Evolution and biological roles of alternative 3′ UTRs

C Mayr - Trends in cell biology, 2016 - cell.com
More than half of human genes use alternative cleavage and polyadenylation to generate
alternative 3′ untranslated region (3′ UTR) isoforms. Most efforts have focused on …

The neurogenetics of alternative splicing

CK Vuong, DL Black, S Zheng - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
Alternative precursor-mRNA splicing is a key mechanism for regulating gene expression in
mammals and is controlled by specialized RNA-binding proteins. The misregulation of …

EMT in cervical cancer: its role in tumour progression and response to therapy

R Qureshi, H Arora, MA Rizvi - Cancer letters, 2015 - Elsevier
The prognosis of cervical patients significantly decreases as the cancer metastasizes to
other parts of the body. The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays an important …

Extracellular-regulated kinases: signaling from Ras to ERK substrates to control biological outcomes

ST Eblen - Advances in cancer research, 2018 - Elsevier
The extracellular-regulated kinases ERK1 and ERK2 are evolutionarily conserved,
ubiquitous serine–threonine kinases that are involved in regulating cellular signaling in both …

RNA-binding proteins in human genetic disease

KE Lukong, K Chang, EW Khandjian, S Richard - Trends in Genetics, 2008 - cell.com
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are key components in RNA metabolism, regulating the
temporal, spatial and functional dynamics of RNAs. Altering the expression of RBPs has …

Spatial regulation of β-actin translation by Src-dependent phosphorylation of ZBP1

S Hüttelmaier, D Zenklusen, M Lederer, J Dictenberg… - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
Localization of β-actin messenger RNA to sites of active actin polymerization modulates cell
migration during embryogenesis, differentiation and possibly carcinogenesis,,,,. This …

Structure and function of KH domains

R Valverde, L Edwards, L Regan - The FEBS journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The hnRNP K homology (KH) domain was first identified in the protein human
heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hnRNP K) 14 years ago. Since then, KH …

Sam68 sequestration and partial loss of function are associated with splicing alterations in FXTAS patients

C Sellier, F Rau, Y Liu, F Tassone, RK Hukema… - The EMBO …, 2010 - embopress.org
Fragile X‐associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) is a neurodegenerative disorder
caused by expansion of 55–200 CGG repeats in the 5′‐UTR of the FMR1 gene. FXTAS is …

The human SWI/SNF subunit Brm is a regulator of alternative splicing

E Batsché, M Yaniv, C Muchardt - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2006 - nature.com
The SWI/SNF (mating-type switch/sucrose nonfermenting) complex involved in chromatin
remodeling on promoters has also been detected on the coding region of genes. Here we …

Maintenance of beta-cell function and survival following islet isolation requires re-establishment of the islet-matrix relationship

RN Wang, L Rosenberg - Journal of Endocrinology, 1999 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Obesity is associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes; molecular mechanisms
that promote energy expenditure can be utilized for effective therapy. Src-associated in …