Genome-wide profiling of dysregulated piRNAs and their target genes implicated in oncogenicity of tongue squamous cell carcinoma

T Chattopadhyay, P Gupta, R Nayak, B Mallick - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are single-stranded, 23–36 nucleotide long RNAs that
regulate gene expression in the germline but are also detected in some cancers. However …

HPV status is associated with altered PIWI-interacting RNA expression pattern in head and neck cancer

N Firmino, VD Martinez, DA Rowbotham, KSS Enfield… - Oral oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives As HPV-induced cases of oral malignancy increase, it is important to understand
the molecular differences between HPV positive and negative head and neck squamous cell …

Systematic evaluation of the effects of genetic variants on PIWI-interacting RNA expression across 33 cancer types

J Xin, M Du, X Jiang, Y Wu, S Ben… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are an emerging class of non-coding RNAs involved in
tumorigenesis. Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis has been demonstrated to …

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 …

Smoking status regulates a novel panel of PIWI-interacting RNAs in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

AR Krishnan, A Korrapati, AE Zou, Y Qu, XQ Wang… - Oral oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Smoking remains a primary etiological factor in head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC). Given that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), including PIWI-interacting …

Transcriptome‑wide piRNA profiling in human gastric cancer

X Lin, Y Xia, D Hu, Q Mao, Z Yu… - Oncology …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Piwi‑interacting RNAs (piRNAs) comprise the largest class of non‑coding RNAs. They
represent a molecular feature shared by all non‑aging biological systems, including …

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 …

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 …

Emerging roles of PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) and PIWI proteins in head and neck cancer and their potential clinical implications

T Chattopadhyay, P Biswal, A Lalruatfela… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are among the well-known neoplasms
originating in the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. Despite advancements in chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Computational methods reveal novel functionalities of PIWI-interacting RNAs in human papillomavirus-induced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

AR Krishnan, Y Qu, PX Li, AE Zou, JA Califano… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the fastest growing cause of head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) today, but its role in malignant transformation remains …