Beyond the RNA-dependent function of LncRNA genes

T Ali, P Grote - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
While long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) genes have attracted a lot of attention in the last
decade, the focus regarding their mechanisms of action has been primarily on the RNA …

Emerging biology of noncoding RNAs in malaria parasites

K Simantov, M Goyal, R Dzikowski - PLoS pathogens, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In eukaryotic organisms, noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been implicated as important
regulators of multifaceted biological processes, including transcriptional, posttranscriptional …

Inflammatory cytokine–regulated tRNA-derived fragment tRF-21 suppresses pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression

L Pan, X Huang, ZX Liu, Y Ye, R Li… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The tumorigenic mechanism for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is not clear,
although chronic inflammation is implicated. Here, we identified an inflammatory cytokine …

Poison cassette exon splicing of SRSF6 regulates nuclear speckle dispersal and the response to hypoxia

C de Oliveira Freitas Machado… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Hypoxia induces massive changes in alternative splicing (AS) to adapt cells to the lack of
oxygen. Here, we identify the splicing factor SRSF6 as a key factor in the AS response to …

Exploring the multifunctionality of SR proteins

I Slišković, H Eich… - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Members of the arginine–serine-rich protein family (SR proteins) are multifunctional RNA-
binding proteins that have emerged as key determinants for mRNP formation, identity and …

SRSF7 maintains its homeostasis through the expression of Split-ORFs and nuclear body assembly

V Königs, C de Oliveira Freitas Machado… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
SRSF7 is an essential RNA-binding protein whose misexpression promotes cancer. Here,
we describe how SRSF7 maintains its protein homeostasis in murine P19 cells using an …

Long Non-Coding RNAs and their potential roles in the vector–host–pathogen triad

P Ahmad, C Bensaoud, I Mekki, MU Rehman… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Long non-coding (lnc) RNAs have emerged as critical regulators of gene expression and
are involved in almost every cellular process. They can bind to other molecules including …

A first exon termination checkpoint preferentially suppresses extragenic transcription

LMI Austenaa, V Piccolo, M Russo… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
Interactions between the splicing machinery and RNA polymerase II increase protein-coding
gene transcription. Similarly, exons and splicing signals of enhancer-generated long …

Poison exon splicing regulates a coordinated network of SR protein expression during differentiation and tumorigenesis

NK Leclair, M Brugiolo, L Urbanski, SC Lawson… - Molecular Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The RNA isoform repertoire is regulated by splicing factor (SF) expression, and alterations in
SF levels are associated with disease. SFs contain ultraconserved poison exon (PE) …

[HTML][HTML] Towards understandings of serine/arginine-rich splicing factors

D Li, W Yu, M Lai - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Serine/arginine-rich splicing factors (SRSFs) refer to twelve RNA-binding proteins which
regulate splice site recognition and spliceosome assembly during precursor messenger …