The central role of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) in controlling mRNA translation has been clearly assessed in the last decades. eIF4E function is essential for …
S Cheng, G Altmeppen, C So, LM Welp, S Penir… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Full-grown oocytes are transcriptionally silent and must stably maintain the messenger RNAs (mRNAs) needed for oocyte meiotic maturation and early embryonic development …
L Lorenzo-Orts, M Strobl, B Steinmetz, F Leesch… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Maternal mRNAs are essential for protein synthesis during oogenesis and early embryogenesis. To adapt translation to specific needs during development, maternal …
S Kodali, L Proietti, G Valcarcel, AV López-Rubio… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Post-transcriptional mechanisms are fundamental safeguards of progenitor cell identity and are often dysregulated in cancer. Here, we identified regulators of P-bodies as crucial …
E Vidya, TF Duchaine - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The 5′-terminal cap is a fundamental determinant of eukaryotic gene expression which facilitates cap-dependent translation and protects mRNAs from exonucleolytic degradation …
R Weber, MY Chung, C Keskeny, U Zinnall… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Current models of mRNA turnover indicate that cytoplasmic degradation is coupled with translation. However, our understanding of the molecular events that coordinate ribosome …
Pumilio paralogs, PUM1 and PUM2, are sequence-specific RNA-binding proteins that are essential for vertebrate development and neurological functions. PUM1&2 negatively …
Background Regulation of protein output at the level of translation allows for a rapid adaptation to dynamic changes to the cell's requirements. This precise control of gene …
WR Brothers, F Ali, S Kajjo, MR Fabian - The EMBO Journal, 2023 - embopress.org
Deadenylation‐dependent mRNA decapping and decay is the major cytoplasmic mRNA turnover pathway in eukaryotes. Many mRNA decapping and decay factors are associated …