piRNAs: biogenesis and their potential roles in cancer

B Guo, D Li, L Du, X Zhu - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
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 …

The emerging role of the piRNA/piwi complex in cancer

Y Liu, M Dou, X Song, Y Dong, S Liu, H Liu, J Tao, W Li… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Piwi interacting RNAs (piRNAs) constitute novel small non-coding RNA molecules of
approximately 24–31 nucleotides in length that often bind to members of the piwi protein …

The emerging roles of PIWI-interacting RNA in human cancers

Y Yu, J Xiao, SS Hann - Cancer Management and Research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a type of non-coding RNAs that interact with PIWI
proteins, which are members of the argonaute family. Originally described in the germline …

PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs): Promising applications as emerging biomarkers for digestive system cancer

A Cai, Y Hu, Z Zhou, Q Qi, Y Wu, P Dong… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a novel type of small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs),
which are 26–31 nucleotides in length and bind to PIWI proteins. Although piRNAs were …

Piwi-interacting RNAs in cancer: emerging functions and clinical utility

KW Ng, C Anderson, EA Marshall, BC Minatel… - Molecular cancer, 2016 - Springer
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are emerging players in cancer genomics. Originally
described in the germline, there are over 20,000 piRNA genes in the human genome. In …

The biogenesis and biological function of PIWI-interacting RNA in cancer

S Chen, S Ben, J Xin, S Li, R Zheng, H Wang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are vital regulators of biological activities, and aberrant
levels of small ncRNAs are commonly found in precancerous lesions and cancer. PIWI …

[PDF][PDF] PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNA: emerging roles in cancer

YN Han, Y Li, SQ Xia, YY Zhang, JH Zheng… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
P-Element induced wimpy testis (PIWI)-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a type of noncoding
RNAs (ncRNAs) and interact with PIWI proteins. piRNAs were primarily described in the …

The biogenesis and functions of piRNAs in human diseases

X Wu, Y Pan, Y Fang, J Zhang, M Xie, F Yang… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2020 - cell.com
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a novel type of small noncoding RNAs, which are 26–30
nt in length and bind to Piwi proteins. These short RNAs were originally discovered in …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging roles of piRNAs in cancer: challenges and prospects

YE Cheng, Q Wang, W Jiang, Y Bian, A Gou… - Aging (Albany …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PiRNAs are a small class of non-coding small RNAs newly discovered in recent years.
Millions of piRNAs have been discovered to date, and more than 20,000 piRNA genes have …

Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) and cancer: Emerging biological concepts and potential clinical implications

W Weng, H Li, A Goel - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2019 - Elsevier
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a very recently discovered class of small non-coding
RNAs (ncRNAs), with approximately 20,000 piRNA genes already identified within the …