Context-specific regulation and function of mRNA alternative polyadenylation

S Mitschka, C Mayr - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA) is a widespread mechanism to generate
mRNA isoforms with alternative 3′ untranslated regions (UTRs). The expression of …

Extensible benchmarking of methods that identify and quantify polyadenylation sites from RNA-seq data

S Bryce-Smith, D Burri, MR Gazzara, CJ Herrmann… - RNA, 2023 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
The tremendous rate with which data is generated and analysis methods emerge makes it
increasingly difficult to keep track of their domain of applicability, assumptions, limitations …

The transcriptional terminator XRN2 and the RNA-binding protein Sam68 link alternative polyadenylation to cell cycle progression in prostate cancer

M Pieraccioli, C Caggiano, L Mignini, C Zhong… - Nature structural & …, 2022 - nature.com
Alternative polyadenylation (APA) yields transcripts differing in their 3′-end, and its
regulation is altered in cancer, including prostate cancer. Here we have uncovered a …

Exploring the multifunctionality of SR proteins

I Slišković, H Eich… - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Members of the arginine–serine-rich protein family (SR proteins) are multifunctional RNA-
binding proteins that have emerged as key determinants for mRNP formation, identity and …

Sleep and memory: The impact of sleep deprivation on transcription, translational control, and protein synthesis in the brain

LC Lyons, Y Vanrobaeys, T Abel - Journal of neurochemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In countries around the world, sleep deprivation represents a widespread problem affecting
school‐age children, teenagers, and adults. Acute sleep deprivation and more chronic sleep …

Dynamic variations of 3′ UTR length reprogram the mRNA regulatory landscape

E Navarro, A Mallén, M Hueso - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper concerns 3′-untranslated regions (3′ UTRs) of mRNAs, which are non-coding
regulatory platforms that control stability, fate and the correct spatiotemporal translation of …

[HTML][HTML] Towards understandings of serine/arginine-rich splicing factors

D Li, W Yu, M Lai - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Serine/arginine-rich splicing factors (SRSFs) refer to twelve RNA-binding proteins which
regulate splice site recognition and spliceosome assembly during precursor messenger …

Dysregulated RNA polyadenylation contributes to metabolic impairment in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

AM Jobbins, N Haberman, N Artigas… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Pre-mRNA processing is an essential mechanism for the generation of mature mRNA and
the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. While defects in pre-mRNA processing …

Coordination of alternative splicing and alternative polyadenylation revealed by targeted long read sequencing

Z Zhang, B Bae, WH Cuddleston, P Miura - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Nervous system development is associated with extensive regulation of alternative splicing
(AS) and alternative polyadenylation (APA). AS and APA have been extensively studied in …

CFIm-mediated alternative polyadenylation remodels cellular signaling and miRNA biogenesis

S Ghosh, M Ataman, M Bak, A Börsch… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The mammalian cleavage factor I (CFIm) has been implicated in alternative polyadenylation
(APA) in a broad range of contexts, from cancers to learning deficits and parasite infections …