[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs: from mechanism to organism

PJ Dexheimer, L Cochella - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, regulatory RNAs that act as post-transcriptional repressors
of gene expression in diverse biological contexts. The emergence of small RNA-mediated …

[PDF][PDF] Metazoan micrornas

DP Bartel - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are∼ 22 nt RNAs that direct posttranscriptional repression of mRNA
targets in diverse eukaryotic lineages. In humans and other mammals, these small RNAs …

Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions

DM Howard, MJ Adams, TK Clarke, JD Hafferty… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Major depression is a debilitating psychiatric illness that is typically associated with low
mood and anhedonia. Depression has a heritable component that has remained difficult to …

[HTML][HTML] The LIN28/let-7 pathway in cancer

J Balzeau, MR Menezes, S Cao, JP Hagan - Frontiers in genetics, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Among all tumor suppressor microRNAs, reduced let-7 expression occurs most frequently in
cancer and typically correlates with poor prognosis. Activation of either LIN28A or LIN28B …

Curcumin in cancer therapy: A novel adjunct for combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel and alleviation of its adverse effects

M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi, F Hashemi, ER Moghadam… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Dealing with cancer is of importance due to enhanced incidence rate of this life-threatening
disorder. Chemotherapy is an ideal candidate in overcoming and eradication of cancer. To …

[HTML][HTML] Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling in C. elegans

CT Murphy, PJ Hu - WormBook: The Online Review of C. elegans …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The C. elegans insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS) pathway connects nutrient levels to metabolism,
growth, development, longevity, and behavior. This fundamental pathway is regulated by …

[HTML][HTML] The Lin28/let-7 axis regulates glucose metabolism

H Zhu, N Shyh-Chang, AV Segrè, G Shinoda, SP Shah… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
The let-7 tumor suppressor microRNAs are known for their regulation of oncogenes, while
the RNA-binding proteins Lin28a/b promote malignancy by inhibiting let-7 biogenesis. We …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs: synthesis, mechanism, function, and recent clinical trials

F Wahid, A Shehzad, T Khan, YY Kim - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, endogenous RNAs of 21–25 nucleotides (nts) in
length. They play an important regulatory role in animals and plants by targeting specific …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs: target recognition and regulatory functions

DP Bartel - cell, 2009 - cell.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous∼ 23 nt RNAs that play important gene-regulatory
roles in animals and plants by pairing to the mRNAs of protein-coding genes to direct their …

The functions of animal microRNAs

V Ambros - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs that regulate the expression of complementary
messenger RNAs. Hundreds of miRNA genes have been found in diverse animals, and …