The widespread regulation of microRNA biogenesis, function and decay

J Krol, I Loedige, W Filipowicz - Nature reviews genetics, 2010 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a large family of post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression
that are∼ 21 nucleotides in length and control many developmental and cellular processes …

BDNF-induced local protein synthesis and synaptic plasticity

G Leal, D Comprido, CB Duarte - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important regulator of synaptic transmission
and long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus and in other brain regions, playing a …

P-body purification reveals the condensation of repressed mRNA regulons

A Hubstenberger, M Courel, M Bénard, S Souquere… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Within cells, soluble RNPs can switch states to coassemble and condense into liquid or solid
bodies. Although these phase transitions have been reconstituted in vitro, for endogenous …

RNA granules: post-transcriptional and epigenetic modulators of gene expression

P Anderson, N Kedersha - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2009 - nature.com
The composition of cytoplasmic messenger ribonucleoproteins (mRNPs) is determined by
their nuclear and cytoplasmic histories and reflects past functions and future fates. The …

RNA transport and local translation in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease

MS Fernandopulle, J Lippincott-Schwartz… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Neurons decentralize protein synthesis from the cell body to support the active metabolism
of remote dendritic and axonal compartments. The neuronal RNA transport apparatus …

mRNP granules: assembly, function, and connections with disease

JR Buchan - RNA biology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) granules are dynamic, self-assembling structures that
harbor non-translating mRNAs bound by various proteins that regulate mRNA translation …

RNA-binding proteins balance brain function in health and disease

R Schieweck, J Ninkovic… - Physiological reviews, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Posttranscriptional gene expression including splicing, RNA transport, translation, and RNA
decay provides an important regulatory layer in many if not all molecular pathways …

New insights into the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in synaptic plasticity

EG Waterhouse, B Xu - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
Substantial evidence indicates that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a crucial
role in synaptic plasticity. Long-lasting synaptic plasticity is restricted to active synapses and …

Translational control of localized mRNAs: restricting protein synthesis in space and time

F Besse, A Ephrussi - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2008 - nature.com
As highlighted by recent genome-wide analyses in diverse organisms and cell types,
subcellular targeting of mRNAs has emerged as a major mechanism for cells to establish …

RNA granules: the good, the bad and the ugly

MG Thomas, M Loschi, MA Desbats, GL Boccaccio - Cellular signalling, 2011 - Elsevier
Processing bodies (PBs) and Stress Granules (SGs) are the founding members of a new
class of RNA granules, known as mRNA silencing foci, as they harbour transcripts …