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ReviewNature reviews. Molecular cell biology2019

The roles of structural dynamics in the cellular functions of RNAs.

Laura R Ganser, Megan L Kelly, Daniel Herschlag, Hashim M Al-Hashimi

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Review in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 312 papers.

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312citing papers in PubMed
20.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

312 citing papers in PubMed, 563 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura R GanserDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Megan L KellyDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Daniel HerschlagDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford ChEM-H Chemistry, Engineering, and Medicine for Human Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Hashim M Al-HashimiDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. hashim.al.hashimi@duke.edu.
Duke University · USStanford University · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007171 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KONTOS, CHRISTOPHER D · 1985 to 2021
$31.2M
The Center for HIV RNA Studies (CRNA)P50GM103297 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAYIE, KWAKU · 2012 to 2016
$21.7M
Time-resolved small angle X-ray scatteringP01GM066275 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI HERSCHLAG, DANIEL · 2003 to 2017
$17.8M
Structure, Function and Targetability of RNA Excited StatesF31GM119306 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GANSER, LAURA R. · 2017 to 2018
$71k
NIGMS NIH HHS F31 GM119306NIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM066275NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM103297NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNAs fold into 3D structures that range from simple helical elements to complex tertiary structures and quaternary ribonucleoprotein assemblies. The functions of many regulatory RNAs depend on how their 3D structure changes in response to a diverse array of cellular conditions. In this Review, we examine how the structural characterization of RNA as dynamic ensembles of conformations, which form with different probabilities and at different timescales, is improving our understanding of RNA function in cells. We discuss the mechanisms of gene regulation by microRNAs, riboswitches, ribozymes, post-transcriptional RNA modifications and RNA-binding proteins, and how the cellular environment and processes such as liquid-liquid phase separation may affect RNA folding and activity. The emerging RNA-ensemble-function paradigm is changing our perspective and understanding of RNA regulation, from in vitro to in vivo and from descriptive to predictive.

Indexed as

RNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, CatalyticAnimalsGene Expression RegulationHumansRNA FoldingRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Catalytic

Identifiers

PMID31182864
PMCPMC7656661
OpenAlexW2949078846

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