The effects of codon bias and optimality on mRNA and protein regulation

F Hia, O Takeuchi - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The central dogma of molecular biology entails that genetic information is transferred from
nucleic acid to proteins. Notwithstanding retro-transcribing genetic elements, DNA is …

[HTML][HTML] 2′-O Methylation of Internal Adenosine by Flavivirus NS5 Methyltransferase

…, MHC Hua, SP Lim, YH Chionh, F Hia… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
RNA modification plays an important role in modulating host-pathogen interaction. Flavivirus
NS5 protein encodes N-7 and 2′-O methyltransferase activities that are required for the …

[HTML][HTML] tRNA-mediated codon-biased translation in mycobacterial hypoxic persistence

YH Chionh, M McBee, IR Babu, F Hia, W Lin… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Microbial pathogens adapt to the stress of infection by regulating transcription, translation
and protein modification. We report that changes in gene expression in hypoxia-induced non-…

Codon bias confers stability to human mRNA s

F Hia, SF Yang, Y Shichino, M Yoshinaga… - EMBO …, 2019 - embopress.org
Codon bias has been implicated as one of the major factors contributing to mRNA stability
in several model organisms. However, the molecular mechanisms of codon bias on mRNA …

A platform for discovery and quantification of modified ribonucleosides in RNA: application to stress-induced reprogramming of tRNA modifications

WM Cai, YH Chionh, F Hia, C Gu, S Kellner… - Methods in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Here we describe an analytical platform for systems-level quantitative analysis of modified
ribonucleosides in any RNA species, with a focus on stress-induced reprogramming of tRNA …

[HTML][HTML] The N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase METTL16 enables erythropoiesis through safeguarding genome integrity

…, T Horii, R Kobayashi, T Tsuruyama, F Hia… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
During erythroid differentiation, the maintenance of genome integrity is key for the success
of multiple rounds of cell division. However, molecular mechanisms coordinating the …

Translation-dependent unwinding of stem–loops by UPF1 licenses Regnase-1 to degrade inflammatory mRNAs

…, N Iwai, M Endo, K Inoue, K Akaki, F Hia… - Nucleic Acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Regnase-1-mediated mRNA decay (RMD), in which inflammatory mRNAs harboring specific
stem–loop structures are degraded, is a critical part of proper immune homeostasis. Prior to …

Regnase-1 prevents pulmonary arterial hypertension through mRNA degradation of interleukin-6 and platelet-derived growth factor in alveolar macrophages

…, R Asano, M Okazawa, H Mori, A Sato, F Hia… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of pulmonary hypertension (PH)
characterized by obliterative pulmonary vascular remodeling, resulting in right-sided heart …

Regnase-1 and roquin nonredundantly regulate Th1 differentiation causing cardiac inflammation and fibrosis

…, T Mino, M Yoshinaga, Y Nakatsuka, F Hia… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.aai.org
Regnase-1 and Roquin are RNA binding proteins that are essential for degradation of
inflammatory mRNAs and maintenance of immune homeostasis. Although deficiency of either of …

Enhancement of Regnase-1 expression with stem loop–targeting antisense oligonucleotides alleviates inflammatory diseases

…, K Yasuda, A Sato, T Tsujimura, F Hia… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
Regnase-1 is an ribonuclease that plays essential roles in restricting inflammation through
degrading messenger RNAs (mRNAs) involved in immune reactions via the recognition of …