Tools for sequence-based miRNA target prediction: what to choose?

ÁL Riffo-Campos, I Riquelme… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are defined as small non-coding RNAs~ 22 nt in length. They regulate
gene expression at a post-transcriptional level through complementary base pairing with the …

MicroRNAs in obesity and related metabolic disorders

JF Landrier, A Derghal, L Mounien - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Metabolic disorders are characterized by the inability to properly use and/or store energy.
The burdens of metabolic disease, such as obesity or diabetes, are believed to arise through …

Effect of mRNA-LNP components of two globally-marketed COVID-19 vaccines on efficacy and stability

L Zhang, KR More, A Ojha, CB Jackson, BD Quinlan… - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna successfully developed
nucleoside-modified mRNA lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccines. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein …

The intricate balance between microRNA‐induced mRNA decay and translational repression

P Naeli, T Winter, AP Hackett, L Alboushi… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐transcriptional regulation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs)(ie, mechanisms that control
translation, stability and localization) is a critical focal point in spatiotemporal regulation of …

CircRNA cRAPGEF5 inhibits the growth and metastasis of renal cell carcinoma via the miR-27a-3p/TXNIP pathway

Q Chen, T Liu, YI Bao, T Zhao, J Wang, H Wang… - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are reported to act as important regulators in cancers. CircRNA
RAPGEF5 (cRAPGEF5) is derived from exons 2–6 of the RAPGEF5 gene and may promote …

The functional meaning of 5′ UTR in protein-coding genes

N Ryczek, A Łyś, I Makałowska - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
As it is well known, messenger RNA has many regulatory regions along its sequence length.
One of them is the 5′ untranslated region (5'UTR), which itself contains many regulatory …

Decoding mechanisms by which silent codon changes influence protein biogenesis and function

V Bali, Z Bebok - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Scope Synonymous codon usage has been a focus of investigation since the discovery of
the genetic code and its redundancy. The occurrences of synonymous codons vary between …

NF-κB-driven miR-34a impairs Treg/Th17 balance via targeting Foxp3

M Xie, J Wang, W Gong, H Xu, X Pan, Y Chen… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The subset of regulatory T (Treg) cells, with its specific transcription Foxp3, is a unique cell
type for the maintenance of immune homeostasis by controlling effector T (Teff) cell …

[HTML][HTML] A potential role of the spike protein in neurodegenerative diseases: a narrative review

S Seneff, AM Kyriakopoulos, G Nigh, PA McCullough - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Human prion protein and prion-like protein misfolding are widely recognized as playing a
causal role in many neurodegenerative diseases. Based on in vitro and in vivo experimental …

CircNR3C1 inhibits proliferation of bladder cancer cells by sponging miR-27a-3p and downregulating cyclin D1 expression

F Zheng, M Wang, Y Li, C Huang, D Tao, F Xie… - Cancer letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidences suggest that circular RNAs play vital roles in human cancers.
Previously, we found that circHIPK3 suppressed invasion of bladder cancer cells via …