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ReviewDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2026

The choreography of development: RNA localization across time and space.

Chia-Fang Lee, Floyd Rubonal, Debra L Silver

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Review in Development (Cambridge, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Chia-Fang LeeDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3652-9489
Floyd RubonalDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7873-6486
Debra L SilverDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9189-844X

Funding

Cell and Molecular Biology Training ProgramT32GM142605 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL S BOYCE, Stefano Di Talia · 2021 to 2026
$3.7M
Investigating sex differences in DDX3X mouse modelsR01NS120667 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SILVER, DEBRA L. · 2021 to 2025
$3.4M
Roles for uniquely human enhancers in brain development and WNT signalingR01MH132089 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Debra L. Silver · 2023 to 2026
$2.6M
Distal mRNA localization and translation in neural stem cells of the developing brainR37NS110388 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Debra L. Silver · 2024 to 2026
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM142605NIH HHS 5T32GM142605NIH HHS R01MH132089NIH HHS R01NS120667NIH HHS R37NS110388NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH132089NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS120667NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS110388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA localization is a conserved mechanism essential for development. By linking transport, anchoring and local translation, cells can achieve precise spatial control of gene expression. This coordinated regulation also allows developing, polarized cells to rapidly translate mRNAs in response to local cues. mRNA localization relies on cis-elements within transcripts, trans-acting RNA-binding proteins and active transport by cytoskeletal motors, vesicles and organelles. Across evolution - from Drosophila to mammals - localized transcripts govern embryonic patterning, cell polarity and fate specification. Within the developing nervous system, polarized radial glia, neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes rely on mRNA localization for morphogenesis and circuit formation. Advances in omics and imaging technologies are shedding light on the function of localized transcriptomes in these different models. This Review highlights discoveries across model systems that collectively reveal diverse RNA localization and local translation mechanisms that orchestrate development across time and space.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalRNARNA, MessengerRNA TransportAnimalsCell PolarityDrosophilaHumansRNARNA, MessengerCell fateCell polarityDevelopmentLocal translationNervous systemRNA localization

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PMID42132289
PMCPMC13284906

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