The exon junction complex as a node of post-transcriptional networks

HL Hir, J Saulière, Z Wang - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
The exon junction complex (EJC) is deposited onto mRNAs following splicing and adopts a
unique structure, which can both stably bind to mRNAs and function as an anchor for diverse …

The role of TREX in gene expression and disease

CG Heath, N Viphakone, SA Wilson - Biochemical Journal, 2016 - portlandpress.com
TRanscription and EXport (TREX) is a conserved multisubunit complex essential for
embryogenesis, organogenesis and cellular differentiation throughout life. By linking …

Exclusion of m6A from splice-site proximal regions by the exon junction complex dictates m6A topologies and mRNA stability

A Uzonyi, D Dierks, R Nir, OS Kwon, U Toth, I Barbosa… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary N6-methyladenosine (m6A), a widespread destabilizing mark on mRNA, is non-
uniformly distributed across the transcriptome, yet the basis for its selective deposition is …

FFAT motif phosphorylation controls formation and lipid transfer function of inter‐organelle contacts

T Di Mattia, A Martinet, S Ikhlef, AG McEwen… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
Organelles are physically connected by membrane contact sites. The endoplasmic reticulum
possesses three major receptors, VAP‐A, VAP‐B, and MOSPD2, which interact with proteins …

CLIP-seq of eIF4AIII reveals transcriptome-wide mapping of the human exon junction complex

J Saulière, V Murigneux, Z Wang… - Nature structural & …, 2012 - nature.com
The exon junction complex (EJC) is a central effector of the fate of mRNAs, linking nuclear
processing to mRNA transport, translation and surveillance. However, little is known about …

The exon-junction complex helicase eIF4A3 controls cell fate via coordinated regulation of ribosome biogenesis and translational output

DC Kanellis, JA Espinoza, A Zisi, E Sakkas… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A-III (eIF4A3), a core helicase component of the exon junction
complex, is essential for splicing, mRNA trafficking, and nonsense-mediated decay …

DEAD-box ATPases as regulators of biomolecular condensates and membrane-less organelles

D Overwijn, M Hondele - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
RNA-dependent DEAD-box ATPases (DDXs) are emerging as major regulators of RNA-
containing membrane-less organelles (MLOs). On the one hand, oligomerizing DDXs can …

A day in the life of the exon junction complex

LP Schlautmann, NH Gehring - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The exon junction complex (EJC) is an abundant messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP)
component that is assembled during splicing and binds to mRNAs upstream of exon-exon …

Exon junction complex dependent mRNA localization is linked to centrosome organization during ciliogenesis

OS Kwon, R Mishra, A Safieddine, E Coleno… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Exon junction complexes (EJCs) mark untranslated spliced mRNAs and are crucial for the
mRNA lifecycle. An imbalance in EJC dosage alters mouse neural stem cell (mNSC) …

The exon junction complex undergoes a compositional switch that alters mRNP structure and nonsense-mediated mRNA decay activity

JW Mabin, LA Woodward, RD Patton, Z Yi, M Jia… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
The exon junction complex (EJC) deposited upstream of mRNA exon junctions shapes
structure, composition, and fate of spliced mRNA ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs). To …