2017
The microRNA miR-31 inhibits CD8+ T cell function in chronic viral infection
Moffett HF, Cartwright ANR, Kim HJ, Godec J, Pyrdol J, Äijö T, Martinez GJ, Rao A, Lu J, Golub TR, Cantor H, Sharpe AH, Novina CD, Wucherpfennig KW. The microRNA miR-31 inhibits CD8+ T cell function in chronic viral infection. Nature Immunology 2017, 18: 791-799. PMID: 28530712, PMCID: PMC5753758, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralArenaviridae InfectionsCalciumCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCytokinesDendritic CellsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingImmunoblottingInterferon Type ILymphocytic choriomeningitis virusMiceMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsNFATC Transcription FactorsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell
2016
The microRNA miR-148a functions as a critical regulator of B cell tolerance and autoimmunity
Gonzalez-Martin A, Adams BD, Lai M, Shepherd J, Salvador-Bernaldez M, Salvador JM, Lu J, Nemazee D, Xiao C. The microRNA miR-148a functions as a critical regulator of B cell tolerance and autoimmunity. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 433-440. PMID: 26901150, PMCID: PMC4803625, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutoimmunityBcl-2-Like Protein 11B-LymphocytesBone Marrow TransplantationCell Cycle ProteinsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHEK293 CellsHumansImmune ToleranceImmunoblottingLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMicroRNAsNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, RNA
2007
Impaired microRNA processing enhances cellular transformation and tumorigenesis
Kumar MS, Lu J, Mercer KL, Golub TR, Jacks T. Impaired microRNA processing enhances cellular transformation and tumorigenesis. Nature Genetics 2007, 39: 673-677. PMID: 17401365, DOI: 10.1038/ng2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget mRNA transcriptsShort hairpin RNAGlobal repressionCellular transformationMRNA transcriptsMiRNA processing machinerySmall noncoding RNAsMature miRNA expressionMiRNA lossMiRNA maturationMiRNA processingMicroRNA processingNoncoding RNAsUndifferentiated stateProcessing machineryMiRNA expressionHairpin RNAConditional deletionTumorigenesisMiRNA levelsCancer cellsTumor developmentRepressionTranscriptsRNA