2017
Nlrp9b inflammasome restricts rotavirus infection in intestinal epithelial cells
Zhu S, Ding S, Wang P, Wei Z, Pan W, Palm NW, Yang Y, Yu H, Li HB, Wang G, Lei X, de Zoete MR, Zhao J, Zheng Y, Chen H, Zhao Y, Jurado KA, Feng N, Shan L, Kluger Y, Lu J, Abraham C, Fikrig E, Greenberg HB, Flavell RA. Nlrp9b inflammasome restricts rotavirus infection in intestinal epithelial cells. Nature 2017, 546: 667-670. PMID: 28636595, PMCID: PMC5787375, DOI: 10.1038/nature22967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCaspase 1DEAD-box RNA HelicasesEpithelial CellsFemaleImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInterleukin-18Intestinal MucosaIntestinesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPyroptosisReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, Double-StrandedRotavirusRotavirus Infections
2013
The IGF2 intronic miR-483 selectively enhances transcription from IGF2 fetal promoters and enhances tumorigenesis
Liu M, Roth A, Yu M, Morris R, Bersani F, Rivera MN, Lu J, Shioda T, Vasudevan S, Ramaswamy S, Maheswaran S, Diederichs S, Haber DA. The IGF2 intronic miR-483 selectively enhances transcription from IGF2 fetal promoters and enhances tumorigenesis. Genes & Development 2013, 27: 2543-2548. PMID: 24298054, PMCID: PMC3861668, DOI: 10.1101/gad.224170.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factor 2Loss of imprintingUntranslated regionFunctional positive feedback loopRNA helicase DHX9IGF2 mRNAAdditional regulatory mechanismsIntronic miRNANuclear poolHost genesEctopic expressionMicroRNA screenPositive feedback loopIGF2 transcriptionPrimary Wilms tumorsFetal promotersIGF2 transcriptsPromoter contributesRegulatory mechanismsIGF2 geneGrowth factor 2IGF2 expressionTranscriptionGenesMiR-483
2010
MicroRNA miR-125a controls hematopoietic stem cell number
Guo S, Lu J, Schlanger R, Zhang H, Wang JY, Fox MC, Purton LE, Fleming HH, Cobb B, Merkenschlager M, Golub TR, Scadden DT. MicroRNA miR-125a controls hematopoietic stem cell number. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14229-14234. PMID: 20616003, PMCID: PMC2922532, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0913574107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cellsStem cell pool sizeStem cell stateLong-term hematopoietic stem cellsCell-autonomous mannerStem cellsStem cell populationCell pool sizeMiR-125aStem cell numbersHematopoietic stem cell numbersEnzyme DicerImmature hematopoietic progenitorsHematopoietic differentiationMutant animalsCell statesProgenitor cell apoptosisMicroRNA processing enzyme DicerMicroRNA clusterProapoptotic genesHSPC populationsHematopoietic expansionSpecific microRNAsUnique microRNAsHSPC apoptosis