2012
EBV and human microRNAs co‐target oncogenic and apoptotic viral and human genes during latency
Riley KJ, Rabinowitz GS, Yario TA, Luna JM, Darnell RB, Steitz JA. EBV and human microRNAs co‐target oncogenic and apoptotic viral and human genes during latency. The EMBO Journal 2012, 31: 2207-2221. PMID: 22473208, PMCID: PMC3343464, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman microRNAsLatent membrane protein 1Viral miRNA functionHigh-throughput sequencingHuman miRNA targetsMiRNA-binding sitesMiRNA functionEBV BHRF1Human genesMiRNA targetsMRNA targetsCellular miRNAsMembrane protein 1MiRNA clusterHuman miRNAsGene expressionCell cycleReporter assaysDistinct binding sitesViral mRNAsMiRNAsLytic genesLytic switchProtein 1EBV latent membrane protein 1
2007
Switching from Repression to Activation: MicroRNAs Can Up-Regulate Translation
Vasudevan S, Tong Y, Steitz JA. Switching from Repression to Activation: MicroRNAs Can Up-Regulate Translation. Science 2007, 318: 1931-1934. PMID: 18048652, DOI: 10.1126/science.1149460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsArgonaute ProteinsBase PairingCell CycleCell LineCell ProliferationComputational BiologyEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Gene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHMGA2 ProteinHumansInterphaseMicroRNAsProtein BiosynthesisRibonucleoproteinsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsTransfectionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsAU-rich elementsCell cycle arrestCycle arrestUntranslated regionMental retardation-related protein 1MicroRNA target sitesMicroRNA let-7Messenger RNA (mRNA) 3' untranslated regionsRegulates TranslationTranslation regulationTarget mRNAsGene expressionCell cycleCommon functionProtein 1ArgonauteTarget siteActivation signalsRepressionTumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNAMRNARegulationActivationArrestMicroRNPsAU-Rich-Element-Mediated Upregulation of Translation by FXR1 and Argonaute 2
Vasudevan S, Steitz JA. AU-Rich-Element-Mediated Upregulation of Translation by FXR1 and Argonaute 2. Cell 2007, 128: 1105-1118. PMID: 17382880, PMCID: PMC3430382, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsArgonaute ProteinsCell CycleCell LineChromatography, AffinityCulture Media, Serum-FreeEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Genes, ReporterHumansLuciferases, FireflyMonocytesPeptide Initiation FactorsPolyribosomesProtein BiosynthesisRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSerumTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsAU-rich elementsArgonaute 2Posttranscriptional regulatory systemsAffinity purification methodShRNA knockdown experimentsCell cycle arrestHuman cell linesTranslation activationRegulatory signalsMRNA stabilityGene expressionSerum starvationAU-RichFXR1Activation roleRegulatory systemProtein 1Cell linesMRNA levelsNew insightsDevelopmental consequencesTranslation conditionsUpregulationDirect evidencePurification method