2017
MicroRNAs Establish Uniform Traits during the Architecture of Vertebrate Embryos
Kasper DM, Moro A, Ristori E, Narayanan A, Hill-Teran G, Fleming E, Moreno-Mateos M, Vejnar CE, Zhang J, Lee D, Gu M, Gerstein M, Giraldez A, Nicoli S. MicroRNAs Establish Uniform Traits during the Architecture of Vertebrate Embryos. Developmental Cell 2017, 40: 552-565.e5. PMID: 28350988, PMCID: PMC5404386, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of vertebratesEmbryonic blood vesselsVertebrate miRNAsMutant embryosVertebrate embryosHigher organismsMiRNAs functionVascular traitsTrait varianceUniform traitTissue developmentEnvironmental perturbationsSignaling pathwaysPhenotypic variabilityEmbryosPhenotypic heterogeneityOrganismsTraitsProper functioningVascular systemVertebratesMutagenesisMiRNAsMicroRNAsPhenotype
2016
In vivo mutagenesis of miRNA gene families using a scalable multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 nuclease system
Narayanan A, Hill-Teran G, Moro A, Ristori E, Kasper DM, A. Roden C, Lu J, Nicoli S. In vivo mutagenesis of miRNA gene families using a scalable multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 nuclease system. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 32386. PMID: 27572667, PMCID: PMC5004112, DOI: 10.1038/srep32386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiRNA familiesSingle guide RNAsMiRNA gene familiesHigher multicellular organismsMultiplexed CRISPR/Entire miRNA familiesMulticellular organismsMiRNA genesGene familySame physiological functionChromosomal locationPhylogenetic ancestorsGenomic sequencesCas9 nucleaseGuide RNACRISPR/Mutagenesis strategyNuclease systemPrimary sequenceVivo mutagenesisPhysiological functionsSecondary structureModel systemMiRNAsMutations