Non-coding RNAs in disease: from mechanisms to therapeutics

K Nemeth, R Bayraktar, M Ferracin… - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are a heterogeneous group of transcripts that, by definition, are
not translated into proteins. Since their discovery, ncRNAs have emerged as important …

Cancer-derived exosomes: their role in cancer biology and biomarker development

VC Kok, CC Yu - International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Exosomes are a subset of tiny extracellular vesicles manufactured by all cells and are
present in all body fluids. They are produced actively in tumor cells, which are released and …

Cancer-derived exosomal miR-25-3p promotes pre-metastatic niche formation by inducing vascular permeability and angiogenesis

Z Zeng, Y Li, Y Pan, X Lan, F Song, J Sun… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Cancer-derived exosomes are considered a major driver of cancer-induced pre-metastatic
niche formation at foreign sites, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we show that …

CAFs secreted exosomes promote metastasis and chemotherapy resistance by enhancing cell stemness and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer

JL Hu, W Wang, XL Lan, ZC Zeng, YS Liang, YR Yan… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key stroma cells that play
dominant roles in tumor progression. However, the CAFs-derived molecular determinants …

Sarcoma treatment in the era of molecular medicine

TGP Grünewald, M Alonso, S Avnet… - EMBO molecular …, 2020 - embopress.org
Sarcomas are heterogeneous and clinically challenging soft tissue and bone cancers.
Although constituting only 1% of all human malignancies, sarcomas represent the second …

Exosome-based cell-cell communication in the tumor microenvironment

J Maia, S Caja, MC Strano Moraes, N Couto… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tumors are not isolated entities, but complex systemic networks involving cell-cell
communication between transformed and non-transformed cells. The milieu created by …

Excessive miR-25-3p maturation via N6-methyladenosine stimulated by cigarette smoke promotes pancreatic cancer progression

J Zhang, R Bai, M Li, H Ye, C Wu, C Wang, S Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification is an important mechanism in miRNA
processing and maturation, but the role of its aberrant regulation in human diseases …

Extracellular vesicles and particles impact the systemic landscape of cancer

S Lucotti, CM Kenific, H Zhang, D Lyden - The EMBO journal, 2022 - embopress.org
Intercellular cross talk between cancer cells and stromal and immune cells is essential for
tumor progression and metastasis. Extracellular vesicles and particles (EVPs) are a …

High-metastatic cancer cells derived exosomal miR92a-3p promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis of low-metastatic cancer cells by regulating …

B Yang, X Feng, H Liu, R Tong, J Wu, C Li, H Yu… - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Exosomes play an important role in intercellular communication and metastatic progression
of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, cellular communication between …

Recent progress in detection and profiling of cancer cell‐derived exosomes

H Xiong, Z Huang, Z Yang, Q Lin, B Yang, X Fang… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Exosomes, known as nanometer‐sized vesicles (30–200 nm), are secreted by many types of
cells. Cancer‐derived exosomes have great potential to be biomarkers for early clinical …