Advances and opportunities in RNA structure experimental determination and computational modeling

J Zhang, Y Fei, L Sun, QC Zhang - Nature methods, 2022 - nature.com
Beyond transferring genetic information, RNAs are molecules with diverse functions that
include catalyzing biochemical reactions and regulating gene expression. Most of these …

Biochemistry and molecular biology of flaviviruses

NJ Barrows, RK Campos, KC Liao, KR Prasanth… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Flaviviruses, such as dengue, Japanese encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis, West Nile,
yellow fever, and Zika viruses, are critically important human pathogens that sicken a …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo structural characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome identifies host proteins vulnerable to repurposed drugs

L Sun, P Li, X Ju, J Rao, W Huang, L Ren, S Zhang… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of the ongoing
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Understanding of the RNA virus and its …

Enhancement of prime editing via xrRNA motif-joined pegRNA

G Zhang, Y Liu, S Huang, S Qu, D Cheng, Y Yao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The prime editors (PEs) have shown great promise for precise genome modification.
However, their suboptimal efficiencies present a significant technical challenge. Here, by …

FARFAR2: improved de novo rosetta prediction of complex global RNA folds

AM Watkins, R Rangan, R Das - Structure, 2020 - cell.com
Predicting RNA three-dimensional structures from sequence could accelerate
understanding of the growing number of RNA molecules being discovered across biology …

Zika virus has oncolytic activity against glioblastoma stem cells

Z Zhu, MJ Gorman, LD McKenzie, JN Chai… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - rupress.org
Glioblastoma is a highly lethal brain cancer that frequently recurs in proximity to the original
resection cavity. We explored the use of oncolytic virus therapy against glioblastoma with …

A live-attenuated Zika virus vaccine candidate induces sterilizing immunity in mouse models

C Shan, AE Muruato, BTD Nunes, H Luo, X Xie… - Nature medicine, 2017 - nature.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection of pregnant women can cause a wide range of congenital
abnormalities, including microcephaly, in the infant, a condition now collectively known as …

COMRADES determines in vivo RNA structures and interactions

O Ziv, MM Gabryelska, ATL Lun, LFR Gebert… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The structural flexibility of RNA underlies fundamental biological processes, but there are no
methods for exploring the multiple conformations adopted by RNAs in vivo. We developed …

The 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions of the flaviviral genome

WC Ng, R Soto-Acosta, SS Bradrick, MA Garcia-Blanco… - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
Flaviviruses are enveloped arthropod-borne viruses with a single-stranded, positive-sense
RNA genome that can cause serious illness in humans and animals. The 11 kb 5′ capped …

Molecular determinants of flavivirus virion assembly

TR Barnard, QH Abram, QF Lin, AB Wang… - Trends in biochemical …, 2021 - cell.com
Virion assembly is an important step in the life cycle of all viruses. For viruses of the
Flavivirus genus, a group of enveloped positive-sense RNA viruses, the assembly step …