2020
Non-AUG start codons: Expanding and regulating the small and alternative ORFeome
Cao X, Slavoff SA. Non-AUG start codons: Expanding and regulating the small and alternative ORFeome. Experimental Cell Research 2020, 391: 111973. PMID: 32209305, PMCID: PMC7256928, DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.111973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall open reading framesFunctional small open reading framesStart codonClasses of genesImportant biological processesNon-AUG start codonsOpen reading frameNon-AUG codonsStart codon usageAUG start codonEukaryotic genomesGenomic toolsRibosome profilingNovel genesCodon usageReading frameProteomic studiesBiological processesSequence propertiesCodonGenesPresence of thousandsEukaryotesProkaryotes
2018
The translation of non-canonical open reading frames controls mucosal immunity
Jackson R, Kroehling L, Khitun A, Bailis W, Jarret A, York AG, Khan OM, Brewer JR, Skadow MH, Duizer C, Harman CCD, Chang L, Bielecki P, Solis AG, Steach HR, Slavoff S, Flavell RA. The translation of non-canonical open reading frames controls mucosal immunity. Nature 2018, 564: 434-438. PMID: 30542152, PMCID: PMC6939389, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0794-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-canonical open reading framesOpen reading frameProtein-coding genomeReading frameNew open reading framesProtein-coding genesNon-protein codingNon-coding RNAsUnbiased transcriptomics approachTranscriptomic approachMethionine codonDistinct proteinsFunctional proteinsImportant transcriptsEssential roleGenomeAbsolute requirementGenesRNABacterial infectionsProteinaceous productsProteinTranslationMisannotationsCodon
2015
The Discovery of Human sORF‐Encoded Polypeptides (SEPs) in Cell Lines and Tissue
Ma J, Ward C, Jungreis I, Slavoff S, Schwaid A, Neveu J, Budnik B, Kellis M, Saghatelian A. The Discovery of Human sORF‐Encoded Polypeptides (SEPs) in Cell Lines and Tissue. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.567.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort open reading framesNon-AUG start codonsOpen reading frameCell linesHuman genomeMammalian cellsReading frameStart codonAdditional cell linesPolypeptide productsMolecular biologyUbiquitous classK562 cellsGenomeProteomeHuman SEPsPolypeptideHuman tissuesNew SEPCellsCodonDiscoveryBiologyTissueLines
2014
Discovery of Human sORF-Encoded Polypeptides (SEPs) in Cell Lines and Tissue
Ma J, Ward CC, Jungreis I, Slavoff SA, Schwaid AG, Neveu J, Budnik BA, Kellis M, Saghatelian A. Discovery of Human sORF-Encoded Polypeptides (SEPs) in Cell Lines and Tissue. Journal Of Proteome Research 2014, 13: 1757-1765. PMID: 24490786, PMCID: PMC3993966, DOI: 10.1021/pr401280w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort open reading framesNon-AUG start codonsOpen reading frameCell linesHuman genomeMammalian cellsReading frameStart codonAdditional cell linesPolypeptide productsMolecular biologyUbiquitous classK562 cellsGenomeProteomeHuman SEPsPolypeptideHuman tissuesNew SEPCellsCodonDiscoveryBiologyTissueLines