Unique somatic and malignant expression patterns implicate PIWI-interacting RNAs in cancer-type specific biology

VD Martinez, EA Vucic, KL Thu, R Hubaux… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Human PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are known to be expressed in germline
cells, functionally silencing LINEs and SINEs. Their expression patterns in somatic tissues …

PIWI-interacting RNAs: critical roles and therapeutic targets in cancer

J Zhou, H Xie, J Liu, R Huang, Y Xiang, D Tian, E Bian - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
P-element-induced wimpy testis (PIWI)-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a novel class of small
regulatory RNAs (approximately 24–31 nucleotides in length) that often bind to members of …

Piwi-interacting RNAs in cancer: emerging functions and clinical utility

KW Ng, C Anderson, EA Marshall, BC Minatel… - Molecular cancer, 2016 - Springer
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are emerging players in cancer genomics. Originally
described in the germline, there are over 20,000 piRNA genes in the human genome. In …

The emerging roles of PIWI-interacting RNA in human cancers

Y Yu, J Xiao, SS Hann - Cancer Management and Research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a type of non-coding RNAs that interact with PIWI
proteins, which are members of the argonaute family. Originally described in the germline …

Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) and cancer: Emerging biological concepts and potential clinical implications

W Weng, H Li, A Goel - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2019 - Elsevier
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a very recently discovered class of small non-coding
RNAs (ncRNAs), with approximately 20,000 piRNA genes already identified within the …

The emerging role of the piRNA/piwi complex in cancer

Y Liu, M Dou, X Song, Y Dong, S Liu, H Liu, J Tao, W Li… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Piwi interacting RNAs (piRNAs) constitute novel small non-coding RNA molecules of
approximately 24–31 nucleotides in length that often bind to members of the piwi protein …

Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are dysregulated in renal cell carcinoma and associated with tumor metastasis and cancer-specific survival

Y Li, X Wu, H Gao, JM Jin, AX Li, YS Kim, SK Pal… - Molecular …, 2015 - Springer
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a distinct group of small noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs)
that silence transposable genetic elements to protect genome integrity. Because of their …

The biogenesis and biological function of PIWI-interacting RNA in cancer

S Chen, S Ben, J Xin, S Li, R Zheng, H Wang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are vital regulators of biological activities, and aberrant
levels of small ncRNAs are commonly found in precancerous lesions and cancer. PIWI …

PIWI-interacting RNA 021285 is involved in breast tumorigenesis possibly by remodeling the cancer epigenome

A Fu, DI Jacobs, AE Hoffman, T Zheng, Y Zhu - Carcinogenesis, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Although PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) account for the largest class of the small
non-coding RNA superfamily, virtually nothing is known of their function in human …

Novel evidence for a PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) as an oncogenic mediator of disease progression, and a potential prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer

W Weng, N Liu, Y Toiyama, M Kusunoki, T Nagasaka… - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background Emerging evidence suggests that PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) may be
important epigenetic regulators of gene expression in human cancers; however, their …