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
2023
Differences in the immunogenicity of engineered circular RNAs
Tai J, Chen Y. Differences in the immunogenicity of engineered circular RNAs. Journal Of Molecular Cell Biology 2023, 15: mjad002. PMID: 36787893, PMCID: PMC10257478, DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjad002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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