2019
Genome wide analysis of 3′ UTR sequence elements and proteins regulating mRNA stability during maternal-to-zygotic transition in zebrafish
Vejnar CE, Messih M, Takacs C, Yartseva V, Oikonomou P, Christiano R, Stoeckius M, Lau S, Lee M, Beaudoin JD, Musaev D, Darwich-Codore H, Walther T, Tavazoie S, Cifuentes D, Giraldez A. Genome wide analysis of 3′ UTR sequence elements and proteins regulating mRNA stability during maternal-to-zygotic transition in zebrafish. Genome Research 2019, 29: 1100-1114. PMID: 31227602, PMCID: PMC6633259, DOI: 10.1101/gr.245159.118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAU-rich elementsMRNA stabilityZygotic transitionRich motifGenome-wide analysisRNA-protein interactionsGenome activationParallel reporterCombinatorial regulationMaternal transcriptsMiR-430Destabilizing motifsRegulatory motifsWide analysisMRNA deadenylationPosttranscriptional regulationRegulatory sequencesMost transcriptsMultiple decay pathwaysUTR sequencesSequence elementsGene expressionTarget sequenceDecay pathwaysMotifBrd4 and P300 Confer Transcriptional Competency during Zygotic Genome Activation
Chan SH, Tang Y, Miao L, Darwich-Codore H, Vejnar CE, Beaudoin JD, Musaev D, Fernandez JP, Benitez MDJ, Bazzini AA, Moreno-Mateos MA, Giraldez AJ. Brd4 and P300 Confer Transcriptional Competency during Zygotic Genome Activation. Developmental Cell 2019, 49: 867-881.e8. PMID: 31211993, PMCID: PMC7201981, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.05.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome activationTranscriptional competencyHistone acetylationP300-dependent histone acetylationZygotic genome activationFirst zygotic genesMaternal mRNA translationZygotic genesAnimal developmentZygotic developmentDevelopmental reprogrammingMRNA translationLive imagingCell cycleSilent genomeBRD4ZebrafishGenomeTranscriptionAcetylationActivationP300FertilizationReprogrammingGenes
2016
Codon identity regulates mRNA stability and translation efficiency during the maternal‐to‐zygotic transition
Bazzini AA, del Viso F, Moreno‐Mateos M, Johnstone TG, Vejnar CE, Qin Y, Yao J, Khokha MK, Giraldez AJ. Codon identity regulates mRNA stability and translation efficiency during the maternal‐to‐zygotic transition. The EMBO Journal 2016, 35: 2087-2103. PMID: 27436874, PMCID: PMC5048347, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201694699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZygotic transitionMRNA stabilityTranslation efficiencyMRNA clearanceMaternal mRNAsCodon identityCodon compositionGene expressionMaternal mRNA clearanceRegulated mRNA decayPost-transcriptional mechanismsAmino acid sequenceTranscript decayMRNA decayPolyadenylation statusAmino acid compositionCodon tripletsGenetic codeSynonymous codonsAcid sequenceCellular transitionsRegulatory informationNew transcriptionDevelopmental progressionMRNA
2013
Nanog, Pou5f1 and SoxB1 activate zygotic gene expression during the maternal-to-zygotic transition
Lee MT, Bonneau AR, Takacs CM, Bazzini AA, DiVito KR, Fleming ES, Giraldez AJ. Nanog, Pou5f1 and SoxB1 activate zygotic gene expression during the maternal-to-zygotic transition. Nature 2013, 503: 360-364. PMID: 24056933, PMCID: PMC3925760, DOI: 10.1038/nature12632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCellular ReprogrammingEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsMicroRNAsMothersNanog Homeobox ProteinOctamer Transcription Factor-3Pluripotent Stem CellsRibosomesSOXB1 Transcription FactorsTranscriptomeZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsZygoteConceptsZygotic genome activationZygotic transitionMiR-430Zygotic gene expressionZygotic gene activationZygotic developmental programMaternal messenger RNAsZygotic programGenome activationZygotic genesZygotic transcriptionRibosome profilingDevelopmental programGene activationTranscription factorsDevelopmental arrestGene expressionSoxB1POU5F1Maternal programMessenger RNANanogGastrulationZebrafishGenes
2006
Zebrafish MiR-430 Promotes Deadenylation and Clearance of Maternal mRNAs
Giraldez AJ, Mishima Y, Rihel J, Grocock RJ, Van Dongen S, Inoue K, Enright AJ, Schier AF. Zebrafish MiR-430 Promotes Deadenylation and Clearance of Maternal mRNAs. Science 2006, 312: 75-79. PMID: 16484454, DOI: 10.1126/science.1122689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAdenosineAnimalsEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMicroRNAsMutationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymersProtein BiosynthesisRibonuclease IIIRNA StabilityRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticUp-RegulationZebrafishZygoteConceptsMessenger RNA moleculesTarget messenger RNA moleculesMiR-430Vivo target validationVertebrate genesZygotic transcriptionEarly embryogenesisRNA moleculesMicroarray approachVivo functionDeadenylationTarget validationEarly developmentMechanism of actionMost targetsEmbryogenesisMorphogenesisTranscriptionGenesMicroRNAsTarget