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Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reveal the Interaction Fingerprint of Remdesivir Triphosphate Pivotal in Allosteric Regulation of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has now strengthened its hold on human health and coronavirus’ lethal existence does not seem to be going away soon. In this regard, the optimization of reported information for understanding the mechanistic insights that facilitate
Mitul Srivastava, Lovika Mittal, Anita Kumari, Shailendra Asthana   +3 more
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe, Tanmay Kumar Mohanty, Rashna Bhandari, Dorothea Fiedler   +3 more
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Structure Determination of Catalytic RNAs and Investigations of Their Metal Ion-Binding Properties

CHIMIA, 2005
Naturally occurring RNA molecules exhibit many unexpected and fascinating properties in living cells such as protein synthesis and transport, regulation of metabolic functions, and catalytic cleavage reactions.
Michèle C. Erat, Roland K.O. Sigel
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The role of histone modifications in transcription regulation upon DNA damage

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review discusses the critical role of histone modifications in regulating gene expression during the DNA damage response (DDR). By modulating chromatin structure and recruiting repair factors, these post‐translational modifications fine‐tune transcriptional programmes to maintain genomic stability.
Angelina Job Kolady, Siyao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

RNA folding and catalysis mediated by iron (II). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Mg²⁺ shares a distinctive relationship with RNA, playing important and specific roles in the folding and function of essentially all large RNAs. Here we use theory and experiment to evaluate Fe²⁺ in the absence of free oxygen as a replacement for Mg²⁺ in
Shreyas S Athavale, Anton S Petrov, Chiaolong Hsiao, Derrick Watkins, Caitlin D Prickett, J Jared Gossett, Lively Lie, Jessica C Bowman, Eric O'Neill, Chad R Bernier, Nicholas V Hud, Roger M Wartell, Stephen C Harvey, Loren Dean Williams   +13 more
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Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang, Zelin Cheng, Teng Li, Fulian Wang, Liangminghui Zhang, Xiuxiu He, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Aibin Liang, Guang Yang   +9 more
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RNA Conformation in Catalytically Active Human Telomerase [PDF]

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010
We have used single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to study the folded state of human telomerase RNA (hTR). Here we show that hTR adopts a new conformation on binding to human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) and reconstitution of an active ribonucleoprotein complex.
Justin A, Yeoman, Angel, Orte, Beth, Ashbridge, David, Klenerman, Shankar, Balasubramanian   +4 more
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

Origin & influence of autocatalytic reaction networks at the advent of the RNA world

RNA Biology
Research on the origin of life investigates the transition from abiotic chemistry to the emergence of biology, with the ‘RNA world hypothesis’ as the leading theory. RNA’s dual role in storage and catalysis suggests its importance in this narrative.
Stephen A. Zorc, Raktim N. Roy
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Artificial RNA Motifs Expand the Programmable Assembly between RNA Modules of a Bimolecular Ribozyme Leading to Application to RNA Nanostructure Design

Biology, 2017
A bimolecular ribozyme consisting of a core ribozyme (ΔP5 RNA) and an activator module (P5abc RNA) has been used as a platform to design assembled RNA nanostructures.
Md. Motiar Rahman, Shigeyoshi Matsumura, Yoshiya Ikawa   +2 more
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