SnoRNAs in cardiovascular development, function, and disease

Alzbeta Chabronova, Terri L. Holmes, Duc M. Hoang, Chris Denning, Victoria James, James G. W. Smith, Mandy J. Peffers

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Abstract

Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) are emerging as important regulators of cardiovascular (patho)biology. Several roles of snoRNAs have recently been identified in heart development and congenital heart diseases, as well as their dynamic regulation in hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies, coronary heart disease (CHD), myocardial infarction (MI), cardiac fibrosis, and heart failure. Furthermore, reports of changes in vesicular snoRNA expression and altered levels of circulating snoRNAs in response to cardiac stress suggest that snoRNAs also function in cardiac signaling and intercellular communication. In this review, we summarize and discuss key findings and outline the clinical potential of snoRNAs considering current challenges and gaps in the field of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)562-578
Number of pages17
JournalTrends in Molecular Medicine
Volume30
Issue number6
Early online date23 Mar 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2024

Keywords

  • biomarker
  • cardiac fibrosis
  • cardiomyopathy
  • exercise
  • extracellular vesicles
  • snoRNA

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