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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2020

tRNA-Derived Small RNAs and Their Potential Roles in Cardiac Hypertrophy.

Jun Cao, Douglas B Cowan, Da-Zhi Wang

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jun CaoDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Douglas B CowanDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Da-Zhi WangDepartment of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Epsin in Angiogenesis and Vascular RemodelingR01HL093242 · NHLBI · OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · PI CHEN, HONG, WANG, DA-ZHI · 2009 to 2021
$7.3M
CD45-mediated endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cardiovascular diseaseR01HL141853 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, HONG, WANG, DA-ZHI · 2020 to 2023
$3.3M
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Endothelial DysfunctionR01HL137229 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, HONG, SRIVASTAVA, SANJAY · 2017 to 2020
$2.7M
MicroRNAs, cardiac function and cardiomyopathyR01HL138757 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI WANG, DA-ZHI · 2017 to 2020
$2.1M
Therapeutic applications of miRNAs in myocardial and cardiac regenerationR01HL125925 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI WANG, DA-ZHI · 2016 to 2019
$1.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL093242NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL125925NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL137229NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL138757NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141853
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are abundantly expressed, small non-coding RNAs that have long been recognized as essential components of the protein translation machinery. The tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs), including tRNA halves (tiRNAs), and tRNA fragments (tRFs), were unexpectedly discovered and have been implicated in a variety of important biological functions such as cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. Mechanistically, tsRNAs regulate mRNA destabilization and translation, as well as retro-element reverse transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Emerging evidence has shown that tsRNAs are expressed in the heart, and their expression can be induced by pathological stress, such as hypertrophy. Interestingly, cardiac pathophysiological conditions, such as oxidative stress, aging, and metabolic disorders can be viewed as inducers of tsRNA biogenesis, which further highlights the potential involvement of tsRNAs in these conditions. There is increasing enthusiasm for investigating the molecular and biological functions of tsRNAs in the heart and their role in cardiovascular disease. It is anticipated that this new class of small non-coding RNAs will offer new perspectives in understanding disease mechanisms and may provide new therapeutic targets to treat cardiovascular disease.

Indexed as

cardiac hypertrophycardiovascular diseaseheartmitochondrianon-coding RNAstRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs)tRNA fragmentstRNA halves

Identifiers

PMID33041815
PMCPMC7527594
OpenAlexW3085104262

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