2009
miRNPs: versatile regulators of gene expression in vertebrate cells1
Steitz JA, Vasudevan S. miRNPs: versatile regulators of gene expression in vertebrate cells1. Biochemical Society Transactions 2009, 37: 931-935. PMID: 19754429, DOI: 10.1042/bst0370931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-transcriptional controlAssociation of Ago2Role of miRNAsImmature Xenopus oocytesTNFalpha AREProtein FXR1Contact-inhibited cellsTranslational regulationTranslation activationVersatile regulatorsTranslational efficiencyNegative regulatorGene expressionSpecific miRNACell cycleEffector moleculesCell growthXenopus oocytesAgo2FXR1
2007
Switching from Repression to Activation: MicroRNAs Can Up-Regulate Translation
Vasudevan S, Tong Y, Steitz JA. Switching from Repression to Activation: MicroRNAs Can Up-Regulate Translation. Science 2007, 318: 1931-1934. PMID: 18048652, DOI: 10.1126/science.1149460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsArgonaute ProteinsBase PairingCell CycleCell LineCell ProliferationComputational BiologyEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Gene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHMGA2 ProteinHumansInterphaseMicroRNAsProtein BiosynthesisRibonucleoproteinsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsTransfectionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsAU-rich elementsCell cycle arrestCycle arrestUntranslated regionMental retardation-related protein 1MicroRNA target sitesMicroRNA let-7Messenger RNA (mRNA) 3' untranslated regionsRegulates TranslationTranslation regulationTarget mRNAsGene expressionCell cycleCommon functionProtein 1ArgonauteTarget siteActivation signalsRepressionTumor necrosis factor-alpha mRNAMRNARegulationActivationArrestMicroRNPsAU-Rich-Element-Mediated Upregulation of Translation by FXR1 and Argonaute 2
Vasudevan S, Steitz JA. AU-Rich-Element-Mediated Upregulation of Translation by FXR1 and Argonaute 2. Cell 2007, 128: 1105-1118. PMID: 17382880, PMCID: PMC3430382, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsArgonaute ProteinsCell CycleCell LineChromatography, AffinityCulture Media, Serum-FreeEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Genes, ReporterHumansLuciferases, FireflyMonocytesPeptide Initiation FactorsPolyribosomesProtein BiosynthesisRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSerumTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsAU-rich elementsArgonaute 2Posttranscriptional regulatory systemsAffinity purification methodShRNA knockdown experimentsCell cycle arrestHuman cell linesTranslation activationRegulatory signalsMRNA stabilityGene expressionSerum starvationAU-RichFXR1Activation roleRegulatory systemProtein 1Cell linesMRNA levelsNew insightsDevelopmental consequencesTranslation conditionsUpregulationDirect evidencePurification method