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Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay: Mechanisms and Recent Implications in Cardiovascular Diseases.

Fasilat Oluwakemi Hassan, Md Monirul Hoque, Abdul Majid, Joy Olaoluwa Gbadegoye, Amr Raafat, Djamel Lebeche

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Spectrum and Clinical Interpretation ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Fasilat Oluwakemi HassanDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7033-9283
Md Monirul HoqueDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3458-8212
Abdul MajidDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-0272-776X
Joy Olaoluwa GbadegoyeDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Amr RaafatDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Djamel LebecheDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7911-2923

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review highlights the emerging functional implications of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) in human diseases, with a focus on its therapeutic potential for cardiovascular disease. NMD, conserved from yeast to humans, is involved in apoptosis, autophagy, cellular differentiation, and gene expression regulation. NMD is a highly conserved surveillance mechanism that degrades mRNAs containing premature termination codons (PTCs) located upstream of the final exon-exon junction. NMD serves to prevent the translation of aberrant mRNA and prevents the formation of defective protein products that could result in diseases. Key players in this pathway include up-frameshift proteins (UPFs), nonsense-mediated mRNA decay associated with p13K-related kinases (SMGs), and eukaryotic release factors (eRFs), among others. Dysregulation of NMD has been linked to numerous pathological conditions such as dilated cardiomyopathy, cancer, viral infections, and various neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders. This review will examine the regulatory mechanisms by which NMD regulation or dysregulation may contribute to disease mitigation or progression and its potential for cardiovascular disease therapy. We will further explore how modulating NMD could prevent the outcomes of mutations underlying genetically induced cardiovascular conditions and its applications in personalized medicine due to its role in gene regulation. While recent advances have provided valuable insights into NMD machinery and its therapeutic potential, further studies are needed to clarify the precise roles of key NMD components in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular DiseasesNonsense Mediated mRNA DecayAnimalsCodon, NonsenseGene Expression RegulationHumansRNA, MessengerCodon, NonsenseRNA, Messengercardiovascular diseases (CVDs)nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD)premature termination codon (PTC)up-frameshift proteins (UPFs)

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PMID40862762
PMCPMC12384388

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