RNA biogenesis and RNA metabolism factors as R-loop suppressors: a hidden role in genome integrity

R Luna, B Gómez-González… - Genes & …, 2024 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Genome integrity relies on the accuracy of DNA metabolism, but as appreciated for more
than four decades, transcription enhances mutation and recombination frequencies. More …

RNA-driven phase transitions in biomolecular condensates

GM Wadsworth, S Srinivasan, LB Lai, M Datta… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
RNAs and RNA-binding proteins can undergo spontaneous or active condensation into
phase-separated liquid-like droplets. These condensates are cellular hubs for various …

Physiological functions of RIG-I-like receptors

M Yoneyama, H Kato, T Fujita - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) are crucial for pathogen detection and triggering immune
responses and have immense physiological importance. In this review, we first summarize …

Causes, functions, and therapeutic possibilities of RNA secondary structure ensembles and alternative states

R Bose, I Saleem, AM Mustoe - Cell Chemical Biology, 2024 - cell.com
RNA secondary structure plays essential roles in encoding RNA regulatory fate and function.
Most RNAs populate ensembles of alternatively paired states and are continually unfolded …

Germline-specific RNA helicase DDX4 forms cytoplasmic granules in cancer cells and promotes tumor growth

O Olotu, AR Koskenniemi, L Ma, V Paramonov… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Cancer cells undergo major epigenetic alterations and transcriptomic changes, including
ectopic expression of tissue-and cell-type-specific genes. Here, we show that the germline …

Multifunctional role of DEAD-box helicase 41 in innate immunity, hematopoiesis and disease

J Ma, SR Ross - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
DEAD-box helicases are multifunctional proteins participating in many aspects of cellular
RNA metabolism. DEAD-box helicase 41 (DDX41) in particular has pivotal roles in innate …

RNA granules in flux: dynamics to balance physiology and pathology

MA Kiebler, KE Bauer - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
The life cycle of an mRNA is a complex process that is tightly regulated by interactions
between the mRNA and RNA-binding proteins, forming molecular machines known as RNA …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the cell: Future views of structural biology

M Beck, R Covino, I Hänelt, M Müller-McNicoll - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Determining the structure and mechanisms of all individual functional modules of cells at
high molecular detail has often been seen as equal to understanding how cells work …

DDX41: exploring the roles of a versatile helicase

L Winstone, Y Jung, Y Wu - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2024 - portlandpress.com
DDX41 is a DEAD-box helicase and is conserved across species. Mutations in DDX41 have
been associated with myeloid neoplasms, including myelodysplastic syndrome and acute …

Monoallelic de novo variants in DDX17 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder

EG Seaby, A Godwin, G Meyer-Dilhet, V Clerc, X Grand… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
DDX17 is an RNA helicase shown to be involved in critical processes during the early
phases of neuronal differentiation. Globally, we compiled a case-series of 11 patients with …