Liquid–liquid phase separation in tumor biology

X Tong, R Tang, J Xu, W Wang, Y Zhao, X Yu… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a novel principle for explaining the precise spatial
and temporal regulation in living cells. LLPS compartmentalizes proteins and nucleic acids …

[HTML][HTML] Formation, function, and pathology of RNP granules

N Ripin, R Parker - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules are diverse membrane-less organelles that form through
multivalent RNA-RNA, RNA-protein, and protein-protein interactions between RNPs. RNP …

The RNA helicase DDX39A binds a conserved structure in Chikungunya virus RNA to control infection

I Tapescu, F Taschuk, SM Pokharel, O Zginnyk… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Alphaviruses are a large group of re-emerging arthropod-borne RNA viruses. The compact
viral RNA genomes harbor diverse structures that facilitate replication. These structures can …

DEAD-box ATPases as regulators of biomolecular condensates and membrane-less organelles

D Overwijn, M Hondele - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
RNA-dependent DEAD-box ATPases (DDXs) are emerging as major regulators of RNA-
containing membrane-less organelles (MLOs). On the one hand, oligomerizing DDXs can …

KLHL29-mediated DDX3X degradation promotes chemosensitivity by abrogating cell cycle checkpoint in triple-negative breast cancer

L Yao, Q Hao, M Wang, Y Chen, H Cao, Q Zhang, K Yu… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous breast cancer subtype and
accounts for approximately 15–20% of breast cancer cases. In this study, we identified …

Specific catalytically impaired DDX3X mutants form sexually dimorphic hollow condensates

MC Owens, H Shen, A Yanas… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Mutations in the RNA helicase DDX3X, implicated in various cancers and
neurodevelopmental disorders, often impair RNA unwinding and translation. However, the …

The long transcript of lncRNA TMPO-AS1 promotes bone metastases of prostate cancer by regulating the CSNK2A1/DDX3X complex in Wnt/β-catenin signaling

M Wang, C Yin, Z Wu, X Wang, Q Lin, X Jiang… - Cell Death …, 2023 - nature.com
The second most common male cancer is prostate cancer (PCa), which has a high tendency
for bone metastasis. Long non-coding RNAs, including TMPO-AS1, play a crucial role in …

Sex chromosome-encoded protein homologs: current progress and open questions

MC Owens, A Yanas, KF Liu - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2024 - nature.com
The complexity of biological sex differences is markedly evident in human physiology and
pathology. Although many of these differences can be ascribed to the expression of sex …

The Story of RNA Unfolded: The Molecular Function of DEAD-and DExH-Box ATPases and Their Complex Relationship with Membraneless Organelles

K Dörner, M Hondele - Annual Review of Biochemistry, 2024 - annualreviews.org
DEAD-and DExH-box ATPases (DDX/DHXs) are abundant and highly conserved cellular
enzymes ubiquitously involved in RNA processing. By remodeling RNA–RNA and RNA …

DDX RNA helicases: key players in cellular homeostasis and innate antiviral immunity

I Tapescu, S Cherry - Journal of Virology, 2024 - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT RNA helicases are integral in RNA metabolism, performing important roles in
cellular homeostasis and stress responses. In particular, the DExD/H-box (DDX) helicase …