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Gene silencing by microRNAs: contributions of translational repression and mRNA decay

Huntzinger, Eric, Izaurralde, Elisa·2011·Nature Reviews Genetics

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Despite their widespread roles as regulators of gene expression, important questions remain about target regulation by microRNAs. Animal microRNAs were originally thought to repress target translation, with little or no influence on mRNA abundance, whereas the reverse was thought to be true in plants. Now, however, it is clear that microRNAs can induce mRNA degradation in animals and, conversely, translational repression in plants. Recent studies have made important advances in elucidating the relative contributions of these two different modes of target regulation by microRNAs. They have also shed light on the specific mechanisms of target silencing, which, although it differs fundamentally between plants and animals, shares some common features between the two kingdoms.

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  • Most studies show that miRNAs bind to a specific sequence at the 3' UTR of their target mRNAs to induce translational repression and mRNA deadenylation and decapping.

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Authors
Huntzinger, E., & Izaurralde, E.
Affiliations
  • Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology (DE)
  • Max Planck Society (DE)
Corresponding author
Izaurralde, Elisa
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2011-01-18
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
99-110
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W2010461414
Cited by
2,339
References
86
Citations by year
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FWCI
16.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
Funders
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
Keywords
microRNA, gene silencing, protein synthesis inhibition, mRNA degradation, post-transcriptional regulation, microRNA target regulation, plant microRNAs
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Models, Genetic, Protein Biosynthesis, Gene Silencing, RNA Stability, MicroRNAs

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