Long Non-Coding RNAs in Stem Cell Regulation and Regenerative Medicine: Stemness, Differentiation, and Therapeutic Innovation
Melika Emarati,
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Hossein Azizi,
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Nima Ghasemi
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et al.
IntechOpen eBooks,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 18, 2025
Long
non-coding
RNAs
(lncRNAs)
have
emerged
as
critical
regulators
in
stem
cell
biology,
influencing
cellular
functions
such
pluripotency,
differentiation,
and
self-renewal.
Their
unique
ability
to
modulate
gene
expression
at
multiple
levels—epigenetic,
transcriptional,
post-transcriptional—makes
lncRNAs
powerful
tools
for
controlling
fate.
In
regenerative
medicine,
understanding
the
roles
of
specific
can
enhance
therapeutic
approaches,
particularly
cell-based
tissue
repair
engineering.
By
modulating
lncRNA
activity,
researchers
potentially
direct
differentiation
toward
desired
lineages,
facilitating
development
functional
tissues
clinical
applications.
This
chapter
explores
how
influence
states,
highlights
current
research
therapies,
discusses
potential
future
applications
where
lncRNA-based
interventions
could
drive
advancements
engineering
medicine.
Language: Английский
Harnessing the Role of ESR1 in Breast Cancer: Correlation with microRNA, lncRNA, and Methylation
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
26(7), P. 3101 - 3101
Published: March 27, 2025
Breast
cancer
(BC)
is
a
multifactorial
condition
and
it
primarily
expresses
the
estrogen
receptor
α
(ERα)
that
encoded
by
gene
1
(ESR1),
which
modulates
signaling.
ESR1,
facilitating
overproduction,
plays
an
indispensable
role
in
progression
survival
of
majority
BCs.
To
obtain
molecular
insights
into
these
phenomena,
we
analyzed
The
Cancer
Genome
Atlas
(TCGA)
breast
invasive
carcinoma
(BRCA)
RNA-Seq
datasets
for
expression
ESR1
its
correlation
to
microRNAs
(miRNAs)
long
non-coding
RNAs
(lncRNAs),
along
with
methylation
patterns.
Regulation
was
also
assessed
total
43
cancerous
non-cancerous
cell
lines.
Analyses
both
TCGA
BRCA
line
data
revealed
specific
lncRNAs,
i.e.,
MEG3,
BIK,
MLL,
FAS
are
negatively
correlated
PARP1
demonstrates
positive
association.
Additionally,
miR-30a
miR-145
showed
negative
correlations
expression.
Of
54
loci
analyzed,
them
exhibited
expression,
highlighting
potentially
modifiable
regulatory
mechanism.
These
findings
underscore
complex
events
influencing
interaction
diverse
signaling
pathways,
demonstrating
novel
pathogenesis
potential
therapeutics.
Language: Английский