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Cell surface RNAs control neutrophil recruitment
Zhang N, Tang W, Torres L, Wang X, Ajaj Y, Zhu L, Luan Y, Zhou H, Wang Y, Zhang D, Kurbatov V, Khan S, Kumar P, Hidalgo A, Wu D, Lu J. Cell surface RNAs control neutrophil recruitment. Cell 2024, 187: 846-860.e17. PMID: 38262409, PMCID: PMC10922858, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell surfaceMammalian homologOuter cell surfaceRNA transportGlycan modificationsMammalian cellsSID-1Cellular functionsRecruitment to inflammatory sitesGlycoRNARNAMurine neutrophilsFunctional significanceNeutrophil recruitmentNeutrophil recruitment to inflammatory sitesBiological importanceCellsNeutrophil adhesionReduced neutrophil adhesionHomologyGlycansGenesInflammatory sitesRecruitmentEndothelial cells
2023
Cell Surface RNAs Control Neutrophil Function
Zhang N, Tang W, Torres L, Zhu L, Wang X, Ajaj Y, Wang Y, Zhang D, Kurbatov V, Zhou H, Luan Y, Kumar P, Hidalgo A, Wu D, Lu J. Cell Surface RNAs Control Neutrophil Function. Blood 2023, 142: 674. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-187570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular RNaseCell surfaceTotal RNABona fide ligandsEndothelial cellsOuter cell surfaceTransendothelial migrationMammalian cellsSuch RNAsGlycan modificationsCellular RNAGlycoRNARNase digestionLive cellsRNAHematopoietic cellsRNase treatmentSimilar defectsIntegrin levelsConfocal microscopyRNaseGlycan fractionImportant functionsHomologuesRecombinant E-selectin
2015
Characterization of the mammalian miRNA turnover landscape
Guo Y, Liu J, Elfenbein SJ, Ma Y, Zhong M, Qiu C, Ding Y, Lu J. Characterization of the mammalian miRNA turnover landscape. Nucleic Acids Research 2015, 43: 2326-2341. PMID: 25653157, PMCID: PMC4344502, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiRNA turnoverStable small RNAsMammalian cell typesCultured mammalian cellsSubset of miRNAsTurnover kineticsMiRNA biogenesisMost miRNAsMiR-222-5pNucleotide biasSmall RNAsMiRNA maturationMammalian cellsSame miRNAMiRNA poolExpression profilingHsp90 associationSequence determinantsDeep sequencingHsp90 inhibitionTurnover rateMiRNA isoformsDifferent turnover ratesSequence featuresCell types
2001
Roads to polyploidy: The megakaryocyte example
Ravid K, Lu J, Zimmet JM, Jones MR. Roads to polyploidy: The megakaryocyte example. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 2001, 190: 7-20. PMID: 11807806, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.10035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycleHigher ploidyHaploid chromosome numberGroup of genesEndomitotic cell cycleChromosome numberMammalian cellsCell physiologyDifferent cell cyclesAnaphase BS phaseMultiple copiesCell typesPlatelet precursorsPolyploidyGenesMegakaryocytesPloidyPolyploidizationCytokinesisInsectsCellsMitosisPlantsPhysiology