The interplay between m6A RNA methylation and noncoding RNA in cancer

S Ma, C Chen, X Ji, J Liu, Q Zhou, G Wang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation, one of the most common RNA
modifications, has been reported to execute important functions that affect normal life …

microRNA strand selection: Unwinding the rules

JC Medley, G Panzade… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract microRNAs (miRNAs) play a central role in the regulation of gene expression by
targeting specific mRNAs for degradation or translational repression. Each miRNA is post …

A structural view of miRNA biogenesis and function

AL Leitão, FJ Enguita - Non-coding RNA, 2022 - mdpi.com
Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that act as post-
transcriptional regulators of gene expression. Since their discovery in 1993, they have been …

Anatomy of four human Argonaute proteins

K Nakanishi - Nucleic acids research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) bind to complementary target RNAs and regulate their gene
expression post-transcriptionally. These non-coding regulatory RNAs become functional …

Structural basis for piRNA targeting

TA Anzelon, S Chowdhury, SM Hughes, Y Xiao… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
PIWI proteins use PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) to identify and silence transposable
elements and thereby maintain genome integrity between metazoan generations. The …

Argonaute proteins: from structure to function in development and pathological cell fate determination

M Müller, F Fazi, C Ciaudo - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The highly conserved Argonaute protein family members play a central role in the regulation
of gene expression networks, orchestrating the establishment and the maintenance of cell …

The role of m6A epigenetic modifications in tumor coding and non-coding RNA processing

T Wen, T Li, Y Xu, Y Zhang, H Pan, Y Wang - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Epigenetic modifications of RNA significantly contribute to the regulatory
processes in tumors and have, thus, received considerable attention. The m6A modification …

Structural basis for RNA slicing by a plant Argonaute

Y Xiao, S Maeda, T Otomo, IJ MacRae - Nature structural & molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Argonaute (AGO) proteins use small RNAs to recognize transcripts targeted for silencing in
plants and animals. Many AGOs cleave target RNAs using an endoribonuclease activity …

Structure and noncanonical Cdk8 activation mechanism within an Argonaute-containing Mediator kinase module

YC Li, TC Chao, HJ Kim, T Cholko, SF Chen, G Li… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The Cdk8 kinase module (CKM) in Mediator, comprising Med13, Med12, CycC, and Cdk8,
regulates RNA polymerase II transcription through kinase-dependent and-independent …

[HTML][HTML] A specific type of Argonaute phosphorylation regulates binding to microRNAs during C. elegans development

MQ Huberdeau, VN Shah, S Nahar, J Neumeier… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Argonaute proteins are at the core of the microRNA-mediated gene silencing pathway
essential for animals. In C. elegans, the microRNA-specific Argonautes ALG-1 and ALG-2 …