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ArticleNature communications2016

Interrogating the degradation pathways of unstable mRNAs with XRN1-resistant sequences.

Volker Boehm, Jennifer V Gerbracht, Marie-Charlotte Marx, Niels H Gehring

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Volker BoehmInstitute for Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Straße 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7588-9842
Jennifer V GerbrachtInstitute for Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Straße 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany.
Marie-Charlotte MarxInstitute for Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Straße 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany.
Niels H GehringInstitute for Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Straße 47a, 50674 Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7792-1164
University of Cologne · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The turnover of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) is a key regulatory step of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. Due to the complexity of the mammalian degradation machinery, the contribution of decay factors to the directionality of mRNA decay is poorly understood. Here we characterize a molecular tool to interrogate mRNA turnover via the detection of XRN1-resistant decay fragments (xrFrag). Using nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) as a model pathway, we establish xrFrag analysis as a robust indicator of accelerated 5'-3' mRNA decay. In tethering assays, monitoring xrFrag accumulation allows to distinguish decapping and endocleavage activities from deadenylation. Moreover, xrFrag analysis of mRNA degradation induced by miRNAs, AU-rich elements (AREs) as well as the 3' UTRs of cytokine mRNAs reveals the contribution of 5'-3' decay and endonucleolytic cleavage. Our work uncovers formerly unrecognized modes of mRNA turnover and establishes xrFrag as a powerful tool for RNA decay analyses.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticNonsense Mediated mRNA Decay3' Untranslated RegionsAU Rich ElementsBase SequenceExoribonucleasesHeLa CellsHumansInterleukin-6MicroRNAsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsModels, GeneticRNA InterferenceRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha3' Untranslated RegionsExoribonucleasesInterleukin-6MicroRNAsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaXRN1 protein, human

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PMID27917860
PMCPMC5150221
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