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. 2025 Sep 11;16:1639763. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1639763

Table 2.

Small non-coding RNA molecules and their roles in tumor immunity.

Molecular type Exemplar molecule Tumor type Key role in tumor immunity References
microRNA miR-196a Breast cancer Alters apoptosis and angiogenesis (112)
microRNA miR-10b Breast cancer Cell invasion and metastasis inductor (112)
microRNA miR-19a-3p AML T cell exhaustion and immune escape (83)
microRNA miR-135b CRC Potential noninvasive biomarker (114)
microRNA miR-221 CRC Potential biomarker for colorectal tumors (115)
microRNA miR-152 Gastric cancer Inhibiting the B7-H1/PD-1 pathway, and improve immune escape (130)
siRNA 3p-GPC-3 siRNA HCC Enhance the activation of CD4+, CD8+ T cells and NK cells (130)
siRNA PLGA (PD-L1 siRNA+PD-1 siRNA) - NP Cervical cancer Lymphoma inhibit the expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells (87)
piRNA piR-021285 Breast cancer Associated with the prognosis and infiltration of various immune cells (40)
piRNA piR-1245 CRC Potential biomarker of CRC (42)
piRNA piR-hsa-30937 Pancreatic tumor Enhance CD276 expression in macrophages via the PTEN/AKT pathway (100)
piRNA piR-823 CRC Screening diagnostic biomarker for CRC (116)
snoRNA SNORD11B CRC Regulating 2′-O-methylation modification (48)
snoRNA snoRNA U50 Gastric cancer Isolates metastasis associated protein 2 (49)
snoRNA SNORA38B NSCLC Promote tumor progression (50)
tsRNA tsRNA-49-73-GLU-CTC NSCLC Reduce the proliferation and migration ability of tumor cells (61)
tsRNA tsRNA-Thr-50015 HCC Establishing it as a biomarker for both the diagnosis and treatment of HCC (62)
tsRNA tsRNA-GlyGCC CRC As a new target in combination with 5-FU to form more effective treatment plans (54, 63)
tsRNA tRF-Pro-AGG-004 Pancreatic tumor Serve as novel biomarkers for diagnosing pancreatic cancer (117)
tsRNA tRF-Leu-CAG-002 Pancreatic tumor Serve as novel biomarkers for diagnosing pancreatic cancer (117)
tsRNA tRNA-ValTAC-3 HCC As a new biomarker for tumor diagnosis (113)
tsRNA tRNA-GlyTCC-5 HCC As a new biomarker for tumor diagnosis (113)
tsRNA tRNA-ValAAC-5 HCC As a new biomarker for tumor diagnosis (113)
tsRNA tRNA-GluCTC-5 HCC As a new biomarker for tumor diagnosis (113)
snRNA U2snRNA Acute leukemia Lead to splicing errors (67)