Publications
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2023
Guan Y, Gao H, Leu NA, Vourekas A, Alexiou P, Maragkakis M, Kang Z, Mourelatos Z, Liang G, Wang PJ.
PLoS Genetics PMID: 35858571.
2022
Krokowski D, Jobava R, Szkop KJ, Chen CW, Fu X, Venus S, Guan BJ, Wu J, Gao Z, Banaszuk W, Tchorzewski M, Mu T, Ropelewski P, Merrick WC, Mao Y, Sevval AI, Miranda H, Qian SB, Manifava M, Ktistakis NT, Vourekas A, Jankowsky E, Topisirovic I, Larsson O, Hatzoglou M.
Cell Reports PMID: 35858571
Solid-Support Directional (SSD) RNA-Seq as a Companion Method to CLIP-Seq.
Shawky AM, Dondeti M, Mourelatos Z, Vourekas A.
Methods in Molecular Biology PMID: 35796968
2019
Regulation of gene expression by miR-144/451 during mouse erythropoiesis
Xu P, Palmer LE, Lechauve C, Zhao G, Yao Y, Luan J, Vourekas A, Tan H, Peng J, Scheutz J, Mourelatos Z, Wu G, Weiss MJ, Paralkar VR.
Blood PMID: 30971389
Pinzone MR, VanBelzen DJ, Weissman S, Bertuccio MP, Cannon L, Venanzi-Rullo E, Migueles S, Jones RB, Mota T, Joseph SB, Groen K, Pasternak AO, Hwang WT, Sherman B, Vourekas A, Nunnari G, O'Doherty U.
Nature Communications PMID: 30760706 PDF
– For his work in this paper at the Una O'Doherty lab, high school student Sam Weissman took a second place and a $175,000 prize in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, which is the top science competition for high school seniors in the US. Congrats Sam!
2018
Set phasers to cleave: PIWI cleavage directs all piRNA biogenesis
Vourekas A, Mourelatos Z.
Molecular Cell PMID: 30193093 PDF
cCLIP-Seq: Retrieval of chimeric reads from HITS-CLIP (CLIP-Seq) libraries
Alexiou P*, Maragkakis M, Mourelatos Z, Vourekas A*.
Methods in Molecular Biology PMID: 29030843 PDF
*equal contribution – corresponding authors
2017
Direction of leukocyte polarization and migration by the phosphoinositide-transfer protein TIPE2
Fayngerts SA, Wang Z, Zamani A, Sun H, Boggs AE, Porturas TP, Xie W, Lin M, Cathopoulis T, Goldsmith JR, Vourekas A, Chen YH.
Nature Immunology PMID: 29058702 PDF
2016
Sequence-dependent but not sequence-specific piRNA adhesion traps mRNAs to the germ plasm
Vourekas A*, Alexiou P*, Vrettos N, Maragkakis M, Mourelatos Z.
Nature PMID: 26950602 PDF
*equal contribution
– Our paper was highlighted by Dr. Ekaterina Voronina in: mRNAs hit a Sticky Wicket, Developmental Cell
2015
The RNA helicase MOV10L1 binds piRNA precursors to initiate piRNA processing
Vourekas A*, Zheng K*, Fu Q*, Maragkakis M*, Alexiou P, Ma J, Pillai R, Mourelatos Z, Wang PJ.
Genes & Development PMID: 25762440 PDF
*equal contribution
2014
TIPE3 is the transfer protein of lipid second messengers that promote cancer
Fayngerts SA, Wu J, Oxley CL, Liu X, Vourekas A, Cathopoulis T, Wang Z, Cui J, Liu S, Sun H, Lemmon MA, Zhang L, Shi Y, Chen YH.
Cancer Cell PMID: 25242044 PDF
– Our paper was highlighted by Drs Moniz and Vanhaesebroeck in: A New TIPE of Phosphoinositide Regulator in Cancer, Cancer Cell
On the role of the appended P19 element in type A RNAs of bacterial RNase P
Stamatopoulou V, Toumpeki C, Vourekas A, Bikou M, Tsitlaidou M, Tzakos AG, Afendra A, Drainas C, Drainas D.
Biochemistry PMID: 24580115 PDF
Epigenetic regulation of the DLK1-MEG3 microRNA cluster in human type 2 diabetic islets
Kameswaran V, Bramswig NC, McKenna LB, Penn M, Schug J, Hand NJ, Chen Y, Choi I, Vourekas A, Won KJ, Liu C, Vivek K, Naji A, Friedman JR, Kaestner KH.
Cell Metabolism PMID: 24374217 PDF
Dynamic recruitment of microRNAs to their mRNA targets in the regenerating liver
Schug J, McKenna LB, Walton G, Hand N, Mukherjee S, Essuman K, Shi Z, Gao Y, Markley K, Nakagawa M, Kameswaran V, Vourekas A, Friedman JR, Kaestner KH, Greenbaum LE.
BMC Genomics PMID: 23597149 PDF
2013
HITS-CLIP (CLIP-Seq) for mouse Piwi proteins
Vourekas A, Mourelatos Z.
Methods in Molecular Biology PMID: 24178558 PDF
2012
Mili and Miwi target RNA repertoire reveals piRNA biogenesis and function of Miwi in spermiogenesis
Vourekas A, Zheng Q, Alexiou P, Maragkakis M, Kirino Y, Gregory BD, Mourelatos Z.
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology PMID: 22842725 PDF
– Our paper made it to the cover of the August 2012 NSMB issue
2011
Immunoprecipitation of piRNPs and directional, next generation sequencing of piRNAs
Kirino Y, Vourekas A, Khandros E, Mourelatos Z.
Methods in Molecular Biology PMID: 21528460 PDF
2010
Stamatopoulou V, Toumpeki C, Tzakos A, Vourekas A*, Drainas D*.
Biochemistry PMID: 21087028 PDF
*corresponding author
Elective affinities: a Tudor-Aubergine tale of germline partnership.
Vourekas A, Kirino Y, Mourelatos Z.
Genes & Development PMID: 25762440 PDF
MicroRNAs control intestinal epithelial differentiation, architecture, and barrier function
McKenna LB, Schug J, Vourekas A, McKenna JB, Bramswig NC, Friedman JR, Kaestner KH.
Gastroenterology PMID: 20659473 PDF
Arginine methylation of vasa protein is conserved across phyla
Kirino Y, Vourekas A, Kim N, de Lima Alves F, Rappsilber J, Klein PS, Jongens TA, Mourelatos Z.
Journal of Biological Chemistry PMID: 20080973 PDF
Arginine methylation of Aubergine mediates Tudor binding and germ plasm localization
Kirino Y, Vourekas A, Sayed N, de Lima Alves F, Thomson T, Lasko P, Rappsilber J, Jongens TA, Mourelatos Z.
RNA PMID: 19926723 PDF
– Our paper made it to the cover of the January 2010 RNA issue
2009
Partial purification and characterization of RNase P from human peripheral lymphocytes
Vourekas A, Vryzaki E, Toumpeki C, Stamatopoulou V, Monastirli A, Tsambaos D, Drainas D.
Experimental Dermatology PMID: 18637127 PDF
2008
Insights into functional modulation of catalytic RNA activity
Vourekas A, Stamatopoulou V, Toumpeki C, Tsitlaidou M, Drainas D.
IUBMB Life PMID: 18636557 PDF
Activation of bacterial Ribonuclease P by macrolides
Toumpeki C, Vourekas A, Kalavrizioti D, Stamatopoulou V, Drainas D.
Biochemistry PMID: 18330998 PDF
2007
Kalavrizioti D, Vourekas A, Drainas D.
Gene PMID: 17611045 PDF
A 40.7 kDa Rpp30/Rpp1 homologue is a protein subunit of Dictyostelium discoideum RNase P holoenzyme
Vourekas A, Kalavrizioti D, Zarkadis IK, Spyroulias GA, Stathopoulos C, Drainas D.
Biochimie. PMID: 17207566 PDF
Isolation of ribonuclease P activity from human epidermis and its regulation by retinoids in vitro
Pavlidou D, Vourekas A, Monastirli A, Kalavrizioti D, Tsambaos D, Drainas D.
Acta Dermatologica Venereologica PMID: 16648912 PDF
Hsp27 expression coincides with epidermal stratification during human epidermal morphogenesis
Monastirli A, Vourekas A, Badavanis G, Pasmatzi E, Sagriotis A, Drainas D, Pavlidou D, Georgiou S, Sakkis T, Mantagos S, Kourounis G, Varakis J, Stamatiou G, Tsambaos D.
Acta Dermatologica Venereologica PMID: 16159728 PDF
2006
Modulation of catalytic RNA biological activity by small molecule effectors
Vourekas A, Kalavrizioti D, Stathopoulos C, Drainas D.
Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry PMID: 17017996 PDF
RNA-mediated therapeutics: from gene inactivation to clinical application
Kalavrizioti D*, Vourekas A*, Stamatopoulou V, Toumpeki C, Giannouli S, Stathopoulos C, Drainas D.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry PMID: 17017954 PDF
*equal contribution
2003
Kalavrizioti D, Vourekas A, Tekos A, Tsagla A, Stathopoulos C, Drainas D.
Molecular Biology Reports PMID: 12688530 PDF