The complexity of miRNA-mediated repression

A Wilczynska, M Bushell - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2015 - nature.com
Since their discovery 20 years ago, miRNAs have attracted much attention from all areas of
biology. These short (∼ 22 nt) non-coding RNA molecules are highly conserved in evolution …

Translation initiation by cap‐dependent ribosome recruitment: Recent insights and open questions

NE Shirokikh, T Preiss - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Gene expression universally relies on protein synthesis, where ribosomes recognize and
decode the messenger RNA template by cycling through translation initiation, elongation …

Long noncoding RNA CASC11 promotes hepatocarcinogenesis and HCC progression through EIF4A3‐mediated E2F1 activation

H Song, Y Liu, X Li, S Chen, R Xie… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Growing evidences have been revealing that long noncoding RNAs are vital
factors in oncogenesis and tumor development. Among them, cancer susceptibility …

Multi-Omic Analyses of the m5C Regulator ALYREF Reveal Its Essential Roles in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

C Xue, Y Zhao, G Li, L Li - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ALYREF protein acts as a crucial epigenetic regulator in several cancers. However, the
specific expression levels and functional roles of ALYREF in cancers are largely unknown …

EIF4A3-mediated circPRKCI expression promotes triple-negative breast cancer progression by regulating WBP2 and PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

X Wang, H Song, L Fang, T Wu - Cell death discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is known as a highly aggressive subtype of BC due to
high rate of recurrence and metastasis, poor prognosis and lacking of effective targeted …

Regulatory non-coding RNA: new instruments in the orchestration of cell death

Y Su, H Wu, A Pavlosky, LL Zou, X Deng… - Cell death & …, 2016 - nature.com
Non-coding RNA (ncRNA) comprises a substantial portion of primary transcripts that are
generated by genomic transcription, but are not translated into protein. The possible …

Dual targeting of DDX3 and eIF4A by the translation inhibitor rocaglamide A

M Chen, M Asanuma, M Takahashi, Y Shichino… - Cell chemical …, 2021 - cell.com
The translation inhibitor rocaglamide A (RocA) has shown promising antitumor activity
because it uniquely clamps eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4A onto polypurine RNA for …

Expression and functional roles of eukaryotic initiation factor 4A family proteins in human cancers

C Xue, X Gu, G Li, Z Bao, L Li - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The dysregulation of mRNA translation is common in malignancies and may lead to
tumorigenesis and progression. Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A (eIF4A) proteins are essential …

eIF4E‐homologous protein (4EHP): a multifarious cap‐binding protein

M Christie, C Igreja - The FEBS Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The cap‐binding protein 4EHP/eIF4E2 has been a recent object of interest in the field of post‐
transcriptional gene regulation and translational control. From ribosome‐associated quality …

eIF4A2 drives repression of translation at initiation by Ccr4-Not through purine-rich motifs in the 5′ UTR

A Wilczynska, SL Gillen, T Schmidt, HA Meijer… - Genome Biology, 2019 - Springer
Background Regulation of the mRNA life cycle is central to gene expression control and
determination of cell fate. miRNAs represent a critical mRNA regulatory mechanism, but …