2019
Genome wide analysis of 3′ UTR sequence elements and proteins regulating mRNA stability during maternal-to-zygotic transition in zebrafish
Vejnar CE, Messih M, Takacs C, Yartseva V, Oikonomou P, Christiano R, Stoeckius M, Lau S, Lee M, Beaudoin JD, Musaev D, Darwich-Codore H, Walther T, Tavazoie S, Cifuentes D, Giraldez A. Genome wide analysis of 3′ UTR sequence elements and proteins regulating mRNA stability during maternal-to-zygotic transition in zebrafish. Genome Research 2019, 29: 1100-1114. PMID: 31227602, PMCID: PMC6633259, DOI: 10.1101/gr.245159.118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsBinding SitesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMachine LearningModels, GeneticRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidRNA StabilityRNA-Binding ProteinsZebrafishZygoteConceptsAU-rich elementsMRNA stabilityZygotic transitionRich motifGenome-wide analysisRNA-protein interactionsGenome activationParallel reporterCombinatorial regulationMaternal transcriptsMiR-430Destabilizing motifsRegulatory motifsWide analysisMRNA deadenylationPosttranscriptional regulationRegulatory sequencesMost transcriptsMultiple decay pathwaysUTR sequencesSequence elementsGene expressionTarget sequenceDecay pathwaysMotifBrd4 and P300 Confer Transcriptional Competency during Zygotic Genome Activation
Chan SH, Tang Y, Miao L, Darwich-Codore H, Vejnar CE, Beaudoin JD, Musaev D, Fernandez JP, Benitez MDJ, Bazzini AA, Moreno-Mateos MA, Giraldez AJ. Brd4 and P300 Confer Transcriptional Competency during Zygotic Genome Activation. Developmental Cell 2019, 49: 867-881.e8. PMID: 31211993, PMCID: PMC7201981, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.05.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsE1A-Associated p300 ProteinEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenomeRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidTranscription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationTranscriptomeZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsZygoteConceptsGenome activationTranscriptional competencyHistone acetylationP300-dependent histone acetylationZygotic genome activationFirst zygotic genesMaternal mRNA translationZygotic genesAnimal developmentZygotic developmentDevelopmental reprogrammingMRNA translationLive imagingCell cycleSilent genomeBRD4ZebrafishGenomeTranscriptionAcetylationActivationP300FertilizationReprogrammingGenes
2018
Analyses of mRNA structure dynamics identify embryonic gene regulatory programs
Beaudoin JD, Novoa EM, Vejnar CE, Yartseva V, Takacs CM, Kellis M, Giraldez AJ. Analyses of mRNA structure dynamics identify embryonic gene regulatory programs. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 677-686. PMID: 30061596, PMCID: PMC6690192, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0091-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Regulatory NetworksNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BiosynthesisRNA StabilityRNA, MessengerTranscriptomeZebrafishConceptsGene regulatory programsUntranslated regionRegulatory programsKey maternal factorsZygotic transitionZebrafish developmentGene functionRNA functionRegulatory elementsGene expressionRNA structureRNA foldingBiological transitionsStructure dynamicsCentral roleCrucial roleCellular systemsRemodelersTranscriptomeRibosomesVivoGenesFoldingCCNA1Role
2013
Nanog, Pou5f1 and SoxB1 activate zygotic gene expression during the maternal-to-zygotic transition
Lee MT, Bonneau AR, Takacs CM, Bazzini AA, DiVito KR, Fleming ES, Giraldez AJ. Nanog, Pou5f1 and SoxB1 activate zygotic gene expression during the maternal-to-zygotic transition. Nature 2013, 503: 360-364. PMID: 24056933, PMCID: PMC3925760, DOI: 10.1038/nature12632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCellular ReprogrammingEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsMicroRNAsMothersNanog Homeobox ProteinOctamer Transcription Factor-3Pluripotent Stem CellsRibosomesSOXB1 Transcription FactorsTranscriptomeZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsZygoteConceptsZygotic genome activationZygotic transitionMiR-430Zygotic gene expressionZygotic gene activationZygotic developmental programMaternal messenger RNAsZygotic programGenome activationZygotic genesZygotic transcriptionRibosome profilingDevelopmental programGene activationTranscription factorsDevelopmental arrestGene expressionSoxB1POU5F1Maternal programMessenger RNANanogGastrulationZebrafishGenes
2012
Ribosome Profiling Shows That miR-430 Reduces Translation Before Causing mRNA Decay in Zebrafish
Bazzini AA, Lee MT, Giraldez AJ. Ribosome Profiling Shows That miR-430 Reduces Translation Before Causing mRNA Decay in Zebrafish. Science 2012, 336: 233-237. PMID: 22422859, PMCID: PMC3547538, DOI: 10.1126/science.1215704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiR-430MRNA decayTranslational repressionMutant zebrafish embryosMessenger RNA decayNumber of ribosomesRibosome occupancyZebrafish developmentRibosome profilingTarget repressionRNA decayTranslation initiationZebrafish embryosTarget mRNAsRibosome densityEndogenous mRNAGene expressionPolyadenylate tailDeadenylationRepressionMRNAZebrafishRibosomesMicroRNAsRate of initiation
2006
Zebrafish MiR-430 Promotes Deadenylation and Clearance of Maternal mRNAs
Giraldez AJ, Mishima Y, Rihel J, Grocock RJ, Van Dongen S, Inoue K, Enright AJ, Schier AF. Zebrafish MiR-430 Promotes Deadenylation and Clearance of Maternal mRNAs. Science 2006, 312: 75-79. PMID: 16484454, DOI: 10.1126/science.1122689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAdenosineAnimalsEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMicroRNAsMutationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymersProtein BiosynthesisRibonuclease IIIRNA StabilityRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticUp-RegulationZebrafishZygoteConceptsMessenger RNA moleculesTarget messenger RNA moleculesMiR-430Vivo target validationVertebrate genesZygotic transcriptionEarly embryogenesisRNA moleculesMicroarray approachVivo functionDeadenylationTarget validationEarly developmentMechanism of actionMost targetsEmbryogenesisMorphogenesisTranscriptionGenesMicroRNAsTarget