2024
UPF1 regulates mRNA stability by sensing poorly translated coding sequences
Musaev D, Abdelmessih M, Vejnar C, Yartseva V, Weiss L, Strayer E, Takacs C, Giraldez A. UPF1 regulates mRNA stability by sensing poorly translated coding sequences. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114074. PMID: 38625794, PMCID: PMC11259039, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpstream open reading framesOpen reading frameRegulate mRNA stabilityNonsense-mediated decayMRNA stabilityReading frameOpen reading frame lengthRegulate mRNA decayAU-rich elementsMicroRNA binding sitesCis-elementsTranslation initiationStop codonMRNA decayCodon optimizationUPF1Gene expressionBinding sitesCodonMRNAConvergent rolesHigher decay ratesMachine-learning analysisUTR
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
RESA identifies mRNA-regulatory sequences at high resolution
Yartseva V, Takacs CM, Vejnar CE, Lee MT, Giraldez AJ. RESA identifies mRNA-regulatory sequences at high resolution. Nature Methods 2016, 14: 201-207. PMID: 28024160, PMCID: PMC5423094, DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.4121.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
CRISPRscan: designing highly efficient sgRNAs for CRISPR-Cas9 targeting in vivo
Moreno-Mateos MA, Vejnar CE, Beaudoin JD, Fernandez JP, Mis EK, Khokha MK, Giraldez AJ. CRISPRscan: designing highly efficient sgRNAs for CRISPR-Cas9 targeting in vivo. Nature Methods 2015, 12: 982-988. PMID: 26322839, PMCID: PMC4589495, DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.3543.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2006
Zebrafish MiR-430 Promotes Deadenylation and Clearance of Maternal mRNAs
Giraldez AJ, Mishima Y, Rihel J, Grocock RJ, Van Dongen S, Inoue K, Enright AJ, Schier AF. Zebrafish MiR-430 Promotes Deadenylation and Clearance of Maternal mRNAs. Science 2006, 312: 75-79. PMID: 16484454, DOI: 10.1126/science.1122689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAdenosineAnimalsEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMicroRNAsMutationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymersProtein BiosynthesisRibonuclease IIIRNA StabilityRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticUp-RegulationZebrafishZygoteConceptsMessenger RNA moleculesTarget messenger RNA moleculesMiR-430Vivo target validationVertebrate genesZygotic transcriptionEarly embryogenesisRNA moleculesMicroarray approachVivo functionDeadenylationTarget validationEarly developmentMechanism of actionMost targetsEmbryogenesisMorphogenesisTranscriptionGenesMicroRNAsTarget