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ReviewCell death discovery2021

tRNA-derived small RNAs: novel regulators of cancer hallmarks and targets of clinical application.

Xizhe Li, Xianyu Liu, Deze Zhao, Weifang Cui, Yingfang Wu, Chunfang Zhang, Chaojun Duan

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Review in Cell death discovery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Roles and regulation of tRNA-derived small RNAs in animals.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2024
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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 2 countries.

Xizhe Li *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87th, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1852-1894
Xianyu Liu *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87th, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
Deze ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87th, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
Weifang CuiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87th, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
Yingfang WuCentre of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87th, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
Chunfang ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87th, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China. zhcf3801@csu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7974-1562
Chaojun DuanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87th, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China. duancjxy@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5349-7725
Central South University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81572281National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81702278National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81974367National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82003065
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

tRNAs are a group of conventional noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) with critical roles in the biological synthesis of proteins. Recently, tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) were found to have important biological functions in the development of human diseases including carcinomas, rather than just being considered pure degradation material. tsRNAs not only are abnormally expressed in the cancer tissues and serum of cancer patients, but also have been suggested to regulate various vital cancer hallmarks. On the other hand, the application of tsRNAs as biomarkers and therapeutic targets is promising. In this review, we focused on the basic characteristics of tsRNAs, and their biological functions known thus far, and explored the regulatory roles of tsRNAs in cancer hallmarks including proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis, tumor microenvironment, drug resistance, cancer stem cell phenotype, and cancer cell metabolism. In addition, we also discussed the research progress on the application of tsRNAs as tumor biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

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PMID34537813
PMCPMC8449783
OpenAlexW3199323974

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