The emerging complexity of the tRNA world: mammalian tRNAs beyond protein synthesis

P Schimmel - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
The discovery of the genetic code and tRNAs as decoders of the code transformed life
science. However, after establishing the role of tRNAs in protein synthesis, the field moved …

Deciphering the tRNA-derived small RNAs: origin, development, and future

B Liu, J Cao, X Wang, C Guo, Y Liu, T Wang - Cell Death & Disease, 2021 - nature.com
Transfer RNA (tRNA)-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs), a novel category of small noncoding
RNAs, are enzymatically cleaved from tRNAs. Previous reports have shed some light on the …

Perturbation-response genes reveal signaling footprints in cancer gene expression

M Schubert, B Klinger, M Klünemann, A Sieber… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Aberrant cell signaling can cause cancer and other diseases and is a focal point of drug
research. A common approach is to infer signaling activity of pathways from gene …

Endogenous tRNA-derived fragments suppress breast cancer progression via YBX1 displacement

H Goodarzi, X Liu, HCB Nguyen, S Zhang, L Fish… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Upon exposure to stress, tRNAs are enzymatically cleaved, yielding distinct classes of tRNA-
derived fragments (tRFs). We identify a novel class of tRFs derived from tRNA Glu, tRNA …

A novel long noncoding RNA HOXC-AS3 mediates tumorigenesis of gastric cancer by binding to YBX1

E Zhang, X He, C Zhang, J Su, X Lu, X Si, J Chen… - Genome biology, 2018 - Springer
Background Recently, increasing evidence shows that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)
play a significant role in human tumorigenesis. However, the function of lncRNAs in human …

Minimizing the damage: repair pathways keep mitochondrial DNA intact

L Kazak, A Reyes, IJ Holt - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012 - nature.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) faces the universal challenges of genome maintenance: the
accurate replication, transmission and preservation of its integrity throughout the life of the …

Cross-tissue analysis of gene and protein expression in normal and cancer tissues

I Kosti, N Jain, D Aran, AJ Butte, M Sirota - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The central dogma of molecular biology describes the translation of genetic information from
mRNA to protein, but does not specify the quantitation or timing of this process across the …

NF-Y and the transcriptional activation of CCAAT promoters

D Dolfini, R Gatta, R Mantovani - Critical reviews in biochemistry …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The CCAAT box promoter element and NF-Y, the transcription factor (TF) that binds to it,
were among the first cis-elements and trans-acting factors identified; their interplay is …

Epigenetic inactivation of the p53-induced long noncoding RNA TP53 target 1 in human cancer

A Diaz-Lagares, AB Crujeiras… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators of cellular homeostasis.
However, their contribution to the cancer phenotype still needs to be established. Herein, we …

YB-1: oncoprotein, prognostic marker and therapeutic target?

A Lasham, CG Print, AG Woolley, SE Dunn… - Biochemical …, 2013 - portlandpress.com
Hanahan and Weinberg have proposed the 'hallmarks of cancer'to cover the biological
changes required for the development and persistence of tumours [Hanahan and Weinberg …