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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2014

Argonaute-dependent small RNAs derived from single-stranded, non-structured precursors.

Li-Ling Chak, Katsutomo Okamura

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Analysis of 13 cell types reveals evidence for the expression of numerous novel primate- and tissue-specific microRNAs.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2015
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  10. Mammalian Argonaute-DNA binding?Biology direct · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Li-Ling ChakTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore.
Katsutomo OkamuraTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore ; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SGTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A general feature of Argonaute-dependent small RNAs is their base-paired precursor structures, and precursor duplex structures are often required for confident annotation of miRNA genes. However, this rule has been broken by discoveries of functional small RNA species whose precursors lack a predictable double-stranded (ds-) RNA structure, arguing that duplex structures are not prerequisite for small RNA loading to Argonautes. The biological significance of single-stranded (ss-) RNA loading has been recognized particularly in systems where active small RNA amplification mechanisms are involved, because even a small amount of RNA molecules can trigger the production of abundant RNA species leading to profound biological effects. However, even in the absence of small RNA amplification mechanisms, recent studies have demonstrated that potent gene silencing can be achieved using chemically modified synthetic ssRNAs that are resistant to RNases in mice. Therefore, such ssRNA-mediated gene regulation may have broader roles than previously recognized, and the findings have opened the door for further research to optimize the design of ss-siRNAs toward future pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of gene silencing technologies. In this review, we will summarize studies about endogenous ssRNA species that are bound by Argonaute proteins and how ssRNA precursors are recognized by various small RNA pathways.

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Argonaute proteinsgene regulationRNA interference (RNAi)RNA modificationsingle-stranded RNA

Identifiers

PMID24959173
PMCPMC4050365
OpenAlexW2117640120

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