Identification of RNA structures and their roles in RNA functions

X Cao, Y Zhang, Y Ding, Y Wan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
The development of high-throughput RNA structure profiling methods in the past decade has
greatly facilitated our ability to map and characterize different aspects of RNA structures …

Amplifying gene expression with RNA-targeted therapeutics

O Khorkova, J Stahl, A Joji, CH Volmar… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Many diseases are caused by insufficient expression of mutated genes and would benefit
from increased expression of the corresponding protein. However, in drug development, it …

Long non-coding RNA-targeting therapeutics: discovery and development update

O Khorkova, J Stahl, A Joji, CH Volmar… - Expert opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction lncRNAs are major players in regulatory networks orchestrating multiple cellular
functions, such as 3D chromosomal interactions, epigenetic modifications, gene expression …

An RNA-centric view of transcription and genome organization

JE Henninger, RA Young - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Foundational models of transcriptional regulation involve the assembly of protein complexes
at DNA elements associated with specific genes. These assemblies, which can include …

RNA exosome drives early B cell development via noncoding RNA processing mechanisms

B Laffleur, CR Batista, W Zhang, J Lim, B Yang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
B cell development is linked to successful V (D) J recombination, allowing B cell receptor
expression and ultimately antibody secretion for adaptive immunity. Germline noncoding …

Natural antisense transcripts as drug targets

O Khorkova, J Stahl, A Joji, CH Volmar… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The recent discovery of vast non-coding RNA-based regulatory networks that can be easily
modulated by nucleic acid-based drugs has opened numerous new therapeutic possibilities …

LNCing RNA to immunity

DC Peltier, A Roberts, P Reddy - Trends in immunology, 2022 - cell.com
Despite an ever-increasing appreciation of how protein-coding genes shape immune
responses, the molecular underpinnings of immune regulation remain incompletely …

Architecture of RNA–RNA interactions

Y Xue - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2022 - Elsevier
RNA molecules tend to form intricate tertiary structures via intramolecular RNA–RNA
interactions (RRIs) to regulate transcription, RNA processing, and translation processes. In …

Regulation of the epigenome through RNA modifications

EA Patrasso, S Raikundalia, D Arango - Chromosoma, 2023 - Springer
Chemical modifications of nucleotides expand the complexity and functional properties of
genomes and transcriptomes. A handful of modifications in DNA bases are part of the …

Evaluating human mutation databases for “treatability” using patient-customized therapy

S Mittal, I Tang, JG Gleeson - Med, 2022 - cell.com
Genome sequencing in the clinic often allows patients to receive a molecular diagnosis.
However, variants are most often evaluated for pathogenicity, neglecting potential treatability …