The current state and future directions of RNAi-based therapeutics

RL Setten, JJ Rossi, S Han - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway regulates mRNA stability and translation in nearly all
human cells. Small double-stranded RNA molecules can efficiently trigger RNAi silencing of …

Regulation of microRNA function in animals

LFR Gebert, IJ MacRae - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Since their serendipitous discovery in nematodes, microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as
key regulators of biological processes in animals. These small RNAs form complex networks …

Competing protein-RNA interaction networks control multiphase intracellular organization

DW Sanders, N Kedersha, DSW Lee, AR Strom… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) mediates formation of membraneless condensates
such as those associated with RNA processing, but the rules that dictate their assembly …

microRNA strand selection: Unwinding the rules

JC Medley, G Panzade… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract microRNAs (miRNAs) play a central role in the regulation of gene expression by
targeting specific mRNAs for degradation or translational repression. Each miRNA is post …

Overcoming barriers for siRNA therapeutics: from bench to bedside

MI Sajid, M Moazzam, S Kato, K Yeseom Cho… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The RNA interference (RNAi) pathway possesses immense potential in silencing any gene
in human cells. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) can efficiently trigger RNAi silencing of …

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 …

The widespread regulation of microRNA biogenesis, function and decay

J Krol, I Loedige, W Filipowicz - Nature reviews genetics, 2010 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a large family of post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression
that are∼ 21 nucleotides in length and control many developmental and cellular processes …

MicroRNA: biogenesis, function and role in cancer

LA MacFarlane, PR Murphy - Current genomics, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
MicroRNAs are small, highly conserved non-coding RNA molecules involved in the
regulation of gene expression. MicroRNAs are transcribed by RNA polymerases II and III …

The intricate balance between microRNA‐induced mRNA decay and translational repression

P Naeli, T Winter, AP Hackett, L Alboushi… - The FEBS …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐transcriptional regulation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs)(ie, mechanisms that control
translation, stability and localization) is a critical focal point in spatiotemporal regulation of …

Phase transitions in the assembly and function of human miRISC

J Sheu-Gruttadauria, IJ MacRae - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary miRISC is a multi-protein assembly that uses microRNAs (miRNAs) to identify
mRNAs targeted for repression. Dozens of miRISC-associated proteins have been …