MicroRNA let-7 and viral infections: focus on mechanisms of action

A Letafati, S Najafi, M Mottahedi, M Karimzadeh… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are fundamental post-transcriptional modulators of several critical
cellular processes, a number of which are involved in host defense mechanisms. In …

The LIN28/let-7 pathway in cancer

J Balzeau, MR Menezes, S Cao, JP Hagan - Frontiers in genetics, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Among all tumor suppressor microRNAs, reduced let-7 expression occurs most frequently in
cancer and typically correlates with poor prognosis. Activation of either LIN28A or LIN28B …

Pairing beyond the seed supports microRNA targeting specificity

JP Broughton, MT Lovci, JL Huang, GW Yeo… - Molecular cell, 2016 - cell.com
To identify endogenous miRNA-target sites, we isolated AGO-bound RNAs from
Caenorhabditis elegans by individual-nucleotide resolution crosslinking …

miRNA targeting: growing beyond the seed

LB Chipman, AE Pasquinelli - Trends in genetics, 2019 - cell.com
miRNAs are small RNAs that guide Argonaute proteins to specific target mRNAs to repress
their translation and stability. Canonically, miRNA targeting is reliant on base pairing of the …

MicroRNAs and their targets: recognition, regulation and an emerging reciprocal relationship

AE Pasquinelli - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2012 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as key gene regulators in diverse biological pathways.
These small non-coding RNAs bind to target sequences in mRNAs, typically resulting in …

A compendium of RNA-binding proteins that regulate microRNA biogenesis

T Treiber, N Treiber, U Plessmann, S Harlander… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
During microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis, two endonucleolytic reactions convert stem-loop-
structured precursors into mature miRNAs. These processing steps can be …

MicroRNAs: history, biogenesis, and their evolving role in animal development and disease

M Bhaskaran, M Mohan - Veterinary pathology, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) in 1993 followed by developments and discoveries
in small RNA biology have redefined the biological landscape by significantly altering the …

Analysis of 13 cell types reveals evidence for the expression of numerous novel primate-and tissue-specific microRNAs

E Londin, P Loher, AG Telonis… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Two decades after the discovery of the first animal microRNA (miRNA), the number of
miRNAs in animal genomes remains a vexing question. Here, we report findings from …

Recent progress in nanomaterials modified electrochemical biosensors for the detection of MicroRNA

SS Low, D Ji, WS Chai, J Liu, KS Khoo, S Salmanpour… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important non-coding, single-stranded RNAs possessing crucial
regulating roles in human body. Therefore, miRNAs have received extensive attention from …

MicroRNAs en route to the clinic: progress in validating and targeting microRNAs for cancer therapy

AL Kasinski, FJ Slack - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2011 - nature.com
In normal cells multiple microRNAs (miRNAs) converge to maintain a proper balance of
various processes, including proliferation, differentiation and cell death. miRNA …