An overview of microRNAs

SM Hammond - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The discovery of the first microRNA (miRNA) over 20 years ago has ushered in a new era in
molecular biology. There are now over 2000 miRNAs that have been discovered in humans …

miRNA targets: from prediction tools to experimental validation

G Riolo, S Cantara, C Marzocchi, C Ricci - Methods and protocols, 2020 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression in both animals
and plants. By pairing to microRNA responsive elements (mREs) on target mRNAs, miRNAs …

Small RNAs in plants: recent development and application for crop improvement

A Kamthan, A Chaudhuri, M Kamthan… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The phenomenon of RNA interference (RNAi) which involves sequence-specific gene
regulation by small non-coding RNAs, ie, small interfering RNA (siRNA) and microRNA …

Advances and challenges in the detection of transcriptome‐wide protein–RNA interactions

EC Wheeler, EL Van Nostrand… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
RNA binding proteins (RBPs) play key roles in determining cellular behavior by
manipulating the processing of target RNAs. Robust methods are required to detect the …

Widespread RNA binding by chromatin-associated proteins

DG Hendrickson, DR Kelley, D Tenen, B Bernstein… - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
Background Recent evidence suggests that RNA interaction can regulate the activity and
localization of chromatin-associated proteins. However, it is unknown if these observations …

RNA interference: concept to reality in crop improvement

S Saurabh, AS Vidyarthi, D Prasad - Planta, 2014 - Springer
The phenomenon of RNA interference (RNAi) is involved in sequence-specific gene
regulation driven by the introduction of dsRNA resulting in inhibition of translation or …

Bacterial argonaute samples the transcriptome to identify foreign DNA

I Olovnikov, K Chan, R Sachidanandam, DK Newman… - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Summary Eukaryotic Argonautes bind small RNAs and use them as guides to find
complementary RNA targets and induce gene silencing. Though homologs of eukaryotic …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNA target recognition: insights from transcriptome-wide non-canonical interactions

H Seok, J Ham, ES Jang, SW Chi - Molecules and cells, 2016 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs (∼ 22 nucleotides) regulating gene
expression at the post-transcriptional level. By directing the RNA-induced silencing complex …

CTCF regulates the human p53 gene through direct interaction with its natural antisense transcript, Wrap53

R Saldaña-Meyer, E González-Buendía… - Genes & …, 2014 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The multifunctional CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) protein exhibits a broad range of
functions, including that of insulator and higher-order chromatin organizer. We found that …

Antiviral RNAi in insects and mammals: parallels and differences

S Schuster, P Miesen, RP van Rij - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway is a potent antiviral defense mechanism in plants and
invertebrates, in response to which viruses evolved suppressors of RNAi. In mammals, the …