IsomiR stoichiometry changes as disease biomarkers.

ABSTRACT: Despite substantial research interest over the past decade, microRNAs (miRNAs) have not yet succeeded in reaching their potential as non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers. One key hindrance to their use is the lack of disease specificity of single miRNAs, combined with variable baseline expression between individuals. In the current work, we sought to leverage variations of the stoichiometry of miRNA isoform variants, or isomiRs, to expand the pool of potential miRNA biomarkers and facilitate normalization of their expression, using one isoform to normalize expression of another from the same miRNA. Although isomiRs are often still overlooked in miRNA biomarker studies, we show that analysis at the isoform level reveals many putative biomarkers that are missed when aggregating all isomiRs by

SUBMITTER: McAllan AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12173121 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature