RNA-binding proteins balance brain function in health and disease

R Schieweck, J Ninkovic… - Physiological reviews, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Posttranscriptional gene expression including splicing, RNA transport, translation, and RNA
decay provides an important regulatory layer in many if not all molecular pathways …

The role of mTOR signalling in neurogenesis, insights from tuberous sclerosis complex

AR Tee, JR Sampson, DK Pal, JM Bateman - Seminars in cell & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Understanding the development and function of the nervous system is one of the foremost
aims of current biomedical research. The nervous system is generated during a relatively …

High-throughput identification of RNA localization elements in neuronal cells

A Arora, R Castro-Gutierrez, C Moffatt… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Hundreds of RNAs are enriched in the projections of neuronal cells. For the vast majority of
them, though, the sequence elements that regulate their localization are unknown. To …

Celf4 controls mRNA translation underlying synaptic development in the prenatal mammalian neocortex

I Salamon, Y Park, T Miškić, J Kopić, P Matteson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abnormalities in neocortical and synaptic development are linked to neurodevelopmental
disorders. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms governing initial synapse …

Understanding species-specific and conserved RNA-protein interactions in vivo and in vitro

SE Harris, MS Alexis, G Giri, FF Cavazos Jr… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
While evolution is often considered from a DNA-and protein-centric view, RNA-based
regulation can also impact gene expression and protein sequences. Here we examine …

The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF10 modifies 40S ribosomal subunits of ribosomes compromised in translation

A Garzia, C Meyer, T Tuschl - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Reversible monoubiquitination of small subunit ribosomal proteins RPS2/uS5 and
RPS3/uS3 has been noted to occur on ribosomes involved in ZNF598-dependent mRNA …

Accelerating functional gene discovery in osteoarthritis

NC Butterfield, KF Curry, J Steinberg… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis causes debilitating pain and disability, resulting in a considerable
socioeconomic burden, yet no drugs are available that prevent disease onset or …

Translating neural stem cells to neurons in the mammalian brain

SK Zahr, DR Kaplan, FD Miller - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2019 - nature.com
The mammalian neocortex underlies our perception of sensory information, performance of
motor activities, and higher-order cognition. During mammalian embryogenesis, radial glial …

Herpes simplex virus ICP27 regulates alternative pre-mRNA polyadenylation and splicing in a sequence-dependent manner

S Tang, A Patel, PR Krause - Proceedings of the National …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The herpes simplex virus (HSV) infected cell culture polypeptide 27 (ICP27) protein is
essential for virus infection of cells. Recent studies suggested that ICP27 inhibits splicing in …

RNA on the brain: emerging layers of post‐transcriptional regulation in cerebral cortex development

AL Lennox, H Mao, DL Silver - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Embryonic development is a critical period during which neurons of the brain are generated
and organized. In the developing cerebral cortex, this requires complex processes of neural …