| 2011 |
CPEB2 interacts directly with elongation factor eEF2 to reduce eEF2/ribosome-triggered GTP hydrolysis in vitro, thereby slowing peptide elongation of CPEB2-bound mRNAs (including HIF-1α mRNA) in vivo; under oxidative stress, CPEB2 dissociates from HIF-1α mRNA, allowing rapid HIF-1α synthesis. |
In vitro GTP hydrolysis assay, co-immunoprecipitation, RNA-immunoprecipitation, ribosome profiling, mutagenesis |
The EMBO journal |
High |
22157746
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| 2003 |
CPEB2 contains two RNA recognition motifs and a Zn-finger structure, preferentially binds poly(U) sequences, localizes to the cytoplasm, and is expressed postmeiotically in haploid spermatids, suggesting a role in translational regulation of stored mRNAs. |
RNA-binding assay (poly(U) preference), immunofluorescence localization in transfected HeLa cells, RT-PCR expression profiling, chromosomal mapping |
Biology of reproduction |
Medium |
12672660
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| 2015 |
NPGPx (GPx7) forms an intermolecular disulfide bond with CPEB2 under low oxidative stress to maintain CPEB2-mediated repression of HIF-1α mRNA translation; high oxidative stress disrupts this bond, releasing CPEB2 from HIF-1α mRNA and elevating HIF-1α translation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, disulfide bond trapping, RNA-immunoprecipitation, NPGPx-deficient cells with polysome/translation readouts |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
26446990
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| 2010 |
miR-92 and miR-26 bind conserved sites in the 3'-UTRs of CPEB2, CPEB3, and CPEB4 at paralogous positions, co-regulating their mRNA levels; validated by mutagenesis of miRNA-binding sites in luciferase reporter constructs and miRNA overexpression/depletion. |
Luciferase reporter assay with site mutagenesis, miRNA overexpression and depletion, qPCR of endogenous CPEB2 mRNA |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
20660482
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| 2016 |
CPEB2 represses translation of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) mRNA in the dorsal motor nucleus of vagus; CPEB2 knockout leads to upregulated ChAT translation, excess acetylcholine production, hyperactivated parasympathetic-induced bronchoconstriction, and neonatal respiratory failure. |
CPEB2 global and cholinergic neuron-specific knockout mice, Western blotting, pulmonary acetylcholine measurement, whole-body plethysmography, anticholinergic bronchodilator rescue |
The Journal of neuroscience |
High |
27810937
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| 2017 |
CPEB2 activates translation of GRASP1 mRNA to promote recycling and surface expression of AMPA receptors; forebrain-specific CPEB2 conditional knockout reduces surface AMPAR levels and impairs long-term potentiation and hippocampus-dependent memory, rescued by ectopic CPEB2 or GRASP1 expression. |
Conditional knockout mice, polysome profiling/translation assays, surface AMPAR assay, LTP electrophysiology, behavioral tests (fear conditioning, Morris water maze), AAV rescue |
Cell reports |
High |
29141213
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| 2018 |
CPEB2 promotes translation of the long 3'-UTR isoform of Ucp1 mRNA (Ucp1L) in brown adipose tissue downstream of β3 adrenergic receptor signaling; CPEB2 knockout mice show reduced UCP1 protein levels and impaired thermogenesis, rescued by ectopic CPEB2 expression. |
CPEB2 knockout mice, mouse model expressing only Ucp1S, Western blotting, metabolic/thermogenic assays, AAV rescue, reporter assay |
The EMBO journal |
High |
30177570
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| 2017 |
The CPEB2B splice isoform (containing exon 4) acts as a translational activator of TWIST1 and HIF-1α mRNAs to drive epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and anoikis resistance in triple-negative breast cancer, while CPEB2A does not activate these pathways; isoform-specific knockdown established opposing functions. |
RNA-seq after isoform-specific knockdown, Western blotting, functional anoikis/invasion assays, in vivo metastasis |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
28904175
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| 2019 |
CPEB2 mediates TJP1 (ZO-1) mRNA stability through binding the 3'-UTR cytoplasmic polyadenylation element; CPEB2 depletion in porcine trophectoderm impairs tight-junction assembly and blastocyst formation without affecting TJP1 transcription. |
dsRNA knockdown, immunocytochemistry, Western blotting, RT-PCR of poly(A)-tail-bearing TJP1 mRNA |
Reproduction, fertility, and development |
Medium |
30145997
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| 2020 |
CPEB2 activates PDGFRα mRNA translation in alveolar myofibroblast progenitors to support their proliferation during pulmonary alveologenesis; CPEB2 KO mice develop emphysema-like phenotypes with impaired alveolar septum formation; ectopic CPEB2 rescues KO myofibroblast proliferation. |
CPEB2 knockout mice, RNA-immunoprecipitation, Western blotting, reporter assay, primary myofibroblast culture, histology, plethysmography, ectopic expression rescue |
Journal of biomedical science |
High |
32295602
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| 2020 |
CPEB2 directly binds the CPE site in the 3'-UTR of HIF-1α mRNA to inhibit its translation; in trophoblasts, miR-210 targets CPEB2 to relieve this repression and increase HIF-1α, forming a positive feedback loop that limits trophoblast syncytialization. |
RNA-immunoprecipitation, luciferase reporter assay with 3'-UTR, CPEB2 overexpression with HIF-1α protein readout, miR-210 inhibitor rescue in syncytialization assay |
Biology of reproduction |
Medium |
31616934
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| 2019 |
CPEB2 (isoform A) translationally regulates p53 mRNA, as validated by polysome profiling; CPEB2 knockout in MCF10A cells reduces p53 protein and promotes oncogenic phenotypes including EMT, migration, invasion, stem-like cell expansion, and tumor formation in vivo. |
CRISPR/Cas9 knockout, siRNA knockdown, polysome profiling, in vitro oncogenesis assays, in vivo xenograft |
BMC cancer |
Medium |
31185986
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| 2021 |
CPEB2 binds to CPE sites in the p53 3'-UTR (requiring its RNA recognition motif and zinc finger domains) and decreases p53 mRNA stability and translation; p53 transcriptionally activates CPEB2, forming a negative feedback loop that controls renal cancer cell proliferation and migration. |
RNA-immunoprecipitation, domain-deletion mutagenesis (RRM and ZF), mRNA stability assay, luciferase reporter, ChIP, Western blotting, functional proliferation/migration assays |
Journal of genetics and genomics |
Medium |
34362680
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| 2022 |
CPEB2 promotes SRSF5 mRNA stability by directly binding it; CPEB2's m6A methylation (via METTL3/IGF2BP3) increases CPEB2 mRNA stability in glioma endothelial cells; CPEB2-stabilized SRSF5 promotes ETS1 exon inclusion, driving transcription of tight-junction proteins to regulate blood-tumor barrier permeability. |
RNA-immunoprecipitation, Western blotting, knockdown in vitro and in vivo (xenograft mice), alternative splicing analysis, m6A methylation assay |
Communications biology |
Medium |
36064747
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| 2022 |
CPEB2 mediates Tjp1 mRNA translocalisation from nuclei to apical membrane and poly(A) tail length variation in mouse blastocysts; Cpeb2 knockdown prevents apical localisation of Tjp1 mRNA and impairs tight-junction assembly, blastocyst formation, and implantation. |
Cpeb2 knockdown, RNA FISH for Tjp1 mRNA localization, poly(A) tail PCR assay, blastocyst outgrowth assay, embryo transfer |
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) |
Medium |
35133290
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| 2023 |
CPEB2 increases p21 mRNA stability in glioma cells to induce G1 cell cycle arrest and inhibit proliferation/promote apoptosis; CPEB2 overexpression and knockdown experiments established this anti-tumor mechanism. |
CPEB2 overexpression/knockdown, mRNA stability assay, flow cytometry cell cycle analysis, in vitro and in vivo tumor growth assays |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
38158431
|
| 2023 |
CPEB2 enhances ARPC5 mRNA stability in multiple myeloma cells; RIP confirmed direct CPEB2–ARPC5 mRNA interaction; CPEB2-promoted ARPC5 expression drives MM cell proliferation and angiogenesis. |
RNA-immunoprecipitation, actinomycin D mRNA stability assay, cycloheximide chase, FISH co-localization, functional assays (CCK-8, colony formation, tube formation) |
Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research |
Medium |
37231521
|
| 2024 |
CPEB2 drives axonal translation of Slc17a6 (VGLUT2) mRNA in glutamatergic neurons to maintain the releasable pool of synaptic vesicles and support presynaptic, protein-synthesis-dependent LTP and hippocampus-dependent memory consolidation. |
Glutamatergic neuron-specific and presynaptic-specific Cpeb2 conditional KO mice, electrophysiology (LTP), RNA-immunoprecipitation coupled with transcriptomics, Western blotting, luciferase reporter, synaptosome fractionation, microfluidic axotomy platform, FM4-64FX synaptic vesicle loading, behavioral tests |
Journal of biomedical science |
High |
38992696
|
| 2024 |
CPEB2 activates translation of Prdm16 mRNA in brown adipose tissue; CPEB2-null BAT shows upregulation of myogenic genes and weight gain; ectopic PRDM16 in CPEB2-deficient BAT restores gene expression and reduces obesity. |
CPEB2 global and adipose-specific conditional KO mice, RNA sequencing, RT-qPCR, Western blotting, polysomal profiling, luciferase reporter assay, AAV-mediated rescue |
Molecular metabolism |
High |
39305947
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| 2024 |
CPEB2 inhibits SSTR3 translation by binding the CPE site in the 3'-UTR of SSTR3 mRNA and reducing poly(A) tail length, thereby promoting trophoblast proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT; this mechanism is validated in a rat preeclampsia model. |
RIP assay, dual-luciferase reporter assay, poly(A) tail PCR assay, CPEB2 overexpression/knockdown, Western blotting, functional assays, in vivo rat PE model with AAV9 |
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease |
Medium |
38648900
|
| 2025 |
CPEB2 promotes ANGPTL3 mRNA translation by binding the 3'-UTR of ANGPTL3 mRNA and increasing its recruitment to high-translating polysomes; polysomal profiling confirmed increased ANGPTL3 transcript abundance in active polysomes upon CPEB2 overexpression; CPEB2/ANGPTL3 feedback loop drives podocyte injury in nephrotic syndrome. |
RIP assay, polysomal profiling, overexpression/knockdown, in vivo AAV9-shCPEB2 in ADR-induced NS mice |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
41219382
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| 2025 |
Drosophila ORB2 (ortholog of human CPEB2-4) represses target mRNA translation through its C-terminal ZZ zinc-binding domain; tethered ORB2 or hCPEB2 (but not ORB/hCPEB1) repress luciferase reporter translation; the ZZ domain is necessary and sufficient for repression and mediates interaction with the Cup repressive complex. |
Tethered reporter assay in S2 cells, ZZ domain deletion mutants, RNA immunoprecipitation, co-immunoprecipitation of repressive complex, early embryo translatome profiling |
bioRxiv (preprint)preprint |
Medium |
bio_10.1101_2025.07.10.664187
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