Mechanisms controlling cellular and systemic iron homeostasis

B Galy, M Conrad, M Muckenthaler - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
In mammals, hundreds of proteins use iron in a multitude of cellular functions, including vital
processes such as mitochondrial respiration, gene regulation and DNA synthesis or repair …

CRISPR-Cas-mediated transcriptional modulation: The therapeutic promises of CRISPRa and CRISPRi

L Bendixen, TI Jensen, RO Bak - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
The CRISPR-Cas system is commonly known for its ability to cleave DNA in a
programmable manner, which has democratized gene editing and facilitated recent …

A brain cell atlas integrating single-cell transcriptomes across human brain regions

X Chen, Y Huang, L Huang, Z Huang, ZZ Hao, L Xu… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
While single-cell technologies have greatly advanced our comprehension of human brain
cell types and functions, studies including large numbers of donors and multiple brain …

Histone butyrylation in the mouse intestine is mediated by the microbiota and associated with regulation of gene expression

LA Gates, BS Reis, PJ Lund, MR Paul, M Leboeuf… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) on histones are a key source of regulation on
chromatin through impacting cellular processes, including gene expression. These PTMs …

Glycosphingolipid synthesis mediates immune evasion in KRAS-driven cancer

M Soula, G Unlu, R Welch, A Chudnovskiy, B Uygur… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer cells frequently alter their lipids to grow and adapt to their environment,–. Despite
the critical functions of lipid metabolism in membrane physiology, signalling and energy …

The vacuolar iron transporter mediates iron detoxification in Toxoplasma gondii

D Aghabi, M Sloan, G Gill, E Hartmann… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Iron is essential to cells as a cofactor in enzymes of respiration and replication, however
without correct storage, iron leads to the formation of dangerous oxygen radicals. In yeast …

Metabolic gene function discovery platform GeneMAP identifies SLC25A48 as necessary for mitochondrial choline import

A Khan, G Unlu, P Lin, Y Liu, E Kilic, TC Kenny… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Organisms maintain metabolic homeostasis through the combined functions of small-
molecule transporters and enzymes. While many metabolic components have been well …

[HTML][HTML] A CRISPRi/a screening platform to study cellular nutrient transport in diverse microenvironments

C Chidley, AM Darnell, BL Gaudio, EC Lien… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Blocking the import of nutrients essential for cancer cell proliferation represents a
therapeutic opportunity, but it is unclear which transporters to target. Here we report a …

Biosynthesis, acquisition, regulation, and upcycling of heme: recent advances

F Yu, Z Wang, Z Zhang, J Zhou, J Li… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Heme, an iron-containing tetrapyrrole in hemoproteins, including: hemoglobin, myoglobin,
catalase, cytochrome c, and cytochrome P450, plays critical physiological roles in different …

[HTML][HTML] Population genetics provides insights into the important agronomic traits of Ganoderma cultivation varieties in China

L Sun, Y Li, L Wang, X Pu, Y Ge, Q Na, W Li, X Cheng - Gene, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the species diversity and genetic differentiation of the
genome of the main cultivated strains of Ganoderma in China. Population genomics …