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 ResearchConceptsAU-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 pathwaysMotif
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 ResearchConceptsGene regulatory programsUntranslated regionRegulatory programsKey maternal factorsZygotic transitionZebrafish developmentGene functionRNA functionRegulatory elementsGene expressionRNA structureRNA foldingBiological transitionsStructure dynamicsCentral roleCrucial roleCellular systemsRemodelersTranscriptomeRibosomesVivoGenesFoldingCCNA1Role
2016
Codon identity regulates mRNA stability and translation efficiency during the maternal‐to‐zygotic transition
Bazzini AA, del Viso F, Moreno‐Mateos M, Johnstone TG, Vejnar CE, Qin Y, Yao J, Khokha MK, Giraldez AJ. Codon identity regulates mRNA stability and translation efficiency during the maternal‐to‐zygotic transition. The EMBO Journal 2016, 35: 2087-2103. PMID: 27436874, PMCID: PMC5048347, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201694699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZygotic transitionMRNA stabilityTranslation efficiencyMRNA clearanceMaternal mRNAsCodon identityCodon compositionGene expressionMaternal mRNA clearanceRegulated mRNA decayPost-transcriptional mechanismsAmino acid sequenceTranscript decayMRNA decayPolyadenylation statusAmino acid compositionCodon tripletsGenetic codeSynonymous codonsAcid sequenceCellular transitionsRegulatory informationNew transcriptionDevelopmental progressionMRNA
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