2024
A scalable and cost-efficient rRNA depletion approach to enrich RNAs for molecular biology investigations
Singh A, Xue A, Tai J, Mbadugha F, Obi P, Mascarenhas R, Tyagi A, Siena A, Chen Y. A scalable and cost-efficient rRNA depletion approach to enrich RNAs for molecular biology investigations. RNA 2024, 30: rna.079761.123. PMID: 38485192, PMCID: PMC11098455, DOI: 10.1261/rna.079761.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepleting rRNACellular processesAbundance of rRNAMolecular biological investigationsNon-rRNA transcriptsComplex regulatory networkInvestigate gene expressionRRNA removalRRNA moleculesHistone mRNARegulatory networksSmall RNAsPositive selectionRRNARNA inputBiological investigationsTranscriptome analysisLong noncoding RNAsGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsRNAOff-target effectsNoncoding RNAsCircular RNAsTranscription
2022
circCsnk1g3- and circAnkib1-regulated interferon responses in sarcoma promote tumorigenesis by shaping the immune microenvironment
Piras R, Ko E, Barrett C, De Simone M, Lin X, Broz M, Tessaro F, Castillo-Martin M, Cordon-Cardo C, Goodridge H, Di Vizio D, Batish M, Lawrenson K, Chen Y, Chan K, Guarnerio J. circCsnk1g3- and circAnkib1-regulated interferon responses in sarcoma promote tumorigenesis by shaping the immune microenvironment. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7243. PMID: 36433954, PMCID: PMC9700836, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34872-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-coding RNA speciesExonic circular RNAsViral RNA sensorsRNA speciesInterferon-related genesSpecific circRNAsCircular RNAsSarcoma cellsCircRNAsRNA sensorsCancer progressionFunctional contributionInterferon responseSoft tissue sarcoma cellsImmune cell recruitmentPro-tumorigenic microenvironmentCellsTumor growthSarcoma growthTumor cellsPro-inflammatory elementsCell recruitmentActivationPro-inflammatory factorsMicroenvironment