[HTML][HTML] FMRP stalls ribosomal translocation on mRNAs linked to synaptic function and autism

…, A Mele, CE Fraser, EF Stone, C Chen, JJ Fak… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
FMRP loss of function causes Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autistic features. FMRP is a
polyribosome-associated neuronal RNA-binding protein, suggesting that it plays a key role in …

HITS-CLIP yields genome-wide insights into brain alternative RNA processing

DD Licatalosi, A Mele, JJ Fak, J Ule, M Kayikci, SW Chi… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Protein–RNA interactions have critical roles in all aspects of gene expression. However,
applying biochemical methods to understand such interactions in living tissues has been …

A majority of m6A residues are in the last exons, allowing the potential for 3′ UTR regulation

…, C Mertens, EC Gantman, JJ Fak… - Genes & …, 2015 - genesdev.cshlp.org
We adapted UV CLIP (cross-linking immunoprecipitation) to accurately locate tens of thousands
of m 6 A residues in mammalian mRNA with single-nucleotide resolution. More than 70…

m6A mRNA modifications are deposited in nascent pre-mRNA and are not required for splicing but do specify cytoplasmic turnover

S Ke, A Pandya-Jones, Y Saito, JJ Fak… - Genes & …, 2017 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Understanding the biologic role of N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) RNA modifications in
mRNA requires an understanding of when and where in the life of a pre-mRNA transcript the …

[PDF][PDF] Hepatitis C virus RNA functionally sequesters miR-122

…, TKH Scheel, T Danino, KS Shaw, A Mele, JJ Fak… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) uniquely requires the liver-specific microRNA-122 for replication,
yet global effects on endogenous miRNA targets during infection are unexplored. Here, high-…

Nucleotide control of interdomain interactions in the conformational reaction cycle of SecA

…, JJ Fak, P McNicholas, DB Oliver, J Deisenhofer - Science, 2002 - science.org
The SecA adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) mediates extrusion of the amino termini of
secreted proteins from the eubacterial cytosol based on cycles of reversible binding to the …

[HTML][HTML] miRNA–target chimeras reveal miRNA 3′-end pairing as a major determinant of Argonaute target specificity

…, TKH Scheel, JM Luna, CY Park, JJ Fak… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
microRNAs (miRNAs) act as sequence-specific guides for Argonaute (AGO) proteins, which
mediate posttranscriptional silencing of target messenger RNAs. Despite their importance in …

Integrative modeling defines the Nova splicing-regulatory network and its combinatorial controls

…, T Eom, CB Marney, H Wang, DD Licatalosi, JJ Fak… - Science, 2010 - science.org
The control of RNA alternative splicing is critical for generating biological diversity. Despite
emerging genome-wide technologies to study RNA complexity, reliable and comprehensive …

Whole-genome deep-learning analysis identifies contribution of noncoding mutations to autism risk

…, AK Wong, Y Yuan, C Scheckel, JJ Fak, J Funk… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
We address the challenge of detecting the contribution of noncoding mutations to disease
with a deep-learning-based framework that predicts the specific regulatory effects and the …

[PDF][PDF] Neuronal Elav-like (Hu) proteins regulate RNA splicing and abundance to control glutamate levels and neuronal excitability

…, J Ule, A Mele, JJ Fak, CW Yang, C Zhang, J Yoo… - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
The paraneoplastic neurologic disorders target several families of neuron-specific RNA
binding proteins (RNABPs), revealing that there are unique aspects of gene expression …