Department of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
The University of Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Mar 7;22(5):2683. doi: 10.3390/ijms22052683.
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) comprise a diverse class of non-protein coding transcripts that regulate critical cellular processes associated with cancer. Advances in RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) have led to the characterization of non-coding RNA expression across different types of human cancers. Through comprehensive RNA-Seq profiling, a growing number of studies demonstrate that ncRNAs, including long non-coding RNA (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNA), play central roles in progenitor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) pathogenesis. Furthermore, due to their central roles in cellular homeostasis and their potential as biomarkers, the study of ncRNAs continues to provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms of B-ALL. This article reviews the ncRNA signatures reported for all B-ALL subtypes, focusing on technological developments in transcriptome profiling and recently discovered examples of ncRNAs with biologic and therapeutic relevance in B-ALL.
非编码 RNA(ncRNAs)是一类广泛存在的非蛋白编码转录物,它们可以调节与癌症相关的关键细胞过程。RNA 测序(RNA-Seq)技术的进步,使得我们能够对不同类型的人类癌症中的非编码 RNA 表达进行全面分析。通过综合的 RNA-Seq 分析,越来越多的研究表明,ncRNAs(包括长非编码 RNA(lncRNA)和 microRNA(miRNA))在祖细胞 B 细胞急性淋巴细胞白血病(B-ALL)的发病机制中发挥着核心作用。此外,由于它们在细胞内稳态中的核心作用,以及作为生物标志物的潜力,ncRNAs 的研究为 B-ALL 的分子机制提供了新的见解。本文综述了所有 B-ALL 亚型的 ncRNA 特征,重点介绍了转录组分析的技术进展,以及最近发现的具有生物学和治疗相关性的 ncRNAs 实例。