Erschienen in:
20.01.2020 | Non-Thematic Review
piRNAs: biogenesis and their potential roles in cancer
verfasst von:
Binghong Guo, Dongpei Li, Likun Du, Xiao Zhu
Erschienen in:
Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
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Ausgabe 2/2020
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Abstract
With the length of about 26–31 nt, PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) is a small non-coding RNA (ncRNA) that interacts with PIWI proteins to form the piRNA silencing complex (piRISC). PIWI is a subfamily of Argonaute, and piRNA must bind to PIWI to exert its regulatory role. Current studies indicated that piRNA and PIWI are significantly abnormally expressed in gastric, breast, kidney, colon, and lung cancers, and are involved in the initiation, progression, and metastasis of cancers, which may be the potential diagnostic tools, prognostic markers, and therapeutic targets for cancers. By reviewing piRNA recent studies, this research summarized the mechanism of piRNA generation and the functions of piRNA/PIWI in gastric, breast, kidney, colon, and lung cancers, providing a reference value for further piRNA research.