Gainetdinov Lab at NYU Biology

Publications
Absolute Quantification of Mammalian MicroRNAs for Therapeutic RNA Cleavage and Detargeting
Kraus C, Wang J, Zheng H, Broderick J, Ajaykumar N, Zamani M, Mengqi Y, Cecchini K, Liang SQ, Kolumba O, Chase K, Lee J, Xue W, Sontheimer E, Gainetdinov I.
RNA. 2025; doi: 10.1261/rna.080566.125
Cecchini K, Ajaykumar N, Bagci A, Zamore PD, Gainetdinov I.
bioRxiv 2024; doi: 10.1101/2024.11.02.621675
Relaxed targeting rules help PIWI proteins silence transposons.
Gainetdinov I, Vega-Badillo J, Cecchini K, Bagci A, Colpan C, De D, Bailey S, Arif A, Wu PH, MacRae IJ, Zamore PD.
Nature. 2023; 619: 394–402.
Venkei ZG*, Gainetdinov I*, Bagci A, Starostik MR, Choi CP, Fingerhut JM, Chen P, Balsara C, Whitfield TW, Bell GW, Feng S, Jacobsen SE, Aravin AA, Kim JK, Zamore PD, Yamashita YM. *co-first authors
Nat Cell Biol 2023; 25:1495–1505
Terminal modification, sequence, length, and PIWI-protein identity determine piRNA stability.
Gainetdinov I, Colpan C, Cecchini K, Arif A, Jouravleva K, Albosta P, Vega-Badillo J, Lee Y, Özata DM, Zamore PD.
Mol Cell. 2021; 81: 4826–4842.
Gainetdinov I*, Colpan C*, Arif A, Cecchini K, Zamore PD. *co-first authors
Mol Cell. 2018; 71: 775-790.