Among these differentially expressed circRNAs, hsa_circRNA_012732 has the potential to become an indicator of disease activity, and hsa_circRNA_001544 has the potential to become a molecular marker for AS diagnosis.
简介:AbstractEndometriosis (EM) is a benign gynecological disease that affects the fertility and health of women of reproductive age; it is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity. Although several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the underlying cause of EM, its pathogenesis remains obscure. Recently, non-coding RNAs were reported to be involved in the occurrence and development of EM. MicroRNAs and long non-coding RNAs are the main members of the non-coding RNA family that contribute to EM progression in various aspects, such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and angiogenesis. Angiogenesis plays a pivotal role in the initiation and development of EM and provides a substantial background for the invasion, proliferation, and long-term growth of endometriotic implants. This review aimed to investigate the role of microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in regulating angiogenesis in EM and discuss how this mechanism can be used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in EM.
简介:小RNA(sRNAs)是非编码的规章的元素在多样的有机体发现了的18-30nt,它是在Caenorhabditiselegans的开始识别的同样小的双strandedRNA。与新、改进的技术的发展,sRNAs也在植物系统被识别了并且描绘。在他们之中,微RNA(miRNAs)和小介入RNA(siRNAs)被发现是在植物的很重要的riboregulators。sRNAs的各种各样的类型在他们生物的续生说的模式并且在他们基因规定的功能不同。sRNAs在transcriptional和post-transcriptional层次涉及基因规定。他们被知道调整植物的生长和开发。而且,特别植物miRNAs被发现了涉及各种各样的压力回答的sRNAs,例如氧化,矿物质营养素缺乏,脱水,和甚至机械的刺激。在现在的评论,因此,我们集中于生物的续生说的当前的理解和到各种各样的不能生活的压力的植物sRNAs和他们的回答的规章的机制。
简介:AbstractBackground:Recent studies have reported circular RNA (circRNA) expression profiles in various tissue types; however, circRNA expression profile in human epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) remains undefined. This work aimed to compare circRNA expression patterns in EAT between the heart failure (HF) and non-HF groups.Methods:RNA-sequencing was carried out to compare circRNA expression patterns in EAT specimens from coronary artery disease cases between the HF and non-HF groups. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed for validation. Comparisons of patient characteristics between the two groups were using t test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Chi-squared test.Results:A total of 141 circRNAs substantially different between the HF and non-HF groups (P < 0.05; fold change >2) were detected, including 56 up-regulated and 85 down-regulated. Among them, hsa_circ_0005565 stood out, for it had the highest fold change and was significantly increased in HF patients in quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction validation. The top highly expressed EAT circRNAs corresponded to genes involved in cell proliferation and inflammatory response, including GSE1, RHOBTB3, HIPK3, UBXN7, PCMTD1, N4BP2L2, CFLAR, EPB41L2, FCHO2, FNDC3B, and SPECC1. The top enriched Gene Ontology term and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway were positive regulation of metabolic processes and insulin resistance, respectively.Conclusion:These data indicate EAT circRNAs may contribute to the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders causing HF.
简介:AbstractLong non-coding RNA (lncRNA) plays a contributory role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this review, we summarized the current findings of lncRNAs in RA, including cellular function and the potential mechanisms. Serum lncRNA levels are associated with serum proinflammatory cytokines and disease activity. LncRNAs regulate proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis of RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs), modulate the differentiation of T lymphocytes and macrophages, and affect bone formationdestruction balance of chondrocytes. Besides, lncRNAs are involved in inflammation and cell motivation signaling pathways. Indepth research on lncRNAs may help elucidate the pathogenesis of RA and provides clues for novel treatment targets.
简介:Sincethefailureoftraditionaltherapy,genetherapyusingfunctionalDNAsequenceandsmallRNA/DNAmolecules(oligonucleotide)hasbecomeapromisingavenueforcancertreatment.ThediscoveryofRNAmoleculeshasimpelledresearcherstoinvestigatesmallregulatoryRNAfromvariousnaturalandartificialsourcesanddetermineacogenttargetforcontrollingtumorprogression.SmallregulatoryRNAsareusedfortherapeuticsilencingofoncogenesandaberrantDNArepairresponsegenes.Despitetheiradvantages,therapiesbasedonsmallRNAsexhibitlimitationsintermsofstabilityoftherapeuticdrugs,precisionbaseddeliveryintissues,precision-basedintercellularandintracellulartargeting,andtumorheterogeneity-basedresponses.Inthisstudy,wesummarizethepotentialanddrawbacksofsmallRNAsinnucleicacidtherapeuticsforcancer.
简介:AbstractLong noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently been discovered and are increasingly recognized as vital components of modern molecular biology. Accumulating evidence shows that lncRNAs have emerged as important mediators in diverse biological processes such as cell differentiation, pluripotency, and tumorigenesis, while the function of lncRNAs in the field of normal and malignant hematopoiesis remains to be further elucidated. Here, we widely reviewed recent advances and summarize the characteristics and basic mechanisms of lncRNAs and keep abreast of developments of lncRNAs within the field of normal and malignant hematopoiesis. Based on gene regulatory networks at different levels of lncRNAs participation, lncRNAs have been shown to regulate gene expression from epigenetics, transcription and post transcription. The expression of lncRNAs is highly cell-specific and critical for the development and activation of hematopoiesis. Moreover, we also summarized the role of lncRNAs involved in hematological malignancies in recent years. LncRNAs have been found to play an emerging role in normal and malignant hematopoiesis, which may provide novel ideas for the diagnosis and therapeutic targets of hematological diseases in the foreseeable future.