Post-transcriptional control of miRNA biogenesis

G Michlewski, JF Cáceres - Rna, 2019 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression that bind complementary
target mRNAs and repress their expression. Precursor miRNA molecules undergo nuclear …

Inhibition of RNA-binding proteins with small molecules

P Wu - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Protein–RNA interactions have crucial roles in various cellular activities, which, when
dysregulated, can lead to a range of human diseases. The identification of small molecules …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-RNAs in the regulation of immune response against SARS CoV-2 and other viral infections

T Abu-Izneid, N AlHajri, AM Ibrahim, MN Javed… - Journal of advanced …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Micro-RNAs (miRNAS) are non-coding, small RNAs that have
essential roles in different biological processes through silencing genes, they consist of 18 …

A small-molecule inhibitor of Lin28

M Roos, U Pradère, RP Ngondo, A Behera… - ACS chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
New discoveries in RNA biology underscore a need for chemical tools to clarify their roles in
pathophysiological mechanisms. In certain cancers, synthesis of the let-7 microRNA tumor …

Activation of the Lin28/let-7 axis by loss of ESE3/EHF promotes a tumorigenic and stem-like phenotype in prostate cancer

D Albino, G Civenni, C Dallavalle, M Roos, H Jahns… - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
Although cancer stem-like cells (CSC) are thought to be the most tumorigenic, metastatic,
and therapy-resistant cell subpopulation within human tumors, current therapies target bulk …

Discovery of a small-molecule inhibitor of protein–microRNA interaction using binding assay with a site-specifically labeled Lin28

D Lim, WG Byun, JY Koo, H Park… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression by targeting protein-coding transcripts that
are involved in various cellular processes. Thus, miRNA biogenesis has been recognized as …

Identification of small molecule inhibitors of the Lin28-mediated blockage of pre-let-7g processing

HL Lightfoot, EA Miska… - Organic & biomolecular …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The protein Lin28 and microRNA let-7 play critical roles in mammalian development and
human disease. Lin28 inhibits let-7 biogenesis through direct interaction with let-7 …

RTA and LANA competitively regulate let-7a/RBPJ signal to control KSHV replication

C Di, G Zheng, Y Zhang, E Tong, Y Ren… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region (RBPJ) has a
dual effect on Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) replication. RBPJ …

Specific Inhibition of MicroRNA Processing Using l-RNA Aptamers

JT Sczepanski, GF Joyce - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In vitro selection was used to obtain l-RNA aptamers that bind the distal stem-loop of various
precursor microRNAs (pre-miRs). These l-aptamers, termed “aptamiRs”, bind their …

A small molecule screen to identify regulators of let-7 targets

J Cinkornpumin, M Roos, L Nguyen, X Liu, X Gaeta… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The let-7 family of miRNAs has been shown to be crucial in many aspects of biology, from
the regulation of developmental timing to cancer. The available methods to regulate this …