Infertility has become a global disease burden. Although assisted reproductive technologies are widely used, the assisted reproduction birth rate is no more than 30% worldwide. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms ...
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Infertility has become a global disease burden. Although assisted reproductive technologies are widely used, the assisted reproduction birth rate is no more than 30% worldwide. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of reproduction can provide new strategies to improve live birth rates and clinical outcomes of enhanced implantation. long noncoding rnas (lncrnas) have been reported to exert regulatory roles in various biological processes and diseases in many species. In this review, we especially focus on the role of lncrnas in human reproduction. We summarize the function and mechanisms of lncrnas in processes vital to reproduction, such as spermatogenesis and maturation, sperm motility and morphology, follicle development and maturation, embryo development and implantation. Then, we highlight the importance and diverse potential of lncrnas as good diagnostic molecular biomarkers and therapeutic targets for infertility treatment.
There is increasing evidence that long noncoding rnas (lncrnas) are among the main regulatory factors of stem cell maintenance and differentiation. They act through various mechanisms and interactions with proteins, D...
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There is increasing evidence that long noncoding rnas (lncrnas) are among the main regulatory factors of stem cell maintenance and differentiation. They act through various mechanisms and interactions with proteins, DNA, and RNA. This heterogeneity in function increases the capabilities of the lncRNome toolkit but also makes it difficult to predict the function of novel lncrnas or even rely on biological information produced in animal models. As lncrnas are species-and tissue-specific, the recent technical advances in self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) make these cells the ideal system to identify key regulatory lncrnas and study their molecular functions. Here we provide an overview of the functional versatility of lncRNA mechanistic heterogeneity in regulating pluripotency maintenance and human differentiation.
This letter focuses on a recently published article that provided an exceptional description of the effect of epigenetic modifications on gene expression patterns related to skeletal system ***,it discusses a novel mo...
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This letter focuses on a recently published article that provided an exceptional description of the effect of epigenetic modifications on gene expression patterns related to skeletal system ***,it discusses a novel modality of epigenetic regulation,the long noncoding rnas(lncrnas),and provides evidence of their involvement in mesenchymal stromal/stem cells osteo-/adipogenic differentiation *** focus on lncrnas,there is an emerging cross talk between lncrnas and mirnas interaction as a novel mechanism in the regulation of the function of the musculoskeletal system,by controlling bone homeostasis and bone regeneration,as well as the osteogenic differentiation of stem ***,we touched on some examples to demonstrate this *** addition,we believe there is still much to discover from the effects of lncrnas on progenitor and non-progenitor cell *** incorporated data from other published articles to review lncrnas in normal progenitor cell osteogenic differentiation,determined lncrnas involved in osteoarthritis pathogenesis in progenitor cells,and provided a review of lncrnas in non-progenitor cells that are differentially regulated in *** conclusion,we really enjoyed reading this article and with this information we hope to further our understanding of lncrnas and mesenchymal stromal/stem cells regulation.
long noncoding rnas(lnc rnas) are RNA molecules comprising more than 200 nucleotides, which are not translated into proteins. Many studies have shown that lnc rnas are involved in regulating a variety of biological pr...
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long noncoding rnas(lnc rnas) are RNA molecules comprising more than 200 nucleotides, which are not translated into proteins. Many studies have shown that lnc rnas are involved in regulating a variety of biological processes, including immune, cancer, stress, development and differentiation at the transcriptional, epigenetic or post-transcriptional levels. Here, we review the role of lnc rnas in the process of neurodevelopment, neural differentiation, synaptic function, and pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease(PD). These pathomechanisms include protein misfolding and aggregation, disordered protein degradation, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, autophagy, apoptosis, and neuroinflammation. This information will provide the basis of lnc RNA-based disease diagnosis and drug treatment for PD.
long noncoding rnas (lncrnas) are implicated in several biological processes, including but not limited to cardiovascular physiology, reproduction, differentiation, metabolism, DNA repair, and inflammation. Under norm...
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long noncoding rnas (lncrnas) are implicated in several biological processes, including but not limited to cardiovascular physiology, reproduction, differentiation, metabolism, DNA repair, and inflammation. Under normal physiological conditions, expression of Incrnas is tissue-specific and tightly regulated. In contrast, prevalent cancer types exhibit aberrant expression of lncrnas. In this context, lncrnas can drive cancer cell characteristics by controlling gene expression programs related to tumor suppressive and oncogenic functions. Hence, they can be excellent biomarkers and targets for therapeutic intervention in cancers. Understanding the molecular mechanisms by which lncrnas drive cancer progression will improve our understanding of the etiology of cancer and suggest new ways to treat this disease. This review will provide a perspective on the role of lncrnas in cancer initiation and progression.
Breast cancer risk is strongly associated with an intergenic region on 11q13. We have previously shown that the strongest risk-associated SNPs fall within a distal enhancer that regulates CCND1. Here, we report that, ...
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Breast cancer risk is strongly associated with an intergenic region on 11q13. We have previously shown that the strongest risk-associated SNPs fall within a distal enhancer that regulates CCND1. Here, we report that, in addition to regulating CCND1, this enhancer regulates two estrogen-regulated long noncoding rnas, CUPID1 and CUPID2. We provide evidence that the risk-associated SNPs are associated with reduced chromatin looping between the enhancer and the CUPID1 and CUPID2 bidirectional promoter. We further show that CUPID1 and CUPID2 are predominantly expressed in hormone-receptor-positive breast tumors and play a role in modulating pathway choice for the repair of double-strand breaks. These data reveal a mechanism for the involvement of this region in breast cancer.
long noncoding rnas (lncrnas) are widely known for their regulatory function in transcriptional and posttranscriptional processes. The involvement of such non-protein-coding rnas in nuclear organization and chromatin ...
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long noncoding rnas (lncrnas) are widely known for their regulatory function in transcriptional and posttranscriptional processes. The involvement of such non-protein-coding rnas in nuclear organization and chromatin remodeling is often associated with an increased risk of human malignancies. In cancer, lncrnas either promote cell survival or may act as a growth suppressor, thus conferring a key regulatory function other than their established role in fundamental cellular processes. Interestingly, lncrnas interfere with the stages of apoptosis and related pathways involving p53. Many of these molecules either regulate or are regulated by p53 while mounting oncogenic events. Consequently, they may confer both prosurvival or proapoptotic functions depending upon the tissue type. Since the mechanism of cell death is bypassed in many human cancers, it has emerged that the lncrnas are either overexpressed or knocked down to sensitize cells to apoptotic stimuli. Nonetheless, the abundant expression of lncrnas in tumor cells renders them suitable targets for anticancer therapies. Although the role of lncrnas in the p53 network and apoptosis has been independently defined, their interplay in activating p53-target genes during cell cycle arrest remains unexplored. Thus, we have specifically reviewed the possible involvement of lncrnas in the p53-mediated apoptosis of human cancer cells. In particular, we summarize the growing evidence from individual studies and analyze whether lncrnas are essential to facilitate apoptosis in a p53-dependent manner. This may lead to the identification of p53-associated lncrnas that are suitable therapeutic targets or diagnostic/prognostic markers.
In this review, we focus on the roles of long noncoding rnas (lncrnas), including cellular and viral lncrnas, in virus replication in infected cells. We survey the interactions and functions of several cellular lncRNA...
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In this review, we focus on the roles of long noncoding rnas (lncrnas), including cellular and viral lncrnas, in virus replication in infected cells. We survey the interactions and functions of several cellular lncrnas such as XIST, HOTAIR, NEAT1, BIC, and several virusencoded lncrnas. Copyright (C) 2013, China Medical University. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. All rights reserved.
The advent of novel high-throughput sequencing techniques has revealed that eukaryotic genomes are massively transcribed although only a small fraction of rnas exhibits protein-coding capacity. In the last years, long...
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The advent of novel high-throughput sequencing techniques has revealed that eukaryotic genomes are massively transcribed although only a small fraction of rnas exhibits protein-coding capacity. In the last years, long noncoding rnas (lncrnas) have emerged as regulators of eukaryotic gene expression in a wide range of molecular mechanisms. Plant lncrnas can be transcribed by alternative RNA polymerases, acting directly as long transcripts or can be processed into active small rnas. Several lncrnas have been recently shown to interact with chromatin, DNA or nuclear proteins to condition the epigenetic environment of target genes or modulate the activity of transcriptional complexes. In this review, we will summarize the recent discoveries about the actions of plant lncrnas in the regulation of gene expression at the transcriptional level.
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