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A stepwise emergence of evolution in the RNA world

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How did biological evolution emerge from chemical reactions? This perspective proposes a gradual scenario of self‐organization among RNA molecules, where catalytic feedback on random mixtures plays the central role. Short oligomers cross‐ligate, and self‐assembly enables heritable variations. An event of template‐externalization marks the transition to
Philippe Nghe
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Thermophilic phosphoribosyltransferases Thermus thermophilus HB27 in nucleotide synthesis

Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018
Phosphoribosyltransferases are the tools that allow the synthesis of nucleotide analogues using multi-enzymatic cascades. The recombinant adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (TthAPRT) and hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (TthHPRT) from Thermus ...
Ilja V. Fateev, Ekaterina V. Sinitsina, Aiguzel U. Bikanasova, Maria A. Kostromina, Elena S. Tuzova, Larisa V. Esipova, Tatiana I. Muravyova, Alexei L. Kayushin, Irina D. Konstantinova, Roman S. Esipov   +9 more
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An Allosteric Inhibitory Site Conserved in the Ectodomain of P2X Receptor Channels

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019
P2X receptors constitute a gene family of cation channels gated by extracellular ATP. They mediate fast ionotropic purinergic signaling in neurons and non-excitable cell types in vertebrates.
Ariel R. Ase, Éric Therrien, Philippe Séguéla   +2 more
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Effects of nucleotides administration on growth performance and immune response of post-weaning piglets

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2020
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of nucleotides administration on growth performance and immune response in post-weaning piglets. Twenty-eight male weaned piglets, homogeneous for age and weight were randomly allocated to two experimental ...
Vera Perricone, Marcello Comi, Valentino Bontempo, Cristina Lecchi, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Maurizio Crestani, Alessandra Ferrari, Giovanni Savoini, Alessandro Agazzi   +8 more
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Evolutionary interplay between viruses and R‐loops

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Viruses interact with specialized nucleic acid structures called R‐loops to influence host transcription, epigenetic states, latency, and immune evasion. This Perspective examines the roles of R‐loops in viral replication, integration, and silencing, and how viruses co‐opt or avoid these structures.
Zsolt Karányi, Zita Képes, Zoltán Szabó, Eszter Csoma, Lóránt Székvölgyi   +4 more
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Disruption of SETD3‐mediated histidine‐73 methylation by the BWCFF‐associated β‐actin G74S mutation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The β‐actin G74S mutation causes altered interaction of actin with SETD3, reducing histidine‐73 methylation efficiency and forming two distinct actin variants. The variable ratio of these variants across cell types and developmental stages contributes to tissue‐specific phenotypical changes. This imbalance may impair actin dynamics and mechanosensitive
Anja Marquardt, Marcus S. Münchhoff, Jacqueline Krohn, Philip M. Palarz, Manuel H. Taft, Johannes N. Greve, Nataliya Di Donato, Falk F. R. Buettner, Dietmar J. Manstein   +8 more
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Insights into pegRNA design from editing of the cardiomyopathy‐associated phospholamban R14del mutation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals how prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) secondary structure and reverse transcriptase template length affect prime editing efficiency in correcting the phospholamban R14del cardiomyopathy‐associated mutation. Insights support the design of structurally optimized enhanced pegRNAs for precise gene therapy.
Bing Yao, Qiangbing Yang, Christian J.B. Snijders Blok, Mark A. Daniels, Pieter A. Doevendans, Raymond Schiffelers, Joost P.G. Sluijter, Zhiyong Lei   +7 more
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Disruption of nucleotide biosynthesis reprograms mitochondrial metabolism to inhibit adipogenesis

Journal of Lipid Research
A key organismal response to overnutrition involves the development of new adipocytes through the process of adipogenesis. Preadipocytes sense changes in the systemic nutrient status and metabolites can directly modulate adipogenesis.
Julia A. Pinette, Jacob W. Myers, Woo Yong Park, Heather G. Bryant, Alex M. Eddie, Genesis A. Wilson, Claudia Montufar, Zayedali Shaikh, Zer Vue, Elizabeth R. Nunn, Ryoichi Bessho, Matthew A. Cottam, Volker H. Haase, Antentor O. Hinton, Jessica B. Spinelli, Jean-Philippe Cartailler, Elma Zaganjor   +16 more
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Intron‐oriented HTLV‐1 integration in an adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma cell line sustains expression of intact ift81 mRNA

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In the adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) cell line ED, the human T‐cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) provirus was integrated into the intron of the ift81 gene in the antisense orientation. Despite this integration, both the intact ift81 and the viral oncogene hbz were simultaneously expressed, likely due to the functional insufficiency of viral ...
Mayuko Yagi, Yuka Hirosawa, Yusaku Sagisaka, Minami Hama, Satoshi Takeda, Jun A. Komano   +5 more
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Cyclic nucleotide signaling as a drug target in retinitis pigmentosa

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Disruptions in cGMP and cAMP signaling can contribute to retinal dysfunction and photoreceptor loss in retinitis pigmentosa. This perspective examines the mechanisms and evaluates emerging evidence on targeting these pathways as a potential therapeutic strategy to slow or prevent retinal degeneration.
Katri Vainionpää, Ahmed B. Montaser, Henri Leinonen   +2 more
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