Translation‐coupled mRNA quality control mechanisms

L Monaghan, D Longman, JF Cáceres - The EMBO Journal, 2023 - embopress.org
Abstract mRNA surveillance pathways are essential for accurate gene expression and to
maintain translation homeostasis, ensuring the production of fully functional proteins. Future …

The broader sense of nonsense

ED Karousis, O Mühlemann - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2022 - cell.com
The term 'nonsense-mediated mRNA decay'(NMD) was initially coined to describe the
translation-dependent degradation of mRNAs harboring premature termination codons …

[HTML][HTML] DNA damage promotes HLA class I presentation by stimulating a pioneer round of translation-associated antigen production

Y Uchihara, TBM Permata, H Sato… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Antigen presentation by the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) on the cell surface is critical for
the transduction of the immune signal toward cytotoxic T lymphocytes. DNA damage …

A conditional Smg6 mutant mouse model reveals circadian clock regulation through the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay pathway

G Katsioudi, R Dreos, ES Arpa, S Gaspari, A Liechti… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Nonsense-mediated messenger RNA (mRNA) decay (NMD) has been intensively studied as
a surveillance pathway that degrades erroneous transcripts arising from mutations or RNA …

SMG-6 mRNA cleavage stalls ribosomes near premature stop codons in vivo

JH Kim, MS Modena, E Sehgal, A Courney… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) protects cells from the toxic and potentially
dominant effects of truncated proteins. Targeting of mRNAs with early stop codons is …

[HTML][HTML] The physiological roles of the exon junction complex in development and diseases

S Asthana, H Martin, J Rupkey, S Patel, J Yoon… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The exon junction complex (EJC) becomes an increasingly important regulator of early gene
expression in the central nervous system (CNS) and other tissues. The EJC is comprised of …

[HTML][HTML] Control of RNA degradation in cell fate decision

M Deng, X Wang, Z Xiong, P Tang - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cell fate is shaped by a unique gene expression program, which reflects the concerted
action of multilayered precise regulation. Substantial research attention has been paid to the …

Inhibition of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay reduces the tumorigenicity of human fibrosarcoma cells

S Nasif, M Colombo, AC Uldry, MS Schröder… - NAR …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a eukaryotic RNA decay pathway with roles in
cellular stress responses, differentiation, and viral defense. It functions in both quality control …

UPF3A is dispensable for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in mouse pluripotent and somatic cells

C Chen, Y Shen, L Li, Y Ren… - Life Science …, 2023 - life-science-alliance.org
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a highly conserved regulatory mechanism of
post-transcriptional gene expression in eukaryotic cells. NMD plays essential roles in mRNA …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of a rhabdomyosarcoma reveals a critical role for SMG7 in cancer cell viability and tumor growth

AJ Steiner, Y Zheng, Y Tang - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Soft-tissue sarcomas (STSs) are a rare and diverse group of mesenchymal cancers plagued
with aggression, poor response to systemic therapy, and high rates of recurrence. Although …