Heterobifunctional small molecules to modulate RNA function

S Kovachka, Y Tong, JL Childs-Disney… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
RNA has diverse cellular functionality, including regulating gene expression, protein
translation, and cellular response to stimuli, due to its intricate structures. Over the past …

Conformational penalties: New insights into nucleic acid recognition

A Geng, R Roy, HM Al-Hashimi - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Conformational penalties to form alternative conformational states of nucleic
acids greatly contribute to nucleic acid-protein recognition.•Methods to determine nucleic …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and biophysical dissection of RNA conformational ensembles

SL Bonilla, AN Jones, D Incarnato - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
RNA's ability to form and interconvert between multiple secondary and tertiary structures is
critical to its functional versatility and the traditional view of RNA structures as static entities …

Direct Measurement of 8OG Syn-Anti Flips in Mutagenic 8OG·A and Long-Range Damage-Dependent Hoogsteen Breathing Dynamics Using 1H CEST NMR

S Gu, HM Al-Hashimi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024 - ACS Publications
Elucidating how damage impacts DNA dynamics is essential for understanding the
mechanisms of damage recognition and repair. Many DNA lesions alter their propensities to …

Excited–Ground-State Transition of the RNA Strand Slippage Mechanism Captured by the Base-Specific Force Field

Z Li, G Song, J Zhu, J Mu, Y Sun, X Hong… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Excited-ground-state transition and strand slippage of RNA play key roles in transcription
and translation of central dogma. Due to limitation of current experimental techniques, the …

Unveiling Putative Excited State and Transmission of Binding Information in the Fluoride Riboswitch

G Hu, X Yu, Z Li - Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2024 - ACS Publications
Riboswitches regulate downstream gene expression by binding to specific small molecules
or ions with multiple mechanisms to transfer the binding information. In the case of the …

Nexus between RNA conformational dynamics and functional versatility

YT Lee - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
RNA conformational dynamics is pivotal for functional regulations in biology. RNA can
function as versatile as protein but adopts multiple distinct structures. In this review, we …

Design and Evaluation of Azaspirocycles as RNA binders

C Fleurisson, N Graidia, J Azzouz… - … A European Journal, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents efficient synthetic pathways for preparing novel azaspirocycles. These
methodologies involve functionalizing key bicyclic hydrazines with a substituent on one of …

Nuclear spin relaxation

MCD Tayler - 2024 - books.rsc.org
This chapter explores current theoretical and experimental trends in nuclear spin relaxation,
providing a digest of around 100 research papers published between 2022 and mid 2023 …

Postępy biologii strukturalnej–jak zobaczyć cząsteczki życia?

W Witek, W Ragin, HL Tran… - Postępy …, 2024 - postepybiochemii.ptbioch.edu.pl
Biologia strukturalna zajmuje się poznawaniem budowy biocząsteczek, takich jak białka i
kwasy nukleinowe. Rozszyfrowanie struktury pozwala na zrozumienie ich funkcjonowania w …