[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] A review of discovery profiling of PIWI-interacting RNAs and their diverse functions in metazoans

S Huang, K Yoshitake, S Asakawa - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) that
perform crucial biological functions in metazoans and defend against transposable elements …

piRBase: a comprehensive database of piRNA sequences

J Wang, P Zhang, Y Lu, Y Li, Y Zheng… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
PIWI-interacting RNAs are a class of small RNAs that is most abundantly expressed in
animal germline. Substantial research is going on to reveal the functions of piRNAs in the …

Computational methods and online resources for identification of piRNA-related molecules

Y Liu, A Li, G Xie, G Liu, X Hei - Interdisciplinary sciences: computational …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract piRNAs are a class of small non-coding RNA molecules, which interact with the
PIWI family and have many important and diverse biological functions. The present review is …

[HTML][HTML] piRNAs and PIWI proteins as diagnostic and prognostic markers of genitourinary cancers

K Hanusek, S Poletajew, P Kryst… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
piRNAs (PIWI-interacting RNAs) are small non-coding RNAs capable of regulation of
transposon and gene expression. piRNAs utilise multiple mechanisms to affect gene …

[HTML][HTML] Transposons and the PIWI pathway: genome defense in gametes and embryos

SJ Russell, J LaMarre - Reproduction, 2018 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Hiding in plain sight within the genome of virtually every eukaryotic organism are large
numbers of sequences known as transposable elements (TEs). These sequences often …

Dietary sugar shifts mitochondrial metabolism and small RNA biogenesis in sperm

R Ramesh, S Skog, L Örkenby… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Aims: Increasing concentrations of dietary sugar results in a linear accumulation of
triglycerides in male Drosophila, while inducing a U-shaped obesity response in their …

[HTML][HTML] Databases and computational methods for the identification of piRNA-related molecules: A survey

C Guo, X Wang, H Ren - Computational and Structural Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that play
important roles in many biological processes and major cancer diagnosis and treatment …

Circulating small non-coding RNAs provide new insights into vitamin K nutrition and reproductive physiology in teleost fish

I Fernández, JMO Fernandes, VP Roberto… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Vitamin K (VK) is a fat-soluble vitamin known for its essential role in
blood coagulation, but also on other biological processes (eg reproduction, brain and bone …

PIWI-interacting RNAs in human diseases: databases and computational models

T Zhang, L Chen, R Li, N Liu, X Huang… - Briefings in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are short 21–35 nucleotide molecules that comprise the
largest class of non-coding RNAs and found in a large diversity of species including yeast …