[HTML][HTML] Effective tools for RNA-derived therapeutics: siRNA interference or miRNA mimicry

P Wang, Y Zhou, AM Richards - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The approval of the first small interfering RNA (siRNA) drug Patisiran by FDA in 2018 marks
a new era of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. MicroRNAs (miRNA), an important post …

miRNA therapeutics: a new class of drugs with potential therapeutic applications in the heart

BC Bernardo, JYY Ooi, RCY Lin… - Future medicinal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
miRNAs are small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), which regulate gene expression. Here, the
authors describe the contribution of miRNAs to cardiac biology and disease. They discuss …

CARL lncRNA inhibits anoxia-induced mitochondrial fission and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes by impairing miR-539-dependent PHB2 downregulation

K Wang, BO Long, LY Zhou, F Liu, QY Zhou… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abnormal mitochondrial fission participates in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Long non-
coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as new players in gene regulation, but how lncRNAs …

Environmental chemical exposures and human epigenetics

L Hou, X Zhang, D Wang… - International journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Every year more than 13 million deaths worldwide are due to environmental pollutants, and
approximately 24% of diseases are caused by environmental exposures that might be …

Experimental strategies for microRNA target identification

DW Thomson, CP Bracken, GJ Goodall - Nucleic acids research, 2011 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of eukaryotic gene expression in most
biological processes. They act by guiding the RNAi-induced silencing complex (RISC) to …

MiR-15 family regulates postnatal mitotic arrest of cardiomyocytes

ER Porrello, BA Johnson, AB Aurora… - Circulation …, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Mammalian cardiomyocytes withdraw from the cell cycle during early postnatal
development, which significantly limits the capacity of the adult mammalian heart to …

Mitochondrial fusion directs cardiomyocyte differentiation via calcineurin and Notch signaling

A Kasahara, S Cipolat, Y Chen, GW Dorn, L Scorrano - Science, 2013 - science.org
Mitochondrial morphology is crucial for tissue homeostasis, but its role in cell differentiation
is unclear. We found that mitochondrial fusion was required for proper cardiomyocyte …

MicroRNAs in vascular and metabolic disease

A Zampetaki, M Mayr - Circulation research, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Recent findings demonstrated the importance of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the vasculature
and the orchestration of lipid metabolism and glucose homeostasis. MiRNA networks …

Epigenetic coordination of embryonic heart transcription by dynamically regulated long noncoding RNAs

SJ Matkovich, JR Edwards… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The vast majority of mammalian DNA does not encode for proteins but instead is transcribed
into noncoding (nc) RNAs having diverse regulatory functions. The poorly characterized …

Pollutants inducing epigenetic changes and diseases

VJ Sharavanan, M Sivaramakrishnan… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Pollution is a major issue impacting the health of life and ecosystems. In particular, some
pollutants may alter gene expression by epigenetic mechanisms such as deoxyribonucleic …