title: Exploring the RNA world in hematopoietic cells through the lens of RNA-binding proteins.
abstract: The discovery of microRNAs has renewed interest in posttranscriptional modes of regulation, fueling an emerging view of a rich RNA world within our cells that deserves further exploration. Much work has gone into elucidating genetic regulatory networks that orchestrate gene expression programs and direct cell fate decisions in the hematopoietic system. However, the focus has been to elucidate signaling pathways and transcriptional programs. To bring us one step closer to reverse engineering the molecular logic of cellular differentiation, it will be necessary to map posttranscriptional circuits as well and integrate them in the context of existing network models. In this regard, RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) may rival transcription factors as important regulators of cell fates and represent a tractable opportunity to connect the RNA world to the proteome. ChIP-seq has greatly facilitated genome-wide localization of DNA-binding proteins, helping us to understand genomic regulation at a systems level. Similarly, technological advances such as CLIP-seq allow transcriptome-wide mapping of RBP binding sites, aiding us to unravel posttranscriptional networks. Here, we review RBP-mediated posttranscriptional regulation, paying special attention to findings relevant to the immune system. As a prime example, we highlight the RBP Lin28B, which acts as a heterochronic switch between fetal and adult lymphopoiesis.
authors.affiliation: Integrative Immunobiology Unit, Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1892, USA.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Stefan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Muljo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D053263:Gene Regulatory Networks; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D034622:RNA Interference; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D059467:Transcriptome
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C516326:LIN28B protein, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins
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