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Robert Spitale

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Long intergenic noncoding RNAs: new links in cancer progression

MC Tsai, RC Spitale, HY Chang - Cancer research, 2011 - AACR
The process of cancer metastasis involves a series of sequential and complex steps. Here
we give a perspective on recent results regarding noncoding transcription in cancer …

Understanding the transcriptome through RNA structure

Y Wan, M Kertesz, RC Spitale, E Segal… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
RNA structure is crucial for gene regulation and function. In the past, transcriptomes have
largely been parsed by primary sequences and expression levels, but it is now becoming …

[HTML][HTML] Probing the dynamic RNA structurome and its functions

RC Spitale, D Incarnato - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
RNA is a key regulator of almost every cellular process, and the structures adopted by RNA
molecules are thought to be central to their functions. The recent fast-paced evolution of high-…

Control of somatic tissue differentiation by the long non-coding RNA TINCR

…, AF Groff, J Chow, D Johnston, GE Kim, RC Spitale… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Several of the thousands of human long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been
functionally characterized 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ; however, potential roles for lncRNAs in somatic tissue …

Structural imprints in vivo decode RNA regulatory mechanisms

RC Spitale, RA Flynn, QC Zhang, P Crisalli, B Lee… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Visualizing the physical basis for molecular behaviour inside living cells is a great challenge
for biology. RNAs are central to biological regulation, and the ability of RNA to adopt …

Landscape and variation of RNA secondary structure across the human transcriptome

…, RA Flynn, O Manor, Z Ouyang, J Zhang, RC Spitale… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
In parallel to the genetic code for protein synthesis, a second layer of information is embedded
in all RNA transcripts in the form of RNA structure. RNA structure influences practically …

RNA SHAPE analysis in living cells

RC Spitale, P Crisalli, RA Flynn, EA Torre… - Nature chemical …, 2013 - nature.com
RNA structure has important roles in practically every facet of gene regulation, but the paucity
of in vivo structural probes limits current understanding. Here we design, synthesize and …

A biologically stable DNAzyme that efficiently silences gene expression in cells

Y Wang, K Nguyen, RC Spitale, JC Chaput - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Efforts to use RNA-cleaving DNA enzymes (DNAzymes) as gene-silencing agents in therapeutic
applications have stalled due to their low efficacy in clinical trials. Here we report a xeno…

RNA helicase DDX21 coordinates transcription and ribosomal RNA processing

E Calo, RA Flynn, L Martin, RC Spitale, HY Chang… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
DEAD-box RNA helicases are vital for the regulation of various aspects of the RNA life cycle
1 , but the molecular underpinnings of their involvement, particularly in mammalian cells, …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular targets of aspirin and cancer prevention

L Alfonso, G Ai, RC Spitale, GJ Bhat - British journal of cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Salicylates from plant sources have been used for centuries by different cultures to treat a
variety of ailments such as inflammation, fever and pain. A chemical derivative of salicylic acid, …