Gainetdinov Lab at NYU Biology

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We seek to understand how cells protect and destroy mRNAs, lncRNAs, and different classes of small RNAs. Our lab applies genetics, biochemistry, high-throughput sequencing, and computational modeling to define the biological roles of RNA metabolism in development and disease.

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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

Mouse Pachytene piRNAs Cleave Hundreds of Transcripts, But Alter the Steady-State Abundance of Only a Minority of Targets.

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.

A maternally programmed intergenerational mechanism enables male offspring to make piRNAs from Y-linked precursor RNAs in Drosophila.

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.

A Single Mechanism of Biogenesis, Initiated and Directed by PIWI Proteins, Explains piRNA Production in Most Animals.

Gainetdinov I*, Colpan C*, Arif A, Cecchini K, Zamore PD. *co-first authors
Mol Cell. 2018; 71: 775-790.

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