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 …

Nutrients mediate intestinal bacteria–mucosal immune crosstalk

N Ma, P Guo, J Zhang, T He, SW Kim… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The intestine is the shared site of nutrient digestion, microbiota colonization and immune cell
location and this geographic proximity contributes to a large extent to their interaction. The …

Epitranscriptomics and epiproteomics in cancer drug resistance: therapeutic implications

H Song, D Liu, S Dong, L Zeng, Z Wu, P Zhao… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Drug resistance is a major hurdle in cancer treatment and a key cause of poor prognosis.
Epitranscriptomics and epiproteomics are crucial in cell proliferation, migration, invasion …

Systematic characterization of A-to-I RNA editing hotspots in microRNAs across human cancers

Y Wang, X Xu, S Yu, KJ Jeong, Z Zhou, L Han… - Genome …, 2017 - genome.cshlp.org
RNA editing, a widespread post-transcriptional mechanism, has emerged as a new player in
cancer biology. Recent studies have reported key roles for individual miRNA editing events …

The ability of microRNAs to regulate the immune response in ischemia/reperfusion inflammatory pathways

P Artimovič, I Špaková, E Macejková, T Pribulová… - Genes & …, 2024 - nature.com
MicroRNAs play a crucial role in regulating the immune responses induced by
ischemia/reperfusion injury. Through their ability to modulate gene expression, microRNAs …

Association between the pig genome and its gut microbiota composition

D Crespo-Piazuelo, L Migura-Garcia, J Estellé… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The gut microbiota has been evolving with its host along the time creating a symbiotic
relationship. In this study, we assess the role of the host genome in the modulation of the …

Human cancer tissues exhibit reduced A-to-I editing of miRNAs coupled with elevated editing of their targets

Y Pinto, I Buchumenski, EY Levanon… - Nucleic Acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract A-to-I RNA editing is an important post-transcriptional modification, known to be
altered in tumors. It targets dozens of sites within miRNAs, some of which impact miRNA …

MiRNAs and inflammatory bowel disease: An interesting new story

S Moein, M Vaghari‐Tabari, D Qujeq… - Journal of Cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as a chronic and recurrent inflammatory disorder, is
caused by a dysregulated and aberrant immune response to exposed environmental factors …

The role of A-to-I RNA editing in cancer development

X Xu, Y Wang, H Liang - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2018 - Elsevier
Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing is the most common type of post-transcriptional
nucleotide modification in humans, which is catalyzed in ADAR enzymes. Recent genomic …

MicroRNA‐99 family in cancer and immunity

J Eniafe, S Jiang - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The microRNA (miR)‐99 family comprising miR‐99a, miR‐99b, and miR‐100 is an
evolutionarily conserved family with existence dating prior to the bilaterians. Members are …