Dietary Non-coding RNAs from Plants: Fairy Tale or Treasure?

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Journal Noncoding RNA Res

Date 2019 Jun 14

PMID 31193509

Citations 11

Authors

Gopinath M Sundaram

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Abstract

The past two decades have witnessed soaring interest in the field of non-coding RNAs, largely attributed by its regulatory role in controlling two third of human transcriptional output. Though, there are several classes of non-coding RNAs found in nature, microRNAs takes the central stage because of their pleiotropic roles. In particular, extracellular microRNAs are gaining traction due to their relative stability and bio availability. Extracellular microRNAs has been shown to occur in all living organisms, including dietary plants. Some of the recent reports suggest that these dietary microRNAs pass through the gut, enter systemic circulation and exert biological effects on animal physiology. However, evidences against this hypothesis are also presented in literature and hence this area has been strongly debated. In this review, I will briefly summarise the evidences accumulated for and against this hypothesis and discuss potential implications of such findings in human health.

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