2016
The microRNA miR-148a functions as a critical regulator of B cell tolerance and autoimmunity
Gonzalez-Martin A, Adams BD, Lai M, Shepherd J, Salvador-Bernaldez M, Salvador JM, Lu J, Nemazee D, Xiao C. The microRNA miR-148a functions as a critical regulator of B cell tolerance and autoimmunity. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 433-440. PMID: 26901150, PMCID: PMC4803625, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutoimmunityB-LymphocytesBcl-2-Like Protein 11Bone Marrow TransplantationCell Cycle ProteinsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHEK293 CellsHumansImmune ToleranceImmunoblottingLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMicroRNAsNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, RNA
2015
Characterization of the mammalian miRNA turnover landscape
Guo Y, Liu J, Elfenbein SJ, Ma Y, Zhong M, Qiu C, Ding Y, Lu J. Characterization of the mammalian miRNA turnover landscape. Nucleic Acids Research 2015, 43: 2326-2341. PMID: 25653157, PMCID: PMC4344502, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiRNA turnoverStable small RNAsMammalian cell typesCultured mammalian cellsSubset of miRNAsTurnover kineticsMiRNA biogenesisMost miRNAsMiR-222-5pNucleotide biasSmall RNAsMiRNA maturationMammalian cellsSame miRNAMiRNA poolExpression profilingHsp90 associationSequence determinantsDeep sequencingHsp90 inhibitionTurnover rateMiRNA isoformsDifferent turnover ratesSequence featuresCell types
2014
STarMir: a web server for prediction of microRNA binding sites
Rennie W, Liu C, Carmack CS, Wolenc A, Kanoria S, Lu J, Long D, Ding Y. STarMir: a web server for prediction of microRNA binding sites. Nucleic Acids Research 2014, 42: w114-w118. PMID: 24803672, PMCID: PMC4086099, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesHumansInternetMiceMicroRNAsRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, RNASoftware