2022
Systematic generation and imaging of tandem repeats reveal base-pairing properties that promote RNA aggregation
Isiktas A, Eshov A, Yang S, Guo J. Systematic generation and imaging of tandem repeats reveal base-pairing properties that promote RNA aggregation. Cell Reports Methods 2022, 2: 100334. PMID: 36452875, PMCID: PMC9701603, DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBase pairsRNA aggregationRNA-RNA interactionsLive-cell imagingConsecutive base pairsNoncanonical base pairsRNA aggregatesRepeat RNARepeat DNAMolecular basisRepeat sequencesMolecular mechanismsTandem repeatsRNAHexanucleotide repeatsStructural determinantsGGGGCC hexanucleotide repeatBase-pairing propertiesCommon pathological featureRepeatsSequenceUnifying modelGeneralizable approachDistinct propertiesEnhanced aggregation
2021
Regulation of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neural development and disease
Lee PJ, Yang S, Sun Y, Guo JU. Regulation of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in neural development and disease. Journal Of Molecular Cell Biology 2021, 13: 269-281. PMID: 33783512, PMCID: PMC8339359, DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjab022.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAberrant mRNAsNonsense-mediated mRNA decayMRNA decay functionCore NMD factorsMRNA surveillance mechanismGene regulation mechanismsQuality control mechanismsPremature termination codonNMD factorsPhysiological mRNAsOrganismal levelMRNA decayDevelopmental regulationGenetic evidenceMolecular basisTermination codonBiological functionsRegulation mechanismNeural developmentPhysiological functionsSurveillance mechanismNMDNeurodegenerative diseasesMRNACritical role