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Single-cell microRNA-mRNA co-sequencing reveals non-genetic heterogeneity and mechanisms of microRNA regulation
Wang N, Zheng J, Chen Z, Liu Y, Dura B, Kwak M, Xavier-Ferrucio J, Lu YC, Zhang M, Roden C, Cheng J, Krause DS, Ding Y, Fan R, Lu J. Single-cell microRNA-mRNA co-sequencing reveals non-genetic heterogeneity and mechanisms of microRNA regulation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 95. PMID: 30626865, PMCID: PMC6327095, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07981-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame single cellMicroRNA-mRNASingle cellsGenome-scale analysisNon-genetic cellNon-genetic heterogeneityMultiple omic profilesGenomic approachesMicroRNA regulationMolecular regulationTarget mRNAsExpression variabilityCellular pathwaysRegulatory relationshipsLevels of microRNAsIntercellular heterogeneityOmics profilesIntercellular variabilityCell heterogeneityMRNA profilesMicroRNAsMRNACellsRegulationExpression
2022
N 6-methyladenosine enhances post-transcriptional gene regulation by microRNAs
Kanoria S, Rennie WA, Carmack CS, Lu J, Ding Y. N 6-methyladenosine enhances post-transcriptional gene regulation by microRNAs. Bioinformatics Advances 2022, 2: vbab046. PMID: 35098135, PMCID: PMC8792947, DOI: 10.1093/bioadv/vbab046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transcriptional gene regulationMiRNA-binding sitesGene regulationMiRNA-mediated gene regulationEukaryotic messenger RNAsMiRNA-mediated regulationMiRNA-target bindingRNA-binding proteinMiRNA target sitesPost-transcriptional regulatorsPotential methylation sitesHigh GC contentHigh-throughput dataArgonaute proteinsEvolutionary conservationPrevalent modificationTarget mRNAsGC contentMethylation sitesTarget secondary structureGene expressionRNA structureSecondary structureMessenger RNAFunctional significance