RNA-binding proteins balance brain function in health and disease

R Schieweck, J Ninkovic… - Physiological reviews, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Posttranscriptional gene expression including splicing, RNA transport, translation, and RNA
decay provides an important regulatory layer in many if not all molecular pathways …

Homeostatic signaling and the stabilization of neural function

GW Davis - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
The brain is astonishing in its complexity and capacity for change. This has fascinated
scientists for more than a century, filling the pages of this journal for the past 25 years. But a …

PUF proteins: repression, activation and mRNA localization

T Quenault, T Lithgow, A Traven - Trends in cell biology, 2011 - cell.com
The eukaryotic family of RNA-binding proteins termed PUF (Pumilio and FBF) is known for
its roles in cell division, differentiation and development. The best-characterized function of …

Comparative analysis of mRNA targets for human PUF-family proteins suggests extensive interaction with the miRNA regulatory system

A Galgano, M Forrer, L Jaskiewicz, A Kanitz… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Genome-wide identification of mRNAs regulated by RNA-binding proteins is crucial to
uncover post-transcriptional gene regulatory systems. The conserved PUF family RNA …

Homeostatic plasticity in neural development

NW Tien, D Kerschensteiner - Neural development, 2018 - Springer
Throughout life, neural circuits change their connectivity, especially during development,
when neurons frequently extend and retract dendrites and axons, and form and eliminate …

Roles of Puf proteins in mRNA degradation and translation

MA Miller, WM Olivas - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Puf proteins are regulators of diverse eukaryotic processes including stem cell maintenance,
organelle biogenesis, oogenesis, neuron function, and memory formation. At the molecular …

The PUF protein family: overview on PUF RNA targets, biological functions, and post transcriptional regulation

M Wang, L Ogé, MD Perez-Garcia, L Hamama… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression plays a crucial role in many processes. In
cells, it is mediated by diverse RNA-binding proteins. These proteins can influence mRNA …

mRNA localization and translational control in Drosophila oogenesis

P Lasko - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Localization of an mRNA species to a particular subcellular region can complement
translational control mechanisms to produce a restricted spatial distribution of the protein it …

Brat promotes stem cell differentiation via control of a bistable switch that restricts BMP signaling

RE Harris, M Pargett, C Sutcliffe, D Umulis, HL Ashe - Developmental cell, 2011 - cell.com
Drosophila ovarian germline stem cells (GSCs) are maintained by Dpp signaling and the
Pumilio (Pum) and Nanos (Nos) translational repressors. Upon division, Dpp signaling is …

The mammalian TRIM-NHL protein TRIM71/LIN-41 is a repressor of mRNA function

I Loedige, D Gaidatzis, R Sack, G Meister… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
TRIM-NHL proteins are conserved regulators of development and differentiation but their
molecular function has remained largely elusive. Here, we report an as yet unrecognized …