ReviewRNA biology2020
Extracellular tRNAs and tRNA-derived fragments.
Review in RNA biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.
- The RNA structural code: orchestrating gene expression and enabling precision therapies.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2026Review
- tRNA-derived fragments elevated in Alzheimer's disease promote Tau aggregation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Proteomic and Small RNA Characterization of Extracellular Vesicle-enriched Particles Released from Cultured Host-isolated Symbiodiniaceae.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Stress-induced breakup: tRNA-derived small RNAs in biology.Trends in cell biology · 2026Review
- Extracellular Vesicles in Ophthalmology: From Natural Nanocarriers to Engineered Therapeutics.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- High-Throughput Sequencing Decodes tsRNA Landscapes: Insights into Cancer Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Extracellular Small RNAs in Human Milk: Molecular Profiles, Stability and Fragment-Specific Responses in Cell-Based Assays.Non-coding RNA · 2026Article
- DIS3L2-mediated RNA surveillance and extracellular vesicle packaging prevent innate immune activation by aberrant cellular RNAs.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Pseudouridine selects RNAs for extracellular transport.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Inhibition of tRF- 02514 in Extracellular Vesicles Preserves Microglia Pyroptosis and Protects Against Parkinson's Disease.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Extracellular vesicle-derived lncRNA-GC1 serves as a novel biomarker for predicting and monitoring the immunotherapeutic outcomes of patients with gastric cancer.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Validation of tRNA-derived fragments as diagnostic biomarkers in suspected acute stroke; limitations in analysis and quantification methods.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2025Article
- Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure Alters tRNA Transcriptome in High-Fat Diet-Fed Mouse Liver.Non-coding RNA · 2025Article
- Emerging trends and hotspots of tRNA-derived small RNAs in tumours: a bibliometric analysis via VOSviewer and CiteSpace.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Plasma tsRNA Signatures Serve as a Novel Biomarker for Bladder Cancer.Cancer science · 2025Article
- Streptococcus mutans-derived extracellular vesicles promote skin wound healing via tRNA cargo.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Article
- Vesicular and non-vesicular extracellular small RNAs direct gene silencing in a plant-interacting bacterium.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Differential expression of tRNA-derived small RNAs in Juvenile and adult sheep skin: implications for developmental and immune regulation.BMC genomics · 2025Article
- Combinatorial Analysis of miRNAs and tRNA Fragments as Potential Biomarkers for Cancer Patients in Liquid Biopsies.Non-coding RNA · 2025Article
- Exosomal non-coding RNAs: a new avenue for treating diabetic foot ulcers.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
Fragmentation of tRNAs generates a family of small RNAs collectively known as tRNA-derived fragments. These fragments vary in sequence and size but have been shown to regulate many processes involved in cell homoeostasis and adaptations to stress. Additionally, the field of extracellular RNAs (exRNAs) is rapidly growing because exRNAs are a promising source of biomarkers in liquid biopsies, and because exRNAs seem to play key roles in intercellular and interspecies communication. Herein, we review recent descriptions of tRNA-derived fragments in the extracellular space in all domains of life, both in biofluids and in cell culture. The purpose of this review is to find consensus on which tRNA-derived fragments are more prominent in each extracellular fraction (including extracellular vesicles, lipoproteins and ribonucleoprotein complexes). We highlight what is becoming clear and what is still controversial in this field, in order to stimulate future hypothesis-driven studies which could clarify the role of full-length tRNAs and tRNA-derived fragments in the extracellular space.
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