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Small molecule chemical probes of microRNA function

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Velagapudi, Sai Pradeep, Vummidi, Balayeshwanth R., Disney, Matthew D.·2015·Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs that control protein expression. Aberrant miRNA expression has been linked to various human diseases, and thus miRNAs have been explored as diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets. Although it is challenging to target RNA with small molecules in general, there have been successful campaigns that have identified small molecule modulators of miRNA function by targeting various pathways. For example, small molecules that modulate transcription and target nuclease processing sites in miRNA precursors have been identified. Herein, we describe challenges in developing chemical probes that target miRNAs and highlight aspects of miRNA cellular biology elucidated by using small molecule chemical probes. We expect that this area will expand dramatically in the near future as progress is made in understanding small molecule recognition of RNA.

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Authors
Velagapudi, S. P., Vummidi, B. R., & Disney, M. D.
Affiliations
Scripps Research Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Disney, Matthew D.
Venue
Current Opinion in Chemical Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-02
Volume
24
Pages
97-103
ISSN
1367-5931 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2088778501
Cited by
46
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 5
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0.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Current Opinion in Chemical Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • R01GM097455
  • Swiss National Science Foundation Prospective Researcher Fellowship
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
Keywords
microRNA, chemical probes, microRNA function, RNA-targeting small molecules, microRNA precursors, transcriptional regulation, microRNA biogenesis, therapeutic target, diagnostic biomarkers
MeSH terms
Animals, Base Sequence, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Molecular Probes, Molecular Probe Techniques, Transcriptional Activation, MicroRNAs, Small Molecule Libraries, Drug Discovery

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