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
2014
Identification of small ORFs in vertebrates using ribosome footprinting and evolutionary conservation
Bazzini AA, Johnstone TG, Christiano R, Mackowiak SD, Obermayer B, Fleming ES, Vejnar CE, Lee MT, Rajewsky N, Walther TC, Giraldez AJ. Identification of small ORFs in vertebrates using ribosome footprinting and evolutionary conservation. The EMBO Journal 2014, 33: 981-993. PMID: 24705786, PMCID: PMC4193932, DOI: 10.1002/embj.201488411.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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