DNA nanotechnology approaches for microRNA detection and diagnosis

AR Chandrasekaran, JA Punnoose, L Zhou… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs are involved in the crucial processes of development and diseases and have
emerged as a new class of biomarkers. The field of DNA nanotechnology has shown great …

Exploring ncRNA-mediated regulation of EGFR signalling in glioblastoma: From mechanisms to therapeutics

R Thapa, M Afzal, A Goyal, G Gupta, AA Bhat… - Life sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent and deadly primary brain tumor type, with a
discouragingly low survival rate and few effective treatments. An important function of the …

Reactivity-dependent profiling of RNA 5-methylcytidine dioxygenases

AE Arguello, A Li, X Sun, TW Eggert, E Mairhofer… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Epitranscriptomic RNA modifications can regulate fundamental biological processes, but we
lack approaches to map modification sites and probe writer enzymes. Here we present a …

Metal/covalent-organic framework-based biosensors for nucleic acid detection

ZW Yang, JJ Li, YH Wang, FH Gao, JL Su, Y Liu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The detection of nucleic acid marker is essential for accurate and timely diagnosis and
prognosis of different types of diseases. However, the sensitivity and specificity of the assay …

N6-methyladenosine in 7SK small nuclear RNA underlies RNA polymerase II transcription regulation

Y Wang, CM Traugot, JL Bubenik, T Li, P Sheng… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) modifications play crucial roles in RNA metabolism.
How m 6 A regulates RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) transcription remains unclear. We find …

Screening of Drosophila microRNA-degradation sequences reveals Argonaute1 mRNA's role in regulating miR-999

P Sheng, L Li, T Li, Y Wang, NM Hiers, JS Mejia… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNA) load onto AGO proteins to target mRNAs for translational repression or
degradation. However, miRNA degradation can be triggered when extensively base-paired …

NAP-seq reveals multiple classes of structured noncoding RNAs with regulatory functions

S Liu, J Huang, J Zhou, S Chen, W Zheng, C Liu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Up to 80% of the human genome produces “dark matter” RNAs, most of which are
noncapped RNAs (napRNAs) that frequently act as noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) to modulate …

Conditional RNA interference in mammalian cells via RNA transactivation

Y Zhou, P Sheng, J Li, Y Li, M Xie, AA Green - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool for sequence-specific gene knockdown in
therapeutic and research applications. However, spatiotemporal control of RNAi is required …

The RgaS-RgaR two-component system promotes Clostridioides difficile sporulation through a small RNA and the Agr1 system

AN Edwards, SM McBride - PLoS Genetics, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The ability to form a dormant spore is essential for the survival of the anaerobic pathogen,
Clostridioides difficile, outside of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. The initiation of …

The Integrator complex regulates microRNA abundance through RISC loading

N Kirstein, S Dokaneheifard, PR Cingaram… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
MicroRNA (miRNA) homeostasis is crucial for the posttranscriptional regulation of their
target genes during development and in disease states. miRNAs are derived from primary …