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Non-Coding RNA, Volume 6, Issue 1

March 2020 - 14 articles

Cover Story: StrRNAs are specific RNAs containing short tandem repeat-enriched sequences that play an architectural role in the formation of membraneless nuclear bodies by association with multiple copies of specific RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) (left). Specific nuclear bodies are formed by the induced expression of strRNAs in response to cellular stress or disease-related repeat expansion. The functional models of strRNA-dependent nuclear bodies (right). Top: Molecular sponge of specific proteins and/or RNAs from the nucleoplasm to negatively regulate their functions. Middle: Reaction crucible where specific molecules, such as enzymes and their substrates, are concentrated to facilitate their catalytic reaction. Bottom: Disease-associated aggregation is formed on disease-causing or toxic strRNAs transcribed from the abnormally expanded repeat sequences. View this paper.
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Articles (14)

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
12,718 Views
15 Pages

Mounting experimental evidence shows that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) serve a wide variety of biological functions. Recent studies suggest that a part of ncRNAs are critically important for supporting the structure of subcellular architectures. Here, we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,936 Views
10 Pages

Single Mutation in Hammerhead Ribozyme Favors Cleavage Activity with Manganese over Magnesium

  • Mohammad Reza Naghdi,
  • Emilie Boutet,
  • Clarisse Mucha,
  • Jonathan Ouellet and
  • Jonathan Perreault

Hammerhead ribozymes are one of the most studied classes of ribozymes so far, from both the structural and biochemical point of views. The activity of most hammerhead ribozymes is cation-dependent. Mg2+ is one of the most abundant divalent cations in...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,931 Views
9 Pages

NEAT1 Long Isoform Is Highly Expressed in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Irrespectively of Cytogenetic Groups or Clinical Outcome

  • Domenica Ronchetti,
  • Vanessa Favasuli,
  • Paola Monti,
  • Giovanna Cutrona,
  • Sonia Fabris,
  • Ilaria Silvestris,
  • Luca Agnelli,
  • Monica Colombo,
  • Paola Menichini and
  • Serena Matis
  • + 9 authors

The biological role and therapeutic potential of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are still open questions. Herein, we investigated the significance of the lncRNA NEAT1 in CLL. We examined NEAT1 expression in 310 n...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,593 Views
17 Pages

This review aims to highlight the role of long non-coding RNAs in mediating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) viral replication, latency, disease susceptibility and progression. In particular, we focus on identifying possible lncRNA targets and th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,116 Views
32 Pages

ncRNAs in Type-2 Immunity

  • Riccardo Guidi,
  • Christopher J. Wedeles and
  • Mark S. Wilson

Immunological diseases, including asthma, autoimmunity and immunodeficiencies, affect a growing percentage of the population with significant unmet medical needs. As we slowly untangle and better appreciate these complex genetic and environment-influ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,778 Views
15 Pages

Telomerase RNA contains a template for synthesizing telomeric DNA and has been proposed to act as a flexible scaffold for holoenzyme protein subunits in the RNP. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the telomerase RNA, TLC1, is bound by the Sm7 protein compl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
7,196 Views
21 Pages

AtR8 lncRNA was previously identified in the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana as an abundant Pol III-transcribed long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) of approximately 260 nt. AtR8 lncRNA accumulation is responsive to hypoxic stress and salicylic acid (SA...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,803 Views
9 Pages

Nuclear bodies are membraneless, phase-separated compartments that concentrate specific proteins and RNAs in the nucleus. They are believed to serve as sites for the modification, sequestration, and storage of specific factors, and to act as organiza...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,714 Views
22 Pages

vtRNA2-1/nc886 Produces a Small RNA That Contributes to Its Tumor Suppression Action through the microRNA Pathway in Prostate Cancer

  • Rafael Sebastián Fort,
  • Beatriz Garat,
  • José Roberto Sotelo-Silveira and
  • María Ana Duhagon

vtRNA2-1 is a vault RNA initially classified as microRNA precursor hsa-mir-886 and recently proposed as “nc886”, a new type of non-coding RNA involved in cancer progression acting as an oncogene and tumor suppressor gene in different tiss...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,261 Views
29 Pages

Adipose tissue is an endocrine organ, capable of regulating distant physiological processes in other tissues via the release of adipokines into the bloodstream. Recently, circulating adipose-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) have been proposed as a novel cl...

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