Targeting biomolecular condensation and protein aggregation against cancer

JL Silva, D Foguel, VF Ferreira, TCRG Vieira… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates, membrane-less entities arising from liquid–liquid phase
separation, hold dichotomous roles in health and disease. Alongside their physiological …

RNA-binding proteins in tumor progression

H Qin, H Ni, Y Liu, Y Yuan, T Xi, X Li… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
RNA-binding protein (RBP) has a highly dynamic spatiotemporal regulation process and
important biological functions. They are critical to maintain the transcriptome through post …

RNA-binding proteins and cancer metastasis

S Wang, Z Sun, Z Lei, HT Zhang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) can regulate gene expression through post-transcriptionally
influencing all manner of RNA biology, including alternative splicing (AS), polyadenylation …

RNA-binding proteins control gene expression and cell fate in the immune system

M Turner, MD Díaz-Muñoz - Nature immunology, 2018 - nature.com
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are essential for the development and function of the immune
system. They interact dynamically with RNA to control its biogenesis and turnover by …

Mechanism of splicing regulation of spinal muscular atrophy genes

RN Singh, NN Singh - RNA Metabolism in Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2018 - Springer
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the major genetic disorders associated with infant
mortality. More than 90% cases of SMA result from deletions or mutations of Survival Motor …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular stress alters 3′ UTR landscape through alternative polyadenylation and isoform-specific degradation

D Zheng, R Wang, Q Ding, T Wang, B Xie, L Wei… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Most eukaryotic genes express alternative polyadenylation (APA) isoforms with different 3′
UTR lengths, production of which is influenced by cellular conditions. Here, we show that …

The RNA binding proteins TIA1 and TIAL1 promote Mcl1 mRNA translation to protect germinal center responses from apoptosis

IC Osma-Garcia, M Mouysset… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Germinal centers (GCs) are essential for the establishment of long-lasting antibody
responses. GC B cells rely on post-transcriptional RNA mechanisms to translate activation …

AU-rich element RNA binding proteins: at the crossroads of post-transcriptional regulation and genome integrity

A Sidali, V Teotia, NS Solaiman, N Bashir… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Genome integrity must be tightly preserved to ensure cellular survival and to deter the
genesis of disease. Endogenous and exogenous stressors that impose threats to genomic …

Uncovering the role of RNA-binding proteins in gene expression in the immune system

MD Díaz-Muñoz, M Turner - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Fighting external pathogens requires an ever-changing immune system that relies on tight
regulation of gene expression. Transcriptional control is the first step to build efficient …

The role of DNA damage response in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Y Sun, AJ Curle, AM Haider, G Balmus - Essays in Biochemistry, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly disabling and fatal neurodegenerative
disease. Due to insufficient disease-modifying treatments, there is an unmet and urgent …