HuR as a molecular target for cancer therapeutics and immune-related disorders

M Majumder, P Chakraborty, S Mohan… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The control of eukaryotic gene expression occurs at multiple levels, from transcription to
messenger RNA processing, transport, localization, turnover, and translation. RNA-binding …

HuR-targeted agents: an insight into medicinal chemistry, biophysical, computational studies and pharmacological effects on cancer models

G Assoni, V La Pietra, R Digilio, C Ciani… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Human antigen R (HuR) protein is an RNA-binding protein, ubiquitously
expressed in human tissues, that orchestrates target RNA maturation and processing both in …

The mRNA stability factor HuR inhibits microRNA-16 targeting of COX-2

LE Young, AE Moore, L Sokol, N Meisner-Kober… - Molecular Cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Commonly observed in colorectal cancer is the elevated expression of the prostaglandin
(PG) synthase COX-2. In normal intestinal epithelium, the COX-2 mRNA is targeted for rapid …

HuR protein attenuates miRNA-mediated repression by promoting miRISC dissociation from the target RNA

P Kundu, MR Fabian, N Sonenberg… - Nucleic acids …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The microRNA (miRNA)-mediated repression of protein synthesis in mammalian cells is a
reversible process. Target mRNAs with regulatory AU-rich elements (AREs) in their 3 …

Molecular basis for AU-rich element recognition and dimerization by the HuR C-terminal RRM

N Ripin, J Boudet, MM Duszczyk… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Human antigen R (HuR) is a key regulator of cellular mRNAs containing adenylate/uridylate–
rich elements (AU-rich elements; AREs). These are a major class of cis elements within 3 …

The structure of the ARE-binding domains of Hu antigen R (HuR) undergoes conformational changes during RNA binding

H Wang, F Zeng, Q Liu, H Liu, Z Liu, L Niu… - … Section D: Biological …, 2013 - journals.iucr.org
Human RNA-binding protein (HuR), a ubiquitously expressed member of the Hu protein
family, plays an important role in mRNA degradation and has been implicated as a key post …

Properties of the regulatory RNA-binding protein HuR and its role in controlling miRNA repression

NC Meisner, W Filipowicz - Regulation of microRNAs, 2010 - Springer
Gene expression in eukaryotes is subject to extensive regulation at posttranscriptional
levels. One of the most important sites of control involves mRNA 3′ untranslated regions …

The C-terminal RNA binding motif of HuR is a multi-functional domain leading to HuR oligomerization and binding to U-rich RNA targets

RM Scheiba, AI de Opakua, A Díaz-Quintana… - RNA biology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Human antigen R (HuR) is a 32 kDa protein with 3 RNA Recognition Motifs (RRMs), which
bind to Adenylate and uridylate Rich Elements (AREs) of mRNAs. Whereas the N-terminal …

RNA-targeted therapies and high-throughput screening methods

S Zhu, S Rooney, G Michlewski - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are involved in regulating all aspects of RNA metabolism,
including processing, transport, translation, and degradation. Dysregulation of RNA …

Suramin, screened from an approved drug library, inhibits HuR functions and attenuates malignant phenotype of oral cancer cells

W Kakuguchi, T Nomura, T Kitamura… - Cancer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
AU‐rich elements (ARE) exist in the 3′‐untranslated regions of the mRNA transcribed from
cell growth‐related genes such as proto‐oncogenes, cyclin‐related genes, and growth …