# High-Throughput Sequencing Decodes tsRNA Landscapes: Insights into Cancer Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets

**Authors:** Miaoyan Pu, Luyu Shi, Chuanlin Shen, Haimei Cheng, Weijie Ding, Jiaxin Tian, Junhong Ye, Youquan Bu, Ying Zhang

PMC · DOI: 10.3390/ijms27041949 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2026-02-18

## TL;DR

This review explores how high-throughput sequencing helps identify tsRNAs, which are linked to cancer and could improve diagnosis and treatment.

## Contribution

The paper provides a comprehensive overview of tsRNA research using high-throughput sequencing for cancer applications.

## Key findings

- tsRNAs are crucial in cancer progression and have potential as biomarkers.
- High-throughput sequencing enables systematic identification of tsRNAs.
- tsRNAs offer new strategies for cancer diagnosis and therapy.

## Abstract

Transfer RNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) represent an emerging category of small non-coding RNAs generated through specific cleavage of precursor or mature tRNAs. Increasingly recognized as pivotal players in the pathogenesis of complex malignancies, tsRNAs not only regulate cancer progression but also hold promising clinical potential for cancer diagnosis and treatment. This review highlights recent advances in the application of high-throughput sequencing technologies in the systematic identification of tsRNAs, with a focus on their roles in cancer diagnosis, prognostic assessment, and targeted therapy. Delving into the translational medicine dimensions of tsRNAs may provide novel strategies for molecular diagnosis and therapeutic interventions in oncology.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** cancer (MONDO:0004992)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** Mif (macrophage migration inhibitory factor (glycosylation-inhibiting factor)) [NCBI Gene 17319] {aka DER6, GIF, Glif}, Ang (angiogenin, ribonuclease, RNase A family, 5) [NCBI Gene 11727] {aka Ang1, Rnase5, Rnase5a}, Ybx1 (Y box protein 1) [NCBI Gene 22608] {aka 1700102N10Rik, EF1A, MSY1, Nsep1, YB-1, dbpB}, TRADD (TNFRSF1A associated via death domain) [NCBI Gene 8717] {aka Hs.89862}, Rbm17 (RNA binding motif protein 17) [NCBI Gene 76938] {aka 2700027J02Rik}, PSG2 (pregnancy specific beta-1-glycoprotein 2) [NCBI Gene 5670] {aka CEA, PSBG2, PSG1}, Elk4 (ETS transcription factor ELK4) [NCBI Gene 13714] {aka 2310011G17Rik, A130026I01Rik, SAP-1, Sap1}, Med29 (mediator complex subunit 29) [NCBI Gene 67224] {aka 2810405O22Rik, Ixl}, RNASET2 (ribonuclease T2) [NCBI Gene 8635] {aka RNASE6PL, bA514O12.3}, Ldha (lactate dehydrogenase A) [NCBI Gene 16828] {aka Ldh1, Ldhm, l7R2}, RNASEL (ribonuclease L) [NCBI Gene 6041] {aka PRCA1, RNS4}, Lats2 (large tumor suppressor 2) [NCBI Gene 50523] {aka 4932411G09Rik}, DICER1 (dicer 1, ribonuclease III) [NCBI Gene 23405] {aka DCR1, Dicer, Dicer1e, GLOW, HERNA, K12H4.8-LIKE}, ANG (angiogenin) [NCBI Gene 283] {aka ALS9, HEL168, RAA1, RNASE4, RNASE5}, Hif1a (hypoxia inducible factor 1, alpha subunit) [NCBI Gene 15251] {aka HIF-1-alpha, HIF1-alpha, HIF1alpha, MOP1, bHLHe78}, Fubp1 (far upstream element (FUSE) binding protein 1) [NCBI Gene 51886] {aka 9530027K12Rik, D3Ertd330e, FBP, Fubp, Fubp4}, Foxk1 (forkhead box K1) [NCBI Gene 17425] {aka A630048H08Rik, Gm10868, Mnf}, Lgals1 (lectin, galactose binding, soluble 1) [NCBI Gene 16852] {aka Gal-1, Galbp, L-14.5, L14, Lect14, galectin-1}, Eef1a2 (eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 2) [NCBI Gene 13628] {aka EEF1AL, EF-1-alpha-2, Eef1a, S1, STN, wasted}, ELAC2 (elaC ribonuclease Z 2) [NCBI Gene 60528] {aka COXPD17, ELC2, HPC2}, TERF1 (telomeric repeat binding factor 1) [NCBI Gene 7013] {aka PIN2, TRBF1, TRF, TRF1, hTRF1-AS, t-TRF1}, TRNG (tRNA-Gly) [NCBI Gene 4563] {aka MTTG}, Cacna1d (calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1D subunit) [NCBI Gene 12289] {aka 8430418G19Rik, Cach3, Cacn4, Cacnl1a2, Cav1.3, Cchl1a}, Ctnnb1 (catenin beta 1) [NCBI Gene 12387] {aka Bfc, Catnb, Mesc}, TCL1A (TCL1 family AKT coactivator A) [NCBI Gene 8115] {aka TCL1}, RNASE1 (ribonuclease A family member 1, pancreatic) [NCBI Gene 6035] {aka RAC1, RIB1, RNS1}, Mdm2 (MDM2 proto-oncogene) [NCBI Gene 17246] {aka 1700007J15Rik, Mdm-2}
- **Diseases:** AML (MESH:D015470), HCC (MESH:D006528), kidney cancer (MESH:D007680), Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (MESH:D000077195), RCC (MESH:D002292), NSCLC (MESH:D002289), hypoxia (MESH:D000860), pleural effusion (MESH:D010996), gastric cancer (MESH:D013274), breast cancer (MESH:D001943), lung adenocarcinoma (MESH:D000077192), tumorigenesis (MESH:D063646), ovarian cancer (MESH:D010051), pulmonary tuberculosis (MESH:D014397), Multiple myeloma (MESH:D009101), lung cancer (MESH:D008175), Cancer (MESH:D009369), ESCC (MESH:D000077277), ascites (MESH:D001201), injury to (MESH:D014947), prostate cancer (MESH:D011471), hepatic metastases (MESH:D009362), hypopharyngeal carcinoma (MESH:D007012), nodules (MESH:D016606), thyroid cancer (MESH:D013964), tumorigenicity (MESH:D002471), CRC (MESH:D015179), B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (MESH:D015451), pancreatic cancer (MESH:D010190)
- **Chemicals:** oligonucleotides (MESH:D009841), hydrogen (MESH:D006859), lipids (MESH:D008055), LNA (MESH:C477371), lactate (MESH:D019344), AS-tDR-007333 (-), adriamycin (MESH:D004317)
- **Species:** Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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