Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33440245›Full record

ReviewSeminars in cancer biology2021

Diverse roles of EV-RNA in cancer progression.

Alexander Cocks, Verena Martinez-Rodriguez, Filippo Del Vecchio, Monique Schukking, Elisabetta Broseghini, Stefanos Giannakopoulos, Muller Fabbri

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In one paragraph

Review in Seminars in cancer biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Does extracellular vesicle specificity truly exist?Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026
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  3. Quantification of Tissue and Circulating MicroRNAs by Droplet Digital PCR.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  9. Extracellular Vesicle Preparation and Analysis: A State-of-the-Art Review.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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  14. Extracellular vesicle-mediated immunoregulation in cancer.International journal of hematology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexander CocksCancer Biology Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Verena Martinez-RodriguezCancer Biology Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA; Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Filippo Del VecchioCancer Biology Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Monique SchukkingCancer Biology Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA; Department of Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA.
Elisabetta BroseghiniCancer Biology Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Stefanos GiannakopoulosCancer Biology Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA.
Muller FabbriCancer Biology Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA. Electronic address: mfabbri@cc.hawaii.edu.
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · US

Funding

University of Hawaii Cancer Center CCSGP30CA071789 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI Xin Chen · 1996 to 2026
$56.2M
Role of microRNAs released by Tumor Associated Macrophages within Exosomes in the chemoresistance of NeuroblastomaR01CA215753 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI FABBRI, MULLER · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
Clinical Significance and Mechanism of Action of Exosomal microRNAs in Neuroblastoma chemoresistanceR01CA219024 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI FABBRI, MULLER · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA071789NCI NIH HHS R01 CA215753NCI NIH HHS R01 CA219024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as important players in all aspects of cancer biology. Their function is mediated by their cargo and surface molecules including proteins, lipids, sugars and nucleic acids. RNA in particular is a key mediator of EV function both in normal and cancer cells. This statement is supported by several lines of evidence. First, cells do not always randomly load RNA in EVs, there seems to be a specific manner in which cells populate their EVs with certain RNA molecules. Moreover, cellular uptake of EV-RNA and the secondary compartmentalization of EV-RNA in recipient cells is widely reported, and these RNAs have an impact on all aspects of cancer growth and the anti-tumoral immune response. Additionally, EV-RNA seems to work through various mechanisms of action, highlighting the intricacies of EVs and their RNA cargo as prominent means of inter-cellular communication.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell CommunicationDisease ProgressionExtracellular VesiclesHumansNeoplasmsRNABiomarkers, TumorRNACancerExtracellular vesiclesmicroRNAsNon-Coding RNAsRNATumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33440245
PMCPMC8271091
OpenAlexW3119681197

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