Mechanisms and regulation of RNA condensation in RNP granule formation

D Tauber, G Tauber, R Parker - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2020 - cell.com
Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules are RNA–protein assemblies that are involved in
multiple aspects of RNA metabolism and are linked to memory, development, and disease …

A quick guide to small-molecule inhibitors of eukaryotic protein synthesis

SE Dmitriev, DO Vladimirov, KA Lashkevich - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2020 - Springer
Eukaryotic ribosome and cap-dependent translation are attractive targets in the antitumor,
antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antiparasitic therapies. Currently, a broad array of small …

[HTML][HTML] High-density proximity mapping reveals the subcellular organization of mRNA-associated granules and bodies

JY Youn, WH Dunham, SJ Hong, JDR Knight… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary mRNA processing, transport, translation, and ultimately degradation involve a
series of dedicated protein complexes that often assemble into large membraneless …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of RNA condensation by the DEAD-box protein eIF4A

D Tauber, G Tauber, A Khong, B Van Treeck, J Pelletier… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Stress granules are condensates of non-translating mRNAs and proteins involved in the
stress response and neurodegenerative diseases. Stress granules form in part through …

Design of development candidate eFT226, a first in class inhibitor of eukaryotic initiation factor 4A RNA helicase

JT Ernst, PA Thompson, C Nilewski… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Dysregulation of protein translation is a key driver for the pathogenesis of many cancers.
Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A (eIF4A), an ATP-dependent DEAD-box RNA helicase, is a …

Targeting EIF4A triggers an interferon response to synergize with chemotherapy and suppress triple-negative breast cancer

N Zhao, EB Kabotyanski, AB Saltzman… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Protein synthesis is frequently dysregulated in cancer and selective inhibition of mRNA
translation represents an attractive cancer therapy. Here, we show that therapeutically …

eIF4A1-dependent mRNAs employ purine-rich 5'UTR sequences to activate localised eIF4A1-unwinding through eIF4A1-multimerisation to facilitate translation

T Schmidt, A Dabrowska, JA Waldron… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Altered eIF4A1 activity promotes translation of highly structured, eIF4A1-dependent
oncogene mRNAs at root of oncogenic translational programmes. It remains unclear how …

Zika virus hijacks stress granule proteins and modulates the host stress response

S Hou, A Kumar, Z Xu, AM Airo, I Stryapunina… - Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Zika virus (ZIKV), a member of the Flaviviridae family, has recently emerged as an important
human pathogen with increasing economic and health impact worldwide. Because of its …

The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF10 modifies 40S ribosomal subunits of ribosomes compromised in translation

A Garzia, C Meyer, T Tuschl - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Reversible monoubiquitination of small subunit ribosomal proteins RPS2/uS5 and
RPS3/uS3 has been noted to occur on ribosomes involved in ZNF598-dependent mRNA …

Targeting stress granules: A novel therapeutic strategy for human diseases

F Wang, J Li, S Fan, Z Jin, C Huang - Pharmacological research, 2020 - Elsevier
Stress granules (SGs) are assemblies of mRNA and proteins that form from mRNAs stalled
in translation initiation in response to stress. Chronic stress might even induce formation of …