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ReviewNon-coding RNA research2025

tsRNA, cell death and disease: Connecting the dots.

Xiaoyu Ma, Jiesi Xu, Guoping Li

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Review in Non-coding RNA research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Xiaoyu MaThe Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, 100730, PR China.
Jiesi XuThe Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, 100730, PR China.
Guoping LiThe Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology of National Health Commission, Beijing, 100730, PR China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell death is essential for maintaining physiological homeostasis and regulating pathological processes. tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs), an emerging non-coding small RNA, play key roles in a various form of cell death. The relationship between tsRNAs and diseases has attracted growing attention. However, many challenges remain, particularly in understanding how tsRNAs regulate cell death and their newly discovered roles in these pathways. This paper reviews the generation and classification of tsRNAs and their roles in different diseases through cell death processes, such as ferroptosis, apoptosis, necroptosis, autophagy and pyroptosis. We discuss in detail the dysregulation of tsRNA expression in neurological disorders, metabolic diseases and cancer. We highlight the potential of tsRNAs as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in the context of cell death pathways.

Indexed as

ApoptosisBiomarkersCell deathFerroptosisNecroptosisPyroptosisTransfer RNAtRNAtsRNA

Identifiers

PMID40487298
PMCPMC12145713

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