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ReviewBiomolecules2025

RNAa-Mediated Gene Activation in the Regulation of Stem Cell Fate.

Hyohi Lee, Jiin Moon, Seung-Kyoon Kim

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hyohi LeeDepartment of Convergent Bioscience and Informatics, and Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0006-6254-9092
Jiin MoonDepartment of Convergent Bioscience and Informatics, and Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0003-1266-9510
Seung-Kyoon KimDepartment of Convergent Bioscience and Informatics, and Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9776-4047

Funding

Ministry of Science and ICT RS-2023-00209842Ministry of Science and ICT RS-2025-02305916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cell fate is governed by complex transcriptional networks and dynamic chromatin architectures, with RNA molecules acting as critical regulators. Traditionally, small RNAs have been associated with gene silencing; however, growing evidence reveals that certain RNA species can also activate transcription, a phenomenon termed RNA activation (RNAa). This evolutionarily conserved mechanism functions through both synthetic small activating RNAs (saRNAs) and endogenous RNA molecules, including promoter-targeting microRNAs, small modulatory double-stranded RNAs, and circular RNAs. By modulating chromatin accessibility and engaging the transcriptional machinery, these RNAs orchestrate gene expression programs that control pluripotency maintenance and lineage-specific differentiation in stem cells. This review integrates emerging mechanistic insights and functional evidence to provide a comprehensive perspective on RNAa-mediated gene activation in stem cell biology and highlights its potential as a precise tool for controlling cell fate through epigenetic modulation.

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RNAStem CellsTranscriptional ActivationAnimalsCell DifferentiationEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMicroRNAsPluripotent Stem CellsMicroRNAsRNAdifferentiationendogenous RNA activatorepigenetic regulationRNA activation (RNAa)small activating RNA (saRNA)stem cell pluripotency

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PMID41594548
PMCPMC12839409

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