Role of small RNAs in plant stress response and their potential to improve crops

R Dzinyela, AR Alhassan, A Kiani-Pouya… - Crop and Pasture …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Increasing plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses may help to address global food
insecurity. We review small RNA (sRNA) research and consider the potential of sRNA-based …

The unique catalytic properties of PSAT1 mediate metabolic adaptation to glutamine blockade

Y Qiu, OT Stamatatos, Q Hu, J Ruiter Swain… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cultured cancer cells frequently rely on the consumption of glutamine and its subsequent
hydrolysis by glutaminase (GLS). However, this metabolic addiction can be lost in the …

Constructing and interpreting a large-scale variant effect map for an ultrarare disease gene: Comprehensive prediction of the functional impact of PSAT1 genotypes

MJ Xie, GA Cromie, K Owens, MS Timour, M Tang… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Reduced activity of the enzymes encoded by PHGDH, PSAT1, and PSPH causes a set of
ultrarare, autosomal recessive diseases known as serine biosynthesis defects. These …

The mitochondrial enzyme FAHD1 regulates complex II activity in breast cancer cells and is indispensable for basal BT‐20 cells in vitro

M Holzknecht, L Guerrero‐Navarro, M Petit… - FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The mitochondrial enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase domain‐containing protein 1
(FAHD1) was identified to be upregulated in breast cancer tissues. Here, we show that …

Identification of Small Molecule Inhibitors Targeting Phosphoserine Phosphatase: A Novel Target for the Development of Antiamoebic Drugs

P Kumari, P Agrawal, P Umarao, V Ramachandran… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Amoebiasis, a widespread disease caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica,
poses challenges due to the adverse effects of existing antiamoebic drugs and rising drug …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering and finetuning expression of SerC for balanced metabolic flux in vitamin B6 production

K Chen, L Liu, J Li, Z Tian, H Jin, D Zhang - Synthetic and Systems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Vitamin B 6 plays a crucial role in cellular metabolism and stress response, making it an
essential component for growth in all known organisms. However, achieving efficient …

De novo serine biosynthesis from glucose predicts sex-specific response to antifolates in non-small cell lung cancer cell lines

J Sponagel, S Devarakonda, JB Rubin, J Luo… - iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death. Intriguingly, males with non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have a higher mortality rate than females. Here, we investigated …

Predicting the functional effect of compound heterozygous genotypes from large scale variant effect maps

MJ Xie, GA Cromie, K Owens, MS Timour, M Tang… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Background Pathogenic variants in PHGDH, PSAT1, and PSPH cause a set of rare,
autosomal recessive diseases known as serine biosynthesis defects. Serine biosynthesis …

Yeast-based assays for studying the functional impact of missense variants in a rare human disease gene at scale

M Xie - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Advancements in high-throughput sequencing technologies have accelerated the discovery
of human genetic variation. However, leveraging genomic information for precision medicine …

Sex Differences in Cancer Metabolism Contribute to Sex-Specific Treatment Responses

JI Sponagel - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Many human diseases show sex differences in incidence, age of onset, and outcome,
including autoimmune diseases, neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders …