2023
FUS Alters circRNA Metabolism in Human Motor Neurons Carrying the ALS-Linked P525L Mutation
Colantoni A, Capauto D, Alfano V, D’Ambra E, D’Uva S, Tartaglia G, Morlando M. FUS Alters circRNA Metabolism in Human Motor Neurons Carrying the ALS-Linked P525L Mutation. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 3181. PMID: 36834591, PMCID: PMC9968238, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA metabolismHuman motor neuronsNuclear/cytoplasmic partitioningNon-canonical splicing eventsAspects of RNASubset of circRNAsCytoplasmic partitioningCytoplasmic circRNAsSplicing eventsMutant proteinsCircular RNAsMotor neuronsAlu repeatsExon compositionCircRNAsProteinRNAMutationsFUS mutationsKey eventsFUSPreferential bindingP525L mutationMetabolismPivotal role
2022
A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs
Carvelli A, Setti A, Desideri F, Galfrè SG, Biscarini S, Santini T, Colantoni A, Peruzzi G, Marzi MJ, Capauto D, Di Angelantonio S, Ballarino M, Nicassio F, Laneve P, Bozzoni I. A multifunctional locus controls motor neuron differentiation through short and long noncoding RNAs. The EMBO Journal 2022, 41: embj2021108918. PMID: 35698802, PMCID: PMC9251839, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2021108918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMN differentiationPost-transcriptional roleSingle-cell sequencingMotor neuron differentiationPostmitotic motor neuronsTranscriptional unitsMESC differentiationTranscription factorsCRISPR/Transcriptional levelMiR-466iNeuron differentiationNeuronal differentiationFunctional relevanceMotor neuronsMiR-384-5pDifferentiationSeries of eventsProliferation-related factorsAdditional layerMutantsMiRNAsLncRNAsLociRNA
2019
Exploring the Regulatory Role of Circular RNAs in Neurodegenerative Disorders
D’Ambra E, Capauto D, Morlando M. Exploring the Regulatory Role of Circular RNAs in Neurodegenerative Disorders. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2019, 20: 5477. PMID: 31689888, PMCID: PMC6862314, DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCircular RNAsRegulatory non-coding RNAsNon-coding RNAsImportant regulatory functionsNeuronal specificationPathological conditionsCircRNAs expressionGene expressionCircRNAsNeuronal developmentRegulatory functionsExact functionRegulatory roleDifferent tissuesSynaptic plasticity inductionRNANervous systemNeurodegenerative diseasesNeurodegenerative disordersInnovative therapeutic approachesDynamic modulationRecent studiesExpressionDistinctive classCurrent advances