How introns enhance gene expression

O Shaul - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2017 - Elsevier
In many eukaryotes, including mammals, plants, yeast, and insects, introns can increase
gene expression without functioning as a binding site for transcription factors. This …

The exon junction complex: a lifelong guardian of mRNA fate

LA Woodward, JW Mabin, P Gangras… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
During messenger RNA (mRNA) biogenesis and processing in the nucleus, many proteins
are imprinted on mRNAs assembling them into messenger ribonucleoproteins (mRNPs) …

The role of alternative splicing coupled to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in human disease

PJ da Costa, J Menezes, L Romão - … Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Alternative pre-mRNA splicing (AS) affects gene expression as it generates proteome
diversity. Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a surveillance pathway that …

Modulation of nonsense mediated decay by rapamycin

RT Martinez-Nunez, A Wallace, D Coyne… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Rapamycin is a naturally occurring macrolide whose target is at the core of nutrient and
stress regulation in a wide range of species. Despite well-established roles as an inhibitor of …

Transcript-specific characteristics determine the contribution of endo-and exonucleolytic decay pathways during the degradation of nonsense-mediated decay …

F Ottens, V Boehm, CR Sibley, J Ule, NH Gehring - Rna, 2017 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) controls gene expression by eliminating mRNAs
with premature or aberrant translation termination. Degradation of NMD substrates is …

Pharmacological inhibition of the spliceosome subunit SF3b triggers exon junction complex-independent nonsense-mediated decay

T Carvalho, S Martins, J Rino, S Marinho… - Journal of cell …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Spliceostatin A, meayamycin, and pladienolide B are small molecules that target the SF3b
subunit of the spliceosomal U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP). These compounds …

Examining the intersection between splicing, nuclear export and small RNA pathways

A Nabih, JA Sobotka, MZ Wu, CJ Wedeles… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Nuclear Argonaute/small RNA pathways in a variety of eukaryotic
species are generally known to regulate gene expression via chromatin modulation and …

The Discovery of EJC Independent Roles for EIF4A3 in Mitosis, Microtubules, and Neural Crest Development

EE Miller - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Duke University Dissertation Template Page 1 i The Discovery of EJC Independent Roles
for EIF4A3 in Mitosis, Microtubules, and Neural Crest Development by Emily Elizabeth …

Twist of messenger Fate: novel mechanisms for TDP43 in modulating mRNA decay and alternative polyadenylation

V Potrich - 2017 - eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it
TDP43 is an ubiquitously expressed RNA-binding protein implicated in several aspects of
RNA metabolism. It can shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm; however, when it is …

EIF4A3 associated splicing and nonsense mediated decay defined by a systems analysis with novel small molecule inhibitors

A Mazloomian, S Araki, M Ohori, D Yap, S Nakao… - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
Chemical biology approaches to the global functions of splicing reactions are gaining
momentum, with an increasing repertoire of small molecule probes becoming available …