Overview of microRNA biogenesis, mechanisms of actions, and circulation

J O'Brien, H Hayder, Y Zayed, C Peng - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that play important roles in regulating
gene expression. The majority of miRNAs are transcribed from DNA sequences into primary …

The role of microRNAs in inflammation

K Das, LVM Rao - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a biological response of the immune system to various insults, such as
pathogens, toxic compounds, damaged cells, and radiation. The complex network of pro …

Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

JJ Lee, R Wedow, A Okbay, E Kong, O Maghzian… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Here we conducted a large-scale genetic association analysis of educational attainment in a
sample of approximately 1.1 million individuals and identify 1,271 independent genome …

Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies host dependency factors for influenza A virus infection

B Li, SM Clohisey, BS Chia, B Wang, A Cui… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Host dependency factors that are required for influenza A virus infection may serve as
therapeutic targets as the virus is less likely to bypass them under drug-mediated selection …

m5C modification of mRNA serves a DNA damage code to promote homologous recombination

H Chen, H Yang, X Zhu, T Yadav, J Ouyang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Recruitment of DNA repair proteins to DNA damage sites is a critical step for DNA repair.
Post-translational modifications of proteins at DNA damage sites serve as DNA damage …

A widespread alternate form of cap-dependent mRNA translation initiation

C de la Parra, A Ernlund, A Alard, K Ruggles… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Translation initiation of most mammalian mRNAs is mediated by a 5′ cap structure that
binds eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E). However, inactivation of eIF4E does not impair …

MicroRNA alteration, application as biomarkers, and therapeutic approaches in neurodegenerative diseases

TPN Nguyen, M Kumar, E Fedele, G Bonanno… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are essential post-transcriptional gene regulators involved in various
neuronal and non-neuronal cell functions and play a key role in pathological conditions …

The challenges and opportunities in the development of MicroRNA therapeutics: a multidisciplinary viewpoint

MY Momin, RR Gaddam, M Kravitz, A Gupta, A Vikram - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
microRNAs (miRs) are emerging as attractive therapeutic targets because of their small size,
specific targetability, and critical role in disease pathogenesis. However,< 20 miR targeting …

High-throughput analysis reveals miRNA upregulating α-2, 6-sialic acid through direct miRNA–mRNA interactions

F Jame-Chenarboo, HH Ng, D Macdonald… - ACS Central …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chemical biology has revealed the importance of sialic acids as a major signal in physiology
and disease. The terminal modification α-2, 6-sialic acid is controlled by the enzymes …

Cap-independent translation: what's in a name?

IN Shatsky, IM Terenin, VV Smirnova… - Trends in biochemical …, 2018 - cell.com
Eukaryotic translation initiation relies on the m 7 G cap present at the 5′ end of all mRNAs.
Some viral mRNAs employ alternative mechanisms of initiation based on internal ribosome …