DNA methylation directs microRNA biogenesis in mammalian cells

O Glaich, S Parikh, RE Bell, K Mekahel… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis initiates co-transcriptionally, but how the Microprocessor
machinery pinpoints the locations of short precursor miRNA sequences within long flanking …

Methylation of human microRNA genes in normal and neoplastic cells

B Weber, C Stresemann, B Brueckner, F Lyko - Cell cycle, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA molecules that control gene expression by inhibition of
protein translation or by degradation of cognate target mRNAs. Even though strict …

Mutual regulation of microRNAs and DNA methylation in human cancers

S Wang, W Wu, FX Claret - Epigenetics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT microRNAs (miRNAs) and DNA methylation are the 2 epigenetic modifications
that have emerged in recent years as the most critical players in the regulation of gene …

MicroRNAs control de novo DNA methylation through regulation of transcriptional repressors in mouse embryonic stem cells

L Sinkkonen, T Hugenschmidt, P Berninger… - Nature structural & …, 2008 - nature.com
Loss of microRNA (miRNA) pathway components negatively affects differentiation of
embryonic stem (ES) cells, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly defined …

Extensive post-transcriptional regulation of microRNAs and its implications for cancer

JM Thomson, M Newman, JS Parker… - Genes & …, 2006 - genesdev.cshlp.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, noncoding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene
expression. While hundreds of mammalian miRNA genes have been identified, little is …

MicroRNAs and epigenetics

F Sato, S Tsuchiya, SJ Meltzer, K Shimizu - The FEBS journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) comprise species of short noncoding RNA that regulate gene
expression post‐transcriptionally. Recent studies have demonstrated that epigenetic …

Impaired microRNA processing enhances cellular transformation and tumorigenesis

MS Kumar, J Lu, KL Mercer, TR Golub, T Jacks - Nature genetics, 2007 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a new class of small noncoding RNAs that post-transcriptionally
regulate the expression of target mRNA transcripts. Many of these target mRNA transcripts …

[HTML][HTML] Human RNA methyltransferase BCDIN3D regulates microRNA processing

B Xhemalce, SC Robson, T Kouzarides - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate key biological processes and their aberrant expression may
lead to cancer. The primary transcript of canonical miRNAs is sequentially cleaved by the …

A mammalian microRNA cluster controls DNA methylation and telomere recombination via Rbl2-dependent regulation of DNA methyltransferases

R Benetti, S Gonzalo, I Jaco, P Muñoz… - Nature structural & …, 2008 - nature.com
Dicer initiates RNA interference by generating small RNAs involved in various silencing
pathways. Dicer participates in centromeric silencing, but its role in the epigenetic regulation …

Genome-wide epigenetic regulation of miRNAs in cancer

C Baer, R Claus, C Plass - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Aberrant microRNA (miRNA) expression contributes to tumorigenesis and cancer
progression. Although the number of reported deregulated miRNAs in various cancer types …