Targeting RNA structures with small molecules

JL Childs-Disney, X Yang, QMR Gibaut… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
RNA adopts 3D structures that confer varied functional roles in human biology and
dysfunction in disease. Approaches to therapeutically target RNA structures with small …

RNA contributions to the form and function of biomolecular condensates

C Roden, AS Gladfelter - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensation partitions cellular contents and has important roles in stress
responses, maintaining homeostasis, development and disease. Many nuclear and …

Rapid, ultrasensitive, and quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 using antisense oligonucleotides directed electrochemical biosensor chip

M Alafeef, K Dighe, P Moitra, D Pan - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
A large-scale diagnosis of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-
2) is essential to downregulate its spread within as well as across communities and mitigate …

Selective naked-eye detection of SARS-CoV-2 mediated by N gene targeted antisense oligonucleotide capped plasmonic nanoparticles

P Moitra, M Alafeef, K Dighe, MB Frieman, D Pan - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The current outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the
severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) demands its rapid …

The roles of structural dynamics in the cellular functions of RNAs

LR Ganser, ML Kelly, D Herschlag… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
RNAs fold into 3D structures that range from simple helical elements to complex tertiary
structures and quaternary ribonucleoprotein assemblies. The functions of many regulatory …

Analyzing miRNA–lncRNA interactions

MD Paraskevopoulou, AG Hatzigeorgiou - Long non-coding RNAs …, 2016 - Springer
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are noncoding transcripts usually longer than 200 nts that
have recently emerged as one of the largest and significantly diverse RNA families. The …

RNA-extraction-free nano-amplified colorimetric test for point-of-care clinical diagnosis of COVID-19

M Alafeef, P Moitra, K Dighe, D Pan - Nature Protocols, 2021 - nature.com
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlights the shortcomings
of the current testing paradigm for viral disease diagnostics. Here, we report a stepwise …

Advancement of the emerging field of RNA nanotechnology

D Jasinski, F Haque, DW Binzel, P Guo - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
The field of RNA nanotechnology has advanced rapidly during the past decade. A variety of
programmable RNA nanoparticles with defined shape, size, and stoichiometry have been …

[HTML][HTML] The tissue-specific lncRNA Fendrr is an essential regulator of heart and body wall development in the mouse

P Grote, L Wittler, D Hendrix, F Koch, S Währisch… - Developmental cell, 2013 - cell.com
The histone-modifying complexes PRC2 and TrxG/MLL play pivotal roles in determining the
activation state of genes controlling pluripotency, lineage commitment, and cell …

MicroRNAs in development and disease

D Sayed, M Abdellatif - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of posttranscriptional regulators that have recently
introduced an additional level of intricacy to our understanding of gene regulation. There are …