{
  "id": 12626654,
  "title": "Pumilio proteins license viral noncoding RNA engagement with target mRNAs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pumilio-proteins-license-viral-noncoding-rna-engagement-with-target",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.06.757068v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Noncoding RNAs commonly rely on RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) to execute their regulatory functions, but whether RBPs can instead facilitate target recognition by noncoding RNAs is poorly understood. Here, we identify a non-canonical function for Pumilio proteins PUM1 and PUM2 in gene regulation as cofactors of the viral small nuclear RNAs HSUR1 and HSUR2 encoded by Herpesvirus saimiri. HSUR1 and…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}