mRNA capping: biological functions and applications

A Ramanathan, GB Robb, SH Chan - Nucleic acids research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The 5′ m7G cap is an evolutionarily conserved modification of eukaryotic mRNA. Decades
of research have established that the m7G cap serves as a unique molecular module that …

The nonsense-mediated decay RNA surveillance pathway

YF Chang, JS Imam, MF Wilkinson - Annu. Rev. Biochem., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a quality-control mechanism that selectively
degrades mRNAs harboring premature termination (nonsense) codons. If translated, these …

Proteome survey reveals modularity of the yeast cell machinery

AC Gavin, P Aloy, P Grandi, R Krause, M Boesche… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
Protein complexes are key molecular entities that integrate multiple gene products to
perform cellular functions. Here we report the first genome-wide screen for complexes in an …

[HTML][HTML] The spliceosome deposits multiple proteins 20–24 nucleotides upstream of mRNA exon–exon junctions

H Le Hir, E Izaurralde, LE Maquat, MJ Moore - The EMBO journal, 2000 - embopress.org
Eukaryotic mRNAs exist in vivo as ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs). The protein
components of mRNPs have important functions in mRNA metabolism, including effects on …

Novel “anti-reverse” cap analogs with superior translational properties

J Jemielity, T Fowler, J Zuberek, J Stepinski… - Rna, 2003 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Synthetic analogs of the 5′-terminal caps of eukaryotic mRNAs and snRNAs are used in
elucidating such physiological processes as mRNA translation, pre-mRNA splicing …

The cap-to-tail guide to mRNA turnover

CJ Wilusz, M Wormington, SW Peltz - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2001 - nature.com
The levels of cellular messenger RNA transcripts can be regulated by controlling the rate at
which the mRNA decays. Because decay rates affect the expression of specific genes, they …

Evidence for a pioneer round of mRNA translation: mRNAs subject to nonsense-mediated decay in mammalian cells are bound by CBP80 and CBP20

Y Ishigaki, X Li, G Serin, LE Maquat - Cell, 2001 - cell.com
Nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) eliminates mRNAs that prematurely terminate translation.
We used antibody to the nuclear cap binding protein CBP80 or its cytoplasmic counterpart …

The power of the 3′ UTR: translational control and development

S Kuersten, EB Goodwin - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2003 - nature.com
Many crucial decisions, such as the location and timing of cell division, cell-fate
determination, and embryonic axes establishment, are made in the early embryo, a time in …

Cap-binding complex (CBC)

T Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis, VH Cowling - Biochemical Journal, 2014 - portlandpress.com
The 7mG (7-methylguanosine cap) formed on mRNA is fundamental to eukaryotic gene
expression. Protein complexes recruited to 7mG mediate key processing events throughout …

Mechanism and Regulation of Protein Synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

TE Dever, TG Kinzy, GD Pavitt - Genetics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In this review, we provide an overview of protein synthesis in the yeast Saccharomyces
cerevisiae. The mechanism of protein synthesis is well conserved between yeast and other …