2013
Mammalian 5′-Capped MicroRNA Precursors that Generate a Single MicroRNA
Xie M, Li M, Vilborg A, Lee N, Shu MD, Yartseva V, Šestan N, Steitz JA. Mammalian 5′-Capped MicroRNA Precursors that Generate a Single MicroRNA. Cell 2013, 155: 1568-1580. PMID: 24360278, PMCID: PMC3899828, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBase SequenceBiosynthetic PathwaysDEAD-box RNA HelicasesGenome-Wide Association StudyGuanosineHumansKaryopherinsMiceMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRibonuclease IIIRNA CapsRNA Polymerase IIRNA, Small InterferingTranscription Termination, GeneticConceptsCap-binding protein eIF4EMiRNA biogenesis pathwayNuclear-cytoplasmic transportGuide strand selectionShRNA expression constructsTranscription start siteBiogenesis pathwayCytoplasmic DicerMicroprocessor complexTranscription terminationProtein eIF4EExportin-5MicroRNA precursorsMiRNA hairpinsPrimary transcriptStrand selectionGene regulatorsStart siteDicer cleavageExpression constructsSingle microRNAMiRNAsMicroRNAsPathwayMicroRNPs
2009
Regulating the activity of microRNPs in vertebrate cells
Steitz J, Vasudevan S, Cazalla D. Regulating the activity of microRNPs in vertebrate cells. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 90.3-90.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.90.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAU-rich sequencesPost-transcriptional controlAssociation of Ago2Role of microRNAsProtein FXR1Translation regulationContact-inhibited cellsVertebrate cellsTranslation upregulationTranslation activationTranslational efficiencyNegative regulatorCell cycleSpecific microRNAsQuiescent cellsS phaseH. saimiriEffector moleculesCell growthMicroRNPsXenopus oocytesMicroRNAsAgo2FXR1Monocyte differentiation
2007
Switching from Repression to Activation: MicroRNAs Can Up-Regulate Translation
Vasudevan S, Tong Y, Steitz JA. Switching from Repression to Activation: MicroRNAs Can Up-Regulate Translation. Science 2007, 318: 1931-1934. PMID: 18048652, DOI: 10.1126/science.1149460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsArgonaute ProteinsBase PairingCell CycleCell LineCell ProliferationComputational BiologyEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Gene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHMGA2 ProteinHumansInterphaseMicroRNAsProtein BiosynthesisRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerTransfectionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsAU-rich elementsCell cycle arrestCycle arrestUntranslated regionMental retardation-related protein 1MicroRNA target sitesMicroRNA let-7Messenger RNA (mRNA) 3' untranslated regionsRegulates TranslationTranslation regulationTarget mRNAsGene expressionCell cycleCommon functionProtein 1ArgonauteTarget siteActivation signalsRepressionTumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNAMRNARegulationActivationArrestMicroRNPs