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
2013
Chemoproteomic Discovery of Cysteine-Containing Human Short Open Reading Frames
Schwaid AG, Shannon DA, Ma J, Slavoff SA, Levin JZ, Weerapana E, Saghatelian A. Chemoproteomic Discovery of Cysteine-Containing Human Short Open Reading Frames. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2013, 135: 16750-16753. PMID: 24152191, PMCID: PMC3868496, DOI: 10.1021/ja406606j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort open reading framesOpen reading frameReading frameProtein-coding genesProtein-coding potentialGene-finding algorithmsAffinity-based approachRibosome profilingNew genesHuman proteomeMass spectrometry technologyEndogenous RNASpectrometry technologyLabeling approachGenesHuman SEPsPotential importanceInvaluable insightsExperimental approachGenomeProteomeDiscoveryRNABiologyPolypeptide