Turkish Journal of Biology
Abstract
Apoptosis is a vital cellular process that is critical for the maintenance of homeostasis in health and disease. The derailment of apoptotic mechanisms has severe consequences such as abnormal development, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, there exist complex regulatory mechanisms in eukaryotes to preserve the balance between cell growth and cell death. Initially, protein-coding genes were prioritized in the search for such regulatory macromolecules involved in the regulation of apoptosis. However, recent genome annotations and transcriptomics studies have uncovered a plethora of regulatory noncoding RNAs that have the ability to modulate not only apoptosis but also many other biochemical processes in eukaryotes. In this review article, we will cover a brief summary of apoptosis and detection methods followed by an extensive discussion on microRNAs, circular RNAs, and long noncoding RNAs in apoptosis.
DOI
10.3906/biy-2109-35
Keywords
Apoptosis, noncoding RNA, microRNA, long noncoding RNA, circular RNA
First Page
1
Last Page
40
Recommended Citation
TÜNCEL, ÖZGE; KARA, MERVE; YAYLAK, BİLGE; ERDOĞAN, İPEK; and AKGÜL, BÜNYAMİN
(2022)
"Noncoding RNAs in apoptosis: identification and function,"
Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 46:
No.
1, Article 1.
https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-2109-35
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol46/iss1/1
