2020
tRFtarget: a database for transfer RNA-derived fragment targets
Li N, Shan N, Lu L, Wang Z. tRFtarget: a database for transfer RNA-derived fragment targets. Nucleic Acids Research 2020, 49: d254-d260. PMID: 33035346, PMCID: PMC7779015, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase PairingBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansDatabases, Nucleic AcidDrosophila melanogasterGene OntologyHumansMiceMolecular Sequence AnnotationNucleic Acid ConformationNucleic Acid HybridizationRhodobacter sphaeroidesRNA, MessengerRNA, Small UntranslatedRNA, TransferSchizosaccharomycesThermodynamicsXenopusZebrafishConceptsTarget genesTransfer RNASmall non-coding RNAsGene Ontology annotationsNon-coding RNAsFunctional pathway analysisAccessible web-based databaseMolecular functionsOntology annotationsBiological functionsPathway analysisMolecular mechanismsPhysiological processesTarget predictionHuman diseasesGenesMRNA transcriptsRNAWeb-based databaseConvenient linkTRFImportant roleRNAhybridTargetIntaRNA
2018
High tRNA Transferase NSUN2 Gene Expression is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma
Lu L, Zhu G, Zeng H, Xu Q, Holzmann K. High tRNA Transferase NSUN2 Gene Expression is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma. Cancer Investigation 2018, 36: 246-253. PMID: 29775108, DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2018.1466896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential independent prognostic markerShorter overall survivalIndependent prognostic markerHigher mortality riskNeck squamous carcinomaPotential therapeutic targetRandom-effects modelOverall survivalSquamous carcinomaPoor prognosisPrognostic valuePrognostic markerMortality riskTherapeutic targetHNSCCNormal tissuesCell developmentExpressionGene expressionRNA methylationPatientsCarcinomaPrognosisNSUN2Important role
2014
Genome‐wide association discoveries of alcohol dependence
Zuo L, Lu L, Tan Y, Pan X, Cai Y, Wang X, Hong J, Zhong C, Wang F, Zhang X, Vanderlinden LA, Tabakoff B, Luo X. Genome‐wide association discoveries of alcohol dependence. American Journal On Addictions 2014, 23: 526-539. PMID: 25278008, PMCID: PMC4187224, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12147.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide levelPotential biological functionsGWAS samplesADH clusterGenome-wide association discoveryRisk variantsBiological functionsAlcohol dehydrogenase clusterWide significant associationsRobust risk locusCis-eQTLsRisk lociNrd1Association studiesKIAA0040PKNOX2RNA expressionImportant roleHTR7Replicable associationsIndividual samplesSERINC2Mouse brainVariants
2013
The Imprinted H19 LncRNA Antagonizes Let-7 MicroRNAs
Kallen AN, Zhou XB, Xu J, Qiao C, Ma J, Yan L, Lu L, Liu C, Yi JS, Zhang H, Min W, Bennett AM, Gregory RI, Ding Y, Huang Y. The Imprinted H19 LncRNA Antagonizes Let-7 MicroRNAs. Molecular Cell 2013, 52: 101-112. PMID: 24055342, PMCID: PMC3843377, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell DifferentiationComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenomic ImprintingGenotypeHEK293 CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMiceMicroRNAsMuscle DevelopmentMyoblasts, SkeletalPhenotypeRibonucleoproteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Long NoncodingTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsLet-7 familyWide transcriptome analysisHuman genetic disordersNoncanonical binding siteLet-7 microRNALet-7 overexpressionGene functionH19 depletionTranscriptome analysisMuscle differentiationMolecular spongeUnexpected modeImportant regulatorAdult muscleH19 knockdownRecent implicationMiR-675Physiological significanceMicroRNAsH19Binding sitesGenetic disordersOverexpressionImportant roleFetal tissues