Emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non-coding RNAs in cancer biology

Non-coding RNAs have long been recognized for their regulatory roles in various cellular processes, including cancer development and progression. Recent advancements have shed light on a novel aspect of non-coding RNA biology, revealing their ability to encode endogenous peptides also named micropep...

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Main Authors: Anna Lucia Tornesello, Andrea Cerasuolo, Noemy Starita, Sara Amiranda, Tiziana Pecchillo Cimmino, Patrizia Bonelli, Franca Maria Tuccillo, Franco Maria Buonaguro, Luigi Buonaguro, Maria Lina Tornesello
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-02-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468054024001495
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author Anna Lucia Tornesello
Andrea Cerasuolo
Noemy Starita
Sara Amiranda
Tiziana Pecchillo Cimmino
Patrizia Bonelli
Franca Maria Tuccillo
Franco Maria Buonaguro
Luigi Buonaguro
Maria Lina Tornesello
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Andrea Cerasuolo
Noemy Starita
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Tiziana Pecchillo Cimmino
Patrizia Bonelli
Franca Maria Tuccillo
Franco Maria Buonaguro
Luigi Buonaguro
Maria Lina Tornesello
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description Non-coding RNAs have long been recognized for their regulatory roles in various cellular processes, including cancer development and progression. Recent advancements have shed light on a novel aspect of non-coding RNA biology, revealing their ability to encode endogenous peptides also named micropeptides or microprotein through short open reading frames (sORFs). These small proteins play crucial roles in oncogenic processes, acting as either tumour suppressors or tumour promoters, and hold enormous potential as biomarkers for early diagnosis of cancer and as therapeutic targets. This comprehensive review highlights the state of the art on peptides encoded by long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs), elucidating their regulatory functions and implications in different cancer types, including breast cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer. The review also discusses challenges and future directions in the exploration of these emerging players in cancer biology, emphasizing the importance of further investigation for their clinical translation in diagnosis and therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-96febca05d7440d88f856b8ad3b26e5e2025-08-20T02:04:38ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Non-coding RNA Research2468-05402025-02-011023124110.1016/j.ncrna.2024.10.006Emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non-coding RNAs in cancer biologyAnna Lucia Tornesello0Andrea Cerasuolo1Noemy Starita2Sara Amiranda3Tiziana Pecchillo Cimmino4Patrizia Bonelli5Franca Maria Tuccillo6Franco Maria Buonaguro7Luigi Buonaguro8Maria Lina Tornesello9Innovative Immunological Models Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy; Corresponding author. Innovative Immunological Models Unit Istituto Nazionale Tumori ''Fond. G. Pascale'', Via Mariano Semmola 80131, Naples, Italy.Molecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, ItalyMolecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, ItalyMolecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, ItalyMolecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, ItalyMolecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, ItalyMolecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, ItalyMolecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, ItalyInnovative Immunological Models Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, ItalyMolecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy; Corresponding author. Molecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori ''Fond. G. Pascale'', Via Mariano Semmola, 80131, Naples, Italy.Non-coding RNAs have long been recognized for their regulatory roles in various cellular processes, including cancer development and progression. Recent advancements have shed light on a novel aspect of non-coding RNA biology, revealing their ability to encode endogenous peptides also named micropeptides or microprotein through short open reading frames (sORFs). These small proteins play crucial roles in oncogenic processes, acting as either tumour suppressors or tumour promoters, and hold enormous potential as biomarkers for early diagnosis of cancer and as therapeutic targets. This comprehensive review highlights the state of the art on peptides encoded by long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs), elucidating their regulatory functions and implications in different cancer types, including breast cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer. The review also discusses challenges and future directions in the exploration of these emerging players in cancer biology, emphasizing the importance of further investigation for their clinical translation in diagnosis and therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468054024001495Non-coding RNAsPeptideMicropeptideMicroproteinCancerBiomarkers
spellingShingle Anna Lucia Tornesello
Andrea Cerasuolo
Noemy Starita
Sara Amiranda
Tiziana Pecchillo Cimmino
Patrizia Bonelli
Franca Maria Tuccillo
Franco Maria Buonaguro
Luigi Buonaguro
Maria Lina Tornesello
Emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non-coding RNAs in cancer biology
Non-coding RNA Research
Non-coding RNAs
Peptide
Micropeptide
Microprotein
Cancer
Biomarkers
title Emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non-coding RNAs in cancer biology
title_full Emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non-coding RNAs in cancer biology
title_fullStr Emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non-coding RNAs in cancer biology
title_full_unstemmed Emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non-coding RNAs in cancer biology
title_short Emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non-coding RNAs in cancer biology
title_sort emerging role of endogenous peptides encoded by non coding rnas in cancer biology
topic Non-coding RNAs
Peptide
Micropeptide
Microprotein
Cancer
Biomarkers
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468054024001495
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