Dicer structure and function: conserved and evolving features

D Zapletal, K Kubicek, P Svoboda, R Stefl - EMBO reports, 2023 - embopress.org
RNase III Dicer produces small RNAs guiding sequence‐specific regulations, with important
biological roles in eukaryotes. Major Dicer‐dependent mechanisms are RNA interference …

The search for a PKR code—differential regulation of protein kinase R activity by diverse RNA and protein regulators

C Bou-Nader, JM Gordon, FE Henderson, J Zhang - Rna, 2019 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
The interferon-inducible protein kinase R (PKR) is a key component of host innate immunity
that restricts viral replication and propagation. As one of the four eIF2α kinases that sense …

Recognition of non-CpG repeats in Alu and ribosomal RNAs by the Z-RNA binding domain of ADAR1 induces AZ junctions

PJ Nichols, S Bevers, M Henen, JS Kieft… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) editing of eukaryotic cellular RNAs is essential for
protection against auto-immune disorders. Editing is carried out by ADAR1, whose innate …

ILF3 is a substrate of SPOP for regulating serine biosynthesis in colorectal cancer

K Li, J Wu, B Qin, Z Fan, Q Tang, W Lu, H Zhang… - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Serine–Glycine–One-Carbon (SGOC) pathway is pivotal in multiple anabolic
processes. Expression levels of SGOC genes are deregulated under tumorigenic conditions …

Nuclear factor 90 promotes angiogenesis by regulating HIF-1α/VEGF-A expression through the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in human cervical cancer

W Zhang, Z Xiong, T Wei, Q Li, Y Tan, L Ling… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), a fundamental component of angiogenesis,
provides nutrients and oxygen to solid tumors, and enhances tumor cell survival, invasion …

Regulated dicing of pre-mir-144 via reshaping of its terminal loop

R Shang, DA Kretov, SI Adamson, T Treiber… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Although the route to generate microRNAs (miRNAs) is often depicted as a linear series of
sequential and constitutive cleavages, we now appreciate multiple alternative pathways as …

Dimerization of ADAR1 modulates site-specificity of RNA editing

A Mboukou, V Rajendra, S Messmer, TC Mandl… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Adenosine-to-inosine editing is catalyzed by adenosine deaminases acting on RNA
(ADARs) in double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) regions. Although three ADARs exist in …

Survey of the binding preferences of RNA-binding proteins to RNA editing events

X Hu, Q Zou, L Yao, X Yang - Genome biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) editing is an important RNA posttranscriptional
process related to a multitude of cellular and molecular activities. However, systematic …

Structural basis of si RNA recognition by TRBP double‐stranded RNA binding domains

G Masliah, C Maris, SLB König, M Yulikov… - The EMBO …, 2018 - embopress.org
The accurate cleavage of pre‐micro (mi) RNA s by Dicer and mi/si RNA guide strand
selection are important steps in forming the RNA‐induced silencing complex (RISC). The …

How do ADARs bind RNA? New protein‐RNA structures illuminate substrate recognition by the RNA editing ADARs

JM Thomas, PA Beal - Bioessays, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Deamination of adenosine in RNA to form inosine has wide ranging consequences on RNA
function including amino acid substitution to give proteins not encoded in the genome. What …