How RNA-binding proteins interact with RNA: molecules and mechanisms

M Corley, MC Burns, GW Yeo - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) comprise a large class of over 2,000 proteins that interact with
transcripts in all manner of RNA-driven processes. The structures and mechanisms that …

Targeting transcription cycles in cancer

SJ Vervoort, JR Devlin, N Kwiatkowski, M Teng… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Accurate control of gene expression is essential for normal development and dysregulation
of transcription underpins cancer onset and progression. Similar to cell cycle regulation …

CDK12 loss in cancer cells affects DNA damage response genes through premature cleavage and polyadenylation

M Krajewska, R Dries, AV Grassetti, S Dust… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) modulates transcription elongation by
phosphorylating the carboxy-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II and selectively affects …

Phosphorylation-inducing chimeric small molecules

SU Siriwardena… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Small molecules have been classically developed to inhibit enzyme activity; however, new
classes of small molecules that endow new functions to enzymes via proximity-mediated …

Structural insights into protein regulation by phosphorylation and substrate recognition of protein kinases/phosphatases

SH Seok - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Protein phosphorylation is one of the most widely observed and important post-translational
modification (PTM) processes. Protein phosphorylation is regulated by protein kinases, each …

Beyond proteolysis-targeting chimeric molecules: designing heterobifunctional molecules based on functional effectors

L Hua, Q Zhang, X Zhu, R Wang, Q You… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent years, with the successful development of proteolysis-targeting chimeric molecules
(PROTACs), the potential of heterobifunctional molecules to contribute to reenvisioning drug …

Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor IRE1α in cellular physiology, calcium, ROS signaling, and metaflammation

TA Riaz, RP Junjappa, M Handigund, J Ferdous… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inositol-requiring transmembrane kinase endoribonuclease-1α (IRE1α) is the most
prominent and evolutionarily conserved unfolded protein response (UPR) signal transducer …

[HTML][HTML] m6A in the signal transduction network

KH Jang, CR Heras, G Lee - Molecules and cells, 2022 - Elsevier
In response to environmental changes, signaling pathways rewire gene expression
programs through transcription factors. Epigenetic modification of the transcribed RNA can …

Exploitation of proximity-mediated effects in drug discovery: an update of recent research highlights in perturbing pathogenic proteins and correlated issues

C Zhao, H Wang, W Zhan, X Lv… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The utilization of proximity-mediated effects to perturb pathogenic proteins of interest (POIs)
has emerged as a powerful strategic alternative to conventional drug design approaches …

An atlas of posttranslational modifications on RNA binding proteins

WE England, J Wang, S Chen, P Baldi… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
RNA structure and function are intimately tied to RNA binding protein recognition and
regulation. Posttranslational modifications are chemical modifications which can control …