{"title":"The significance of small noncoding RNAs in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases","authors":"Hemanyun Bai, Fanji Meng, Kangling Ke, Lingyan Fang, Weize Xu, Haitao Huang, Xiao Liang, Weiyan Li, Fengya Zeng, Can Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101342","url":null,"abstract":"With the advancement of high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics, an increasing number of overlooked small noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs) have emerged. These sncRNAs predominantly comprise transfer RNA-derived fragments (tsRNAs), PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), Ro-associated non-coding RNAs (RNYs or Y-RNAs), small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs), and small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs). Each of these RNA types possesses distinct biological properties and plays specific roles in both physiological and pathological processes. The differential expression of sncRNAs substantially affects the occurrence and progression of various systemic diseases. However, their roles in the cardiovascular system remain unclear. Therefore, understanding the functionality and mechanisms of sncRNAs in the cardiovascular system holds promise for identifying novel targets and strategies for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This review examines the biological characteristics of sncRNAs and their potential roles in cardiovascular diseases.","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141253105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101340
Zhenyu Xie, Gaozan Zheng, Liaoran Niu, Kunli Du, Ruikai Li, Hanjun Dan, Lili Duan, Hongze Wu, Guangming Ren, Xinyu Dou, Songchen Dai, Fan Feng, Jian Zhang, Jianyong Zheng
{"title":"SPP1+ macrophages in colorectal cancer: Markers of malignancy and promising therapeutic targets","authors":"Zhenyu Xie, Gaozan Zheng, Liaoran Niu, Kunli Du, Ruikai Li, Hanjun Dan, Lili Duan, Hongze Wu, Guangming Ren, Xinyu Dou, Songchen Dai, Fan Feng, Jian Zhang, Jianyong Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101340","url":null,"abstract":"macrophages have been identified as key players in the colorectal cancer (CRC) tumor microenvironment, but their function remains unclear. This study integrated single-cell and spatial transcriptomics with bulk sequencing to investigate the roles and mechanisms of macrophages in CRC. Our findings revealed a pronounced elevation of macrophages in CRC, especially within tumor territories. These macrophages served as markers for CRC initiation, progression, metastasis, and potential prognosis. Furthermore, they showed heightened transcriptional activity in genes linked to angiogenesis, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, glycolysis, hypoxia, and immunosuppression. protein amplified CRC cell migration and invasion, potentially mediating cellular crosstalk via the , , and complex axes. Patients with a high proportion of macrophages could benefit more from immune checkpoint blockade therapy. Interestingly, expression was significantly enriched in macrophages versus macrophages, possibly explaining limited anti-CSF1R monotherapy effects. In conclusion, we propose an macrophage model in CRC, highlighting such macrophages as a promising therapeutic target due to their malignancy markers.","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141547915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2024-05-28DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101338
Jie Cai , Weizhong Ruan , Zida Wang , Gongzhe Liu , Bei Yang , Hao Wang , Deping Zhao , Chang Chen , Xiaogang Zhao
{"title":"Construction and validation of a novel SUMOylation-related lncRNAs signature for predicting the prognosis, tumor immune microenvironment, and therapeutic sensitivity of lung adenocarcinoma","authors":"Jie Cai , Weizhong Ruan , Zida Wang , Gongzhe Liu , Bei Yang , Hao Wang , Deping Zhao , Chang Chen , Xiaogang Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101338","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101338","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"12 2","pages":"Article 101338"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141253067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2024-05-27DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101339
Yue Zhao , Mazdak Ehteramyan , Yi Li , Xuefeng Bai , Lei Huang , Yingtang Gao , Angshumonik Angbohang , Xiaoping Yang , Steven Lynham , Andriana Margariti , Ajay M. Shah , Yaling Tao , Ting Cai , Tong Li , Min Zhang , Lingfang Zeng
{"title":"A novel nested gene Aff3ir participates in vascular remodeling by enhancing endothelial cell differentiation in mice","authors":"Yue Zhao , Mazdak Ehteramyan , Yi Li , Xuefeng Bai , Lei Huang , Yingtang Gao , Angshumonik Angbohang , Xiaoping Yang , Steven Lynham , Andriana Margariti , Ajay M. Shah , Yaling Tao , Ting Cai , Tong Li , Min Zhang , Lingfang Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101339","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101339","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"12 2","pages":"Article 101339"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141253437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2024-05-22DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101337
{"title":"Gene interactions analysis of brain spatial transcriptome for Alzheimer's disease","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101337","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101337","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Recent studies have explored the spatial transcriptomics patterns of Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain by spatial sequencing in mouse models, enabling the identification of unique genome-wide transcriptomic features associated with different spatial regions and pathological status. However, the dynamics of gene interactions that occur during amyloid-β accumulation remain largely unknown. In this study, we performed analyses on ligand-receptor communication, transcription factor regulatory network, and spot-specific network to reveal the dependence and the dynamics of gene associations/interactions on spatial regions and pathological status with mouse and human brains. We first used a spatial transcriptomics dataset of the <em>App</em><sup><em>NL-G-F</em></sup> knock-in AD and wild-type mouse model. We revealed 17 ligand-receptor pairs with opposite tendencies throughout the amyloid-β accumulation process and showed the specific ligand-receptor interactions across the hippocampus layers at different extents of pathological changes. We then identified nerve function related transcription factors in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex, as well as genes with different transcriptomic association degrees in AD versus wild-type mice. Finally, another independent spatial transcriptomics dataset from different AD mouse models and human single-nuclei RNA-seq data/AlzData database were used for validation. This is the first study to identify various gene associations throughout amyloid-β accumulation based on spatial transcriptomics, establishing the foundations to reveal advanced and in-depth AD etiology from a novel perspective based on the comprehensive analyses of gene interactions that are spatio-temporal dependent.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"11 6","pages":"Article 101337"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235230422400134X/pdfft?md5=1fbf3a2d47134eb845118f0f1e520f08&pid=1-s2.0-S235230422400134X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141131079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2024-05-20DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101330
{"title":"Cancer-associated fibroblasts derived fibronectin extra domain A promotes sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by activating SHMT1","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101330","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101330","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Resistance to sorafenib, an effective first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), greatly compromised the prognosis of patients. The extracellular matrix is one of the most abundant components of the tumor microenvironment. Beyond acting as a physical barrier, it remains unclear whether cell interactions and signal transduction mediated by the extracellular matrix contribute to sorafenib resistance. With the analysis of primary HCC organoid RNA-seq data combined with <em>in vivo</em> and <em>in vitro</em> experiments validation, we discovered that fibronectin extra domain A (FN-EDA) derived from cancer-associated fibroblasts played a critical role in sorafenib resistance. Mechanistically, FN-EDA stimulates the up-regulation of the key one-carbon metabolism enzyme SHMT1 in HCC cells via the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway, thereby countering the oxidative stress induced by sorafenib. Moreover, we reinforced the clinical significance of our discoveries by conducting <em>in vivo</em> assays with an immunodeficiency subcutaneous xenograft tumor model, which was established using primary cancer-associated fibroblasts derived from clinical HCC tissues, and through the analysis of HCC samples obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Our findings suggest that targeting the FN-EDA/SHMT1 pathway could be a potential strategy to improve sorafenib responsiveness in HCC patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"11 6","pages":"Article 101330"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352304224001272/pdfft?md5=6730558c8014bf0d03ae3760faddee2e&pid=1-s2.0-S2352304224001272-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141131633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2024-05-19DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101334
Ruizhi Chang , Ganxun Li , Guan-nan Jin , Bixiang Zhang, Ze-yang Ding
{"title":"Identification of hypermethylated CpG sites mapped to LIFR as specific diagnostic biomarkers of colon cancer","authors":"Ruizhi Chang , Ganxun Li , Guan-nan Jin , Bixiang Zhang, Ze-yang Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101334","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2024.101334","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"12 2","pages":"Article 101334"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141143636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}