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ReviewJournal of cellular physiology2022

Emerging roles of alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA) in human disease.

Prakash Dharmalingam, Rajasekaran Mahalingam, Hari Krishna Yalamanchili, Tingting Weng, Harry Karmouty-Quintana, Ashrith Guha, Rajarajan A Thandavarayan

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Review in Journal of cellular physiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 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

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Prakash DharmalingamDepartment of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0382-4526
Rajasekaran MahalingamLaboratory of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Hari Krishna YalamanchiliDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Tingting WengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Divisions of Critical Care, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Harry Karmouty-QuintanaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Divisions of Critical Care, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ashrith GuhaDepartment of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Rajarajan A ThandavarayanDepartment of Cardiology, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Houston Methodist · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center · USBaylor College of Medicine · USSaveetha University · INThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

American Heart Association-American Stroke Association 18IPA34170497American Heart Association-American Stroke Association 19TPA34880039American Heart Association-American Stroke Association 19TPA34880039 and 18IPA34170497CSR NIH HHS 5R01HL138510
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the messenger RNA (mRNA) maturation process, the 3'-end of pre-mRNA is cleaved and a poly(A) sequence is added, this is an important determinant of mRNA stability and its cellular functions. More than 60%-70% of human genes have three or more polyadenylation (APA) sites and can be cleaved at different sites, generating mRNA transcripts of varying lengths. This phenomenon is termed as alternative cleavage and polyadenylation (APA) and it plays role in key biological processes like gene regulation, cell proliferation, senescence, and also in various human diseases. Loss of regulatory microRNA binding sites and interactions with RNA-binding proteins leading to APA are largely investigated in human diseases. However, the functions of the core APA machinery and related factors during disease conditions remain largely unknown. In this review, we discuss the roles of polyadenylation machinery in relation to brain disease, cardiac failure, pulmonary fibrosis, cancer, infectious conditions, and other human diseases. Collectively, we believe this review will be a useful avenue for understanding the emerging role of APA in the pathobiology of various human diseases.

Indexed as

PolyadenylationRNA Stability3' Untranslated RegionsHumansRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Messenger3' Untranslated RegionsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Messenger3'-UTRalternative cleavage and polyadenylationmRNA maturationpolyadenylationRNA binding proteinsRNA biology

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PMID34378793
PMCPMC12079706
OpenAlexW3191657973

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