Pregnancy-associated miRNA-clusters

DM Morales-Prieto, S Ospina-Prieto… - Journal of reproductive …, 2013 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are expressed in the placenta and can be detected in maternal
plasma. An increasing number of studies have been published on the cellular origin …

miR-26 family and its target genes in tumorigenesis and development

C Li, Y Li, Y Lu, Z Niu, H Zhao, Y Peng, M Li - Critical Reviews in Oncology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microRNA-26 family, including miR-26a, miR-26b, miR-1297 and miR-4465, is a group
of broadly conserved small RNAs with identical sequences at the seed region. The …

What is trophoblast? A combination of criteria define human first-trimester trophoblast

CQE Lee, L Gardner, M Turco, N Zhao, MJ Murray… - Stem cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Controversy surrounds reports describing the derivation of human trophoblast cells from
placentas and embryonic stem cells (ESC), partly due to the difficulty in identifying markers …

Deadenylation of maternal mRNAs mediated by miR-427 in Xenopus laevis embryos

E Lund, M Liu, RS Hartley, MD Sheets, JE Dahlberg - Rna, 2009 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
We show that microRNA-427 (miR-427) mediates the rapid deadenylation of maternal
mRNAs after the midblastula transition (MBT) of Xenopus laevis embryogenesis. By MBT …

MicroRNA and gene expression patterns in the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells

J Ren, P Jin, E Wang, FM Marincola… - Journal of translational …, 2009 - Springer
Background The unique features of human embryonic stem (hES) cells make them the best
candidate resource for both cell replacement therapy and development research. However …

Characterization of microRNAs involved in embryonic stem cell states

B Stadler, I Ivanovska, K Mehta, S Song… - Stem cells and …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Studies of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) reveal that these cell lines can be derived from
differing stages of embryonic development. We analyzed common changes in the …

Ago2 immunoprecipitation identifies predicted microRNAs in human embryonic stem cells and neural precursors

LA Goff, J Davila, MR Swerdel, JC Moore, RI Cohen… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background MicroRNAs are required for maintenance of pluripotency as well as
differentiation, but since more microRNAs have been computationally predicted in genome …

Distinguishing between mouse and human pluripotent stem cell regulation: the best laid plans of mice and men

A Schnerch, C Cerdan, M Bhatia - Stem cells, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) have been derived from the embryos of mice and humans,
representing the two major sources of PSCs. These cells are universally defined by their …

Exposures to synthetic estrogens at different times during the life, and their effect on breast cancer risk

L Hilakivi-Clarke, S De Assis, A Warri - Journal of mammary gland biology …, 2013 - Springer
Women are using estrogens for many purposes, such as to prevent pregnancy or
miscarriage, or to treat menopausal symptoms. Estrogens also have been used to treat …

Primate-specific long non-coding RNAs and microRNAs

HM Awan, A Shah, F Rashid… - Genomics, Proteomics …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are critical regulators of gene expression in essentially all life
forms. Long ncRNAs (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) are two important RNA classes …