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 mRNAMRNARegulationActivationArrestMicroRNPsTarget mRNAs are repressed as efficiently by microRNA-binding sites in the 5′ UTR as in the 3′ UTR
Lytle JR, Yario TA, Steitz JA. Target mRNAs are repressed as efficiently by microRNA-binding sites in the 5′ UTR as in the 3′ UTR. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 9667-9672. PMID: 17535905, PMCID: PMC1887587, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0703820104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal ribosome entry siteTarget mRNAsMiRNA-mediated repressionRepression of translationLuciferase reporter mRNAMiRNA target sitesInitiation of translationMiRNA-binding sitesHuman HeLa cellsRibosome entry siteMicroRNA-binding sitesLet-7 complementary sitesHuman Ago2Reporter mRNAMicroRNAs (miRNAs) bindEndogenous mRNATranslational efficiencyLet-7a miRNAUTRProtein synthesisDNA transfectionComplementary sitesHeLa cellsEntry siteTarget site
2000
Protein Ligands to Hur Modulate Its Interaction with Target Mrnas in Vivo
Brennan C, Gallouzi I, Steitz J. Protein Ligands to Hur Modulate Its Interaction with Target Mrnas in Vivo. Journal Of Cell Biology 2000, 151: 1-14. PMID: 11018049, PMCID: PMC2189805, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.151.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAmino Acid SequenceAntigens, SurfaceBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsChromatography, AffinityCytoplasmELAV ProteinsELAV-Like Protein 1Fatty Acids, UnsaturatedHeLa CellsHumansKaryopherinsLigandsMolecular Sequence DataNeuropeptidesNuclear ProteinsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphoproteinsProtein BindingProtein Phosphatase 2Protein TransportReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRNA StabilityRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence Analysis, ProteinConceptsAU-rich elementsTarget mRNAsStability of ARENuclear export factor CRM1Protein phosphatase 2A inhibitorExport factor CRM1Phosphatase 2A inhibitorCOOH-terminal tailInhibition of CRM1Leucine-rich repeatsC-fos geneMammalian proteinsLeptomycin BELAV familyCellular mRNAsNuclear retentionSecond motifHuR associationUntranslated regionBind regionsCytoplasmic distributionPp32Protein ligandsCRM1Terminal region