Ribosome profiling: a powerful tool in oncological research

D Su, C Ding, J Qiu, G Yang, R Wang, Y Liu, J Tao… - Biomarker …, 2024 - Springer
Neoplastic cells need to adapt their gene expression pattern to survive in an ever-changing
or unfavorable tumor microenvironment. Protein synthesis (or mRNA translation), an …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting non-coding RNAs: Perspectives and challenges of in-silico approaches

R Rocca, K Grillone, EL Citriniti, G Gianmarco… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing information currently available on the central role of non-coding RNAs
(ncRNAs) including microRNAs (miRNAS) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) for chronic …

Translation of non-canonical open reading frames as a cancer cell survival mechanism in childhood medulloblastoma

DA Hofman, J Ruiz-Orera, I Yannuzzi, R Murugesan… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
A hallmark of high-risk childhood medulloblastoma is the dysregulation of RNA translation.
Currently, it is unknown whether medulloblastoma dysregulates the translation of putatively …

CRISPR–Cas9-based functional interrogation of unconventional translatome reveals human cancer dependency on cryptic non-canonical open reading frames

C Zheng, Y Wei, P Zhang, K Lin, D He, H Teng… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Emerging evidence suggests that cryptic translation beyond the annotated translatome
produces proteins with developmental or physiological functions. However, functions of …

Widespread stable noncanonical peptides identified by integrated analyses of ribosome profiling and ORF features

H Yang, Q Li, EK Stroup, S Wang, Z Ji - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Studies have revealed dozens of functional peptides in putative 'noncoding'regions and
raised the question of how many proteins are encoded by noncanonical open reading …

Translational adaptation in breast cancer metastasis and emerging therapeutic opportunities

S Chen, A Navickas, H Goodarzi - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Breast cancer's tendency to metastasize poses a critical barrier to effective treatment,
making it a leading cause of mortality among women worldwide. A growing body of …

The neoantigens derived from transposable elements–A hidden treasure for cancer immunotherapy

Z Hu, X Guo, Z Li, Z Meng, S Huang - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neoantigen-based therapy is a promising approach that selectively activates the immune
system of the host to recognize and eradicate cancer cells. Preliminary clinical trials have …

Noncanonical microprotein regulation of immunity

C Nichols, DC Peltier - Molecular Therapy, 2024 - cell.com
The immune system is highly regulated but, when dysregulated, suboptimal protective or
overly robust immune responses can lead to immune-mediated disorders. The genetic and …

Upstream open reading frames: new players in the landscape of cancer gene regulation

A Dasgupta, JR Prensner - NAR cancer, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The translation of RNA by ribosomes represents a central biological process and one of the
most dysregulated processes in cancer. While translation is traditionally thought to occur …

The Non-Coding RNA Journal Club: Highlights on Recent Papers—12

PKT Shiu, M Ilieva, A Holm, S Uchida, JK DiStefano… - Non-coding RNA, 2023 - mdpi.com
We are delighted to share with you our twelfth Journal Club and highlight some of the most
interesting papers published recently. We hope to keep you up-to-date with non-coding RNA …