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Non-Coding RNA, Volume 6, Issue 3

2020 September - 16 articles

Cover Story: Non-coding RNAs are grouped by size, where those smaller than 200 nucleotides are defined as small non-coding RNAs and those longer than 200 nt are defined as long non-coding RNAs. The ncRNAs are key regulators in a wide range of cellular processes such as transcription, translation, RNA processing, and signalling. The lncRNAs can function via three general mechanisms: interaction with DNA, RNA modulation, and protein modulation. They are commonly dysregulated in disease and have recently been implicated in cancer. Many lncRNAs are differentially expressed in NSCLC, where, generally, upregulated lncRNAs function as tumour promoters and downregulated lncRNAs function as tumour suppressors. However, their precise mechanisms that lead to alterations in cancer cell proliferation, survival, migration, invasion, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and metastasis are not fully understood. View this paper
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Articles (16)

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
6,540 Views
16 Pages

17 September 2020

Although mammals possess roughly the same number of protein-coding genes as worms, it is evident that the non-coding transcriptome content has become far broader and more sophisticated during evolution. Indeed, the vital regulatory importance of both...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,901 Views
15 Pages

Genome-Wide Screening and Characterization of Non-Coding RNAs in Coffea canephora

  • Samara M. C. Lemos,
  • Luiz F. C. Fonçatti,
  • Romain Guyot,
  • Alexandre R. Paschoal and
  • Douglas S. Domingues

11 September 2020

Coffea canephora grains are highly traded commodities worldwide. Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are transcriptional products involved in genome regulation, environmental responses, and plant development. There is not an extensive genome-wide analysis that...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,717 Views
18 Pages

Non-Coding RNAs: Strategy for Viruses’ Offensive

  • Alessia Gallo,
  • Matteo Bulati,
  • Vitale Miceli,
  • Nicola Amodio and
  • Pier Giulio Conaldi

10 September 2020

The awareness of viruses as a constant threat for human public health is a matter of fact and in this resides the need of understanding the mechanisms they use to trick the host. Viral non-coding RNAs are gaining much value and interest for the poten...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,817 Views
22 Pages

Non-Coding RNAs in Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease Pathophysiology

  • Lavinia Raimondi,
  • Angela De Luca,
  • Gianluca Giavaresi,
  • Stefania Raimondo,
  • Alessia Gallo,
  • Elisa Taiana,
  • Riccardo Alessandro,
  • Marco Rossi,
  • Antonino Neri and
  • Nicola Amodio
  • + 1 author

9 September 2020

Bone remodeling is uncoupled in the multiple myeloma (MM) bone marrow niche, resulting in enhanced osteoclastogenesis responsible of MM-related bone disease (MMBD). Several studies have disclosed the mechanisms underlying increased osteoclast formati...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,543 Views
13 Pages

3 September 2020

A small phylogenetically conserved sequence of 11,231 bp, termed FAM247, is repeated in human chromosome 22 by segmental duplications. This sequence forms part of diverse genes that span evolutionary time, the protein genes being the earliest as they...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
9,189 Views
13 Pages

Non-Coding RNA Databases in Cardiovascular Research

  • Deepak Balamurali and
  • Monika Stoll

2 September 2020

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are of multifactorial origin and can be attributed to several genetic and environmental components. CVDs are the leading cause of mortality worldwide and they primarily damage the heart and the vascular system. Non-codi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,432 Views
16 Pages

This review aims to highlight the recent findings of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in liver disease. In particular, we focus on the functions of lncRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). We summarize the cur...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,097 Views
22 Pages

The similarities between the depressive symptoms of Major Depressive Disorders (MDD) and Bipolar Disorders (BD) suggest these disorders have some commonality in their molecular pathophysiologies, which is not apparent from the risk genes shared betwe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,878 Views
12 Pages

Comparison of Poly-A+ Selection and rRNA Depletion in Detection of lncRNA in Two Equine Tissues Using RNA-seq

  • Anna R. Dahlgren,
  • Erica Y. Scott,
  • Tamer Mansour,
  • Erin N. Hales,
  • Pablo J. Ross,
  • Theodore S. Kalbfleisch,
  • James N. MacLeod,
  • Jessica L. Petersen,
  • Rebecca R. Bellone and
  • Carrie J. Finno

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are untranslated regulatory transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that can play a role in transcriptional, post-translational, and epigenetic regulation. Traditionally, RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) libraries have been cre...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,255 Views
17 Pages

Emerging Insights on the Biological Impact of Extracellular Vesicle-Associated ncRNAs in Multiple Myeloma

  • Stefania Raimondo,
  • Ornella Urzì,
  • Alice Conigliaro,
  • Lavinia Raimondi,
  • Nicola Amodio and
  • Riccardo Alessandro

Increasing evidence indicates that extracellular vesicles (EVs) released from both tumor cells and the cells of the bone marrow microenvironment contribute to the pathobiology of multiple myeloma (MM). Recent studies on the mechanisms by which EVs ex...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
10,658 Views
41 Pages

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that can post-transcriptionally regulate the genes involved in critical cellular processes. The aberrant expressions of oncogenic or tumor suppressor miRNAs have been associated with cancer progression and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,866 Views
20 Pages

Macrophage Long Non-Coding RNAs in Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Disease

  • Marcin Wysoczynski,
  • Jae Kim,
  • Joseph B. Moore and
  • Shizuka Uchida

Chronic inflammation is inextricably linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Macrophages themselves play important roles in atherosclerosis, as well as acute and chronic heart failure. Although the role of macrophages in CVD pathophysiology is well-r...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
10,382 Views
20 Pages

Long-Noncoding RNA (lncRNA) in the Regulation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) in Cancer

  • Dominik A. Barth,
  • Felix Prinz,
  • Julia Teppan,
  • Katharina Jonas,
  • Christiane Klec and
  • Martin Pichler

Hypoxia is dangerous for oxygen-dependent cells, therefore, physiological adaption to cellular hypoxic conditions is essential. The transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is the main regulator of hypoxic metabolic adaption reducing oxyge...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
60 Citations
12,221 Views
17 Pages

LncRNA NEAT1 in Paraspeckles: A Structural Scaffold for Cellular DNA Damage Response Systems?

  • Elisa Taiana,
  • Domenica Ronchetti,
  • Katia Todoerti,
  • Lucia Nobili,
  • Pierfrancesco Tassone,
  • Nicola Amodio and
  • Antonino Neri

Nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1 (NEAT1) is a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) reported to be frequently deregulated in various types of cancers and neurodegenerative processes. NEAT1 is an indispensable structural component of paraspeckles (PSs...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
83 Citations
10,110 Views
24 Pages

LncRNAs in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

  • Lucy Ginn,
  • Lei Shi,
  • Manuela La Montagna and
  • Michela Garofalo

Lung cancer is associated with a high mortality, with around 1.8 million deaths worldwide in 2018. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for around 85% of cases and, despite improvement in the management of NSCLC, most patients are diagnosed at...

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