The molecular basis of translation initiation and its regulation in eukaryotes

J Brito Querido, I Díaz-López… - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
The regulation of gene expression is fundamental for life. Whereas the role of transcriptional
regulation of gene expression has been studied for several decades, it has been clear over …

Translation and functional roles of circular RNAs in human cancer

M Lei, G Zheng, Q Ning, J Zheng, D Dong - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of non-coding RNAs formed by covalently closed
loops through backsplicing. Recent methodologies have enabled in-depth characterization …

[HTML][HTML] Innate immune evasion by human respiratory RNA viruses

M Kikkert - Journal of innate immunity, 2020 - karger.com
The impact of respiratory virus infections on the health of children and adults can be very
significant. Yet, in contrast to most other childhood infections as well as other viral and …

IRES-mediated cap-independent translation, a path leading to hidden proteome

Y Yang, Z Wang - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Most eukaryotic mRNAs are translated in a cap-dependent fashion; however, under stress
conditions, the cap-independent translation driven by internal ribosomal entry sites (IRESs) …

The organizing principles of eukaryotic ribosome recruitment

J Pelletier, N Sonenberg - Annual review of biochemistry, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The stage at which ribosomes are recruited to messenger RNAs (mRNAs) is an elaborate
and highly regulated phase of protein synthesis. Upon completion of this step, a ribosome is …

RNA-based translation activators for targeted gene upregulation

Y Cao, H Liu, SS Lu, KA Jones, AP Govind… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Technologies capable of programmable translation activation offer strategies to develop
therapeutics for diseases caused by insufficient gene expression. Here, we present …

Circular RNA translation: novel protein isoforms and clinical significance

S Wen, J Qadir, BB Yang - Trends in molecular medicine, 2022 - cell.com
In recent years, significant attention has focused on circular RNA (circRNA) translation to
determine its clinical significance. Cap-independent translation of circRNAs driven by an …

An overview of the immune mechanisms of viral myocarditis

N Lasrado, J Reddy - Reviews in medical virology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Viral myocarditis has been identified as a major cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) that
can lead to heart failure. Historically, Coxsackieviruses and adenoviruses have been …

Regulation of mRNA translation and stability by microRNAs

MR Fabian, N Sonenberg… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that extensively regulate gene expression
in animals, plants, and protozoa. miRNAs function posttranscriptionally by usually base …

Specialized ribosomes: a new frontier in gene regulation and organismal biology

S Xue, M Barna - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012 - nature.com
Historically, the ribosome has been viewed as a complex ribozyme with constitutive rather
than intrinsic regulatory capacity in mRNA translation. However, emerging studies reveal …