How RNA-binding proteins interact with RNA: molecules and mechanisms

M Corley, MC Burns, GW Yeo - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) comprise a large class of over 2,000 proteins that interact with
transcripts in all manner of RNA-driven processes. The structures and mechanisms that …

Tailor made: the art of therapeutic mRNA design

M Metkar, CS Pepin, MJ Moore - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract mRNA medicine is a new and rapidly developing field in which the delivery of
genetic information in the form of mRNA is used to direct therapeutic protein production in …

[HTML][HTML] Cytoplasmic RNA decay pathways-Enzymes and mechanisms

A Łabno, R Tomecki, A Dziembowski - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2016 - Elsevier
RNA decay plays a crucial role in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Work
conducted over the last decades has defined the major mRNA decay pathways, as well as …

Birth and death of histone mRNAs

WF Marzluff, KP Koreski - Trends in Genetics, 2017 - cell.com
In metazoans, histone mRNAs are not polyadenylated but end in a conserved stem-loop.
Stem-loop binding protein (SLBP) binds to the stem-loop and is required for all steps in …

Co-transcriptional gene regulation in eukaryotes and prokaryotes

M Shine, J Gordon, L Schärfen, D Zigackova… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Many steps of RNA processing occur during transcription by RNA polymerases. Co-
transcriptional activities are deemed commonplace in prokaryotes, in which the lack of …

Hierarchy of RNA functional dynamics

AM Mustoe, CL Brooks… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
RNA dynamics play a fundamental role in many cellular functions. However, there is no
general framework to describe these complex processes, which typically consist of many …

Structure of an active human histone pre-mRNA 3′-end processing machinery

Y Sun, Y Zhang, WS Aik, XC Yang, WF Marzluff, T Walz… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The 3′-end processing machinery for metazoan replication-dependent histone precursor
messenger RNAs (pre-mRNAs) contains the U7 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein and shares …

UPFront and center in RNA decay: UPF1 in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and beyond

YK Kim, LE Maquat - Rna, 2019 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), which is arguably the best-characterized
translation-dependent regulatory pathway in mammals, selectively degrades mRNAs as a …

Comparison of preribosomal RNA processing pathways in yeast, plant and human cells–focus on coordinated action of endo‐and exoribonucleases

R Tomecki, PJ Sikorski, M Zakrzewska‐Placzek - FEBS letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Proper regulation of ribosome biosynthesis is mandatory for cellular adaptation, growth and
proliferation. Ribosome biogenesis is the most energetically demanding cellular process …

RNA polymerase II transcription elongation control

J Guo, DH Price - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Regulation of gene expression is critical in determining cell identity, development, and
responses to the cellular environment. DNA is the inherited source of genetic information …