Transfer RNAs(tRNAs)are essential for protein synthesis.Mature or pre-tRNAs may be cleaved to produce tRNA-derived small RNAs(tsRNAs).tsRNAs,divided into tRNA-derived stress-induced RNA(tiRNAs)and tRNA-derived fragmen...Transfer RNAs(tRNAs)are essential for protein synthesis.Mature or pre-tRNAs may be cleaved to produce tRNA-derived small RNAs(tsRNAs).tsRNAs,divided into tRNA-derived stress-induced RNA(tiRNAs)and tRNA-derived fragments(tRFs),play versatile roles in a number of fundamental biological processes.tsRNAs not only play regulatory roles in gene silencing,RNA stability,reverse transcription,and translation,but are also closely related to cell proliferation,migration,cell cycle,and apoptosis.Their abnormal expression is associated with the occurrence and development of various human diseases,especially cancer.This paper reviews the classification,biogenesis,and mechanism of action of tsRNAs,and the research progress to date on tsRNAs in cancers.These findings provide new opportunities for diagnostic biomarkers and treatment targets of several types of cancers including gastric cancer,colorectal cancer,hepatocellular carcinomas,pancreatic cancer,breast cancer,prostate cancer,renal cell carcinoma,ovarian cancer,lung cancer,bladder cancer,thyroid cancer,oral cancer,and leukemia.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81974316)Zhejiang Provincial Public Welfare Technology Research Project of China(No.LGF21H200004)+4 种基金Medical Health Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission(No.2019ZH007)Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology(No.202101)Ningbo Nature Fund Project(No.2021J253)Zhejiang Province Public Welfare Technology Application Research Project of China(No.LGF22H160039)the K.C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University.
文摘Transfer RNAs(tRNAs)are essential for protein synthesis.Mature or pre-tRNAs may be cleaved to produce tRNA-derived small RNAs(tsRNAs).tsRNAs,divided into tRNA-derived stress-induced RNA(tiRNAs)and tRNA-derived fragments(tRFs),play versatile roles in a number of fundamental biological processes.tsRNAs not only play regulatory roles in gene silencing,RNA stability,reverse transcription,and translation,but are also closely related to cell proliferation,migration,cell cycle,and apoptosis.Their abnormal expression is associated with the occurrence and development of various human diseases,especially cancer.This paper reviews the classification,biogenesis,and mechanism of action of tsRNAs,and the research progress to date on tsRNAs in cancers.These findings provide new opportunities for diagnostic biomarkers and treatment targets of several types of cancers including gastric cancer,colorectal cancer,hepatocellular carcinomas,pancreatic cancer,breast cancer,prostate cancer,renal cell carcinoma,ovarian cancer,lung cancer,bladder cancer,thyroid cancer,oral cancer,and leukemia.
