mRNA vaccines manufacturing: Challenges and bottlenecks

SS Rosa, DMF Prazeres, AM Azevedo, MPC Marques - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Vaccines are one of the most important tools in public health and play an important role in
infectious diseases control. Owing to its precision, safe profile and flexible manufacturing …

The structure and functions of coronavirus genomic 3′ and 5′ ends

D Yang, JL Leibowitz - Virus research, 2015 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are an important cause of illness in humans and animals. Most
human coronaviruses commonly cause relatively mild respiratory illnesses; however two …

The mechanism of RNA capping by SARS-CoV-2

GJ Park, A Osinski, G Hernandez, JL Eitson… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The RNA genome of SARS-CoV-2 contains a 5′ cap that facilitates the translation of viral
proteins, protection from exonucleases and evasion of the host immune response,,–. How …

PCIF1 catalyzes m6Am mRNA methylation to regulate gene expression

E Sendinc, D Valle-Garcia, A Dhall, H Chen… - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
Summary mRNA modifications play important roles in regulating gene expression. One of
the most abundant mRNA modifications is N6, 2-O-dimethyladenosine (m6Am). Here, we …

Mammalian MAPK signal transduction pathways activated by stress and inflammation: a 10-year update

JM Kyriakis, J Avruch - Physiological reviews, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
The mammalian stress-activated families of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs)
were first elucidated in 1994, and by 2001, substantial progress had been made in …

The mTOR signalling pathway in human cancer

H Pópulo, JM Lopes, P Soares - International journal of molecular …, 2012 - mdpi.com
The conserved serine/threonine kinase mTOR (the mammalian target of rapamycin), a
downstream effector of the PI3K/AKT pathway, forms two distinct multiprotein complexes …

TSC2 is phosphorylated and inhibited by Akt and suppresses mTOR signalling

K Inoki, Y Li, T Zhu, J Wu, KL Guan - Nature cell biology, 2002 - nature.com
Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the formation
of hamartomas in a wide range of human tissues. Mutation in either the TSC1 or TSC2 …

Mammalian mitogen-activated protein kinase signal transduction pathways activated by stress and inflammation

JM Kyriakis, J Avruch - Physiological reviews, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
The molecular details of mammalian stress-activated signal transduction pathways have
only begun to be dissected. This, despite the fact that the impact of these pathways on the …

[HTML][HTML] Raptor, a binding partner of target of rapamycin (TOR), mediates TOR action

K Hara, Y Maruki, X Long, K Yoshino, N Oshiro… - Cell, 2002 - cell.com
Abstract mTOR controls cell growth, in part by regulating p70 S6 kinase α (p70α) and
eukaryotic initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (4EBP1). Raptor is a 150 kDa mTOR binding …

Stress signaling from the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum: coordination of gene transcriptional and translational controls

RJ Kaufman - Genes & development, 1999 - genesdev.cshlp.org
All eukaryotic cells have an extensive membranous labyrinth network of branching tubules
and flattened sacs called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Approximately one-third of all …