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Regulation of mRNA Translation and Stability by microRNAs

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Fabian, Marc Robert, Sonenberg, Nahum, Filipowicz, Witold·2010·Annual Review of Biochemistry

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that extensively regulate gene expression in animals, plants, and protozoa. miRNAs function posttranscriptionally by usually base-pairing to the mRNA 3′-untranslated regions to repress protein synthesis by mechanisms that are not fully understood. In this review, we describe principles of miRNA-mRNA interactions and proteins that interact with miRNAs and function in miRNA-mediated repression. We discuss the multiple, often contradictory, mechanisms that miRNAs have been reported to use, which cause translational repression and mRNA decay. We also address the issue of cellular localization of miRNA-mediated events and a role for RNA-binding proteins in activation or relief of miRNA repression.

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Authors
Fabian, M. R., Sonenberg, N., & Filipowicz, W.
Affiliations
  • McGill University (CA)
  • Friedrich Miescher Institute (CH)
Venue
Annual Review of Biochemistry
Published
2010-06-07
Volume
79
Issue
1
Pages
351-379
ISSN
  • 0066-4154 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4509
OpenAlex
W2163106706
Cited by
3,214
References
192
Citations by year
2026: 74 · 2025: 118 · 2024: 196 · 2023: 218 · 2022: 267 · 2021: 279 · 2020: 249 · 2019: 194 · 2018: 197 · 2017: 191 · 2016: 184 · 2015: 217 · 2014: 203 · 2013: 219 · 2012: 201
FWCI
16.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Annual Review of Biochemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship@McGill (McGill) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • McGill University
  • European Commission
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Molecular Biology Research
Keywords
microRNA, mRNA translation regulation, mRNA stability, post-transcriptional regulation, 3' untranslated region, protein synthesis inhibition, mRNA degradation, RNA-binding proteins, non-coding RNA
MeSH terms
Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, RNA, Messenger, Protein Biosynthesis, RNA-Binding Proteins, RNA Stability, MicroRNAs

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