The intricate balance between microRNA‐induced mRNA decay and translational repression

P Naeli, T Winter, AP Hackett, L Alboushi… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐transcriptional regulation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs)(ie, mechanisms that control
translation, stability and localization) is a critical focal point in spatiotemporal regulation of …

Control of the eIF4E activity: structural insights and pharmacological implications

A Romagnoli, M D'Agostino, C Ardiccioni… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Mammalian oocytes store mRNAs in a mitochondria-associated membraneless compartment

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 …

eIF4E1b is a non-canonical eIF4E protecting maternal dormant mRNAs

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 …

RNA sequestration in P-bodies sustains myeloid leukaemia

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 …

Eukaryotic mRNA decapping activation

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 …

4EHP and GIGYF1/2 mediate translation-coupled messenger RNA decay

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 …

Human Pumilio proteins directly bind the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex to regulate the transcriptome

III Enwerem, ND Elrod, CT Chang, A Lin, P Ji, JA Bohn… - Rna, 2021 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Pumilio paralogs, PUM1 and PUM2, are sequence-specific RNA-binding proteins that are
essential for vertebrate development and neurological functions. PUM1&2 negatively …

Differential regulation of mRNA fate by the human Ccr4-Not complex is driven by coding sequence composition and mRNA localization

SL Gillen, C Giacomelli, K Hodge, S Zanivan… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
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 …

The EDC4‐XRN1 interaction controls P‐body dynamics to link mRNA decapping with decay

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 …