[HTML][HTML] Stress granule mediated protein aggregation and underlying gene defects in the FTD-ALS spectrum

Y Baradaran-Heravi, C Van Broeckhoven… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Stress granules (SGs) are dynamic membraneless compartments composed out of RNA-
binding proteins (RBPs) and RNA molecules that assemble temporarily to allow the cell to …

RNA binding protein regulation and cross-talk in the control of AU-rich mRNA fate

SM García-Mauriño, F Rivero-Rodríguez… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
mRNA metabolism is tightly orchestrated by highly-regulated RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs)
that determine mRNA fate, thereby influencing multiple cellular functions across biological …

Improving Martini 3 for disordered and multidomain proteins

FE Thomasen, F Pesce, MA Roesgaard… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations are a useful tool to determine
conformational ensembles of proteins. Here, we show that the coarse-grained force field …

Post-translational control of RNA-binding proteins and disease-related dysregulation

A Velázquez-Cruz, B Baños-Jaime… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cell signaling mechanisms modulate gene expression in response to internal and external
stimuli. Cellular adaptation requires a precise and coordinated regulation of the transcription …

Linking hnRNP function to ALS and FTD pathology

MD Purice, JP Taylor - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Following years of rapid progress identifying the genetic underpinnings of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related diseases such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) …

The TIA1 RNA-binding protein family regulates EIF2AK2-mediated stress response and cell cycle progression

C Meyer, A Garzia, M Mazzola, S Gerstberger… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
TIA1 and TIAL1 encode a family of U-rich element mRNA-binding proteins ubiquitously
expressed and conserved in metazoans. Using PAR-CLIP, we determined that both proteins …

HuR biological function involves RRM3-mediated dimerization and RNA binding by all three RRMs

M Pabis, GM Popowicz, R Stehle… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
HuR/ELAVL1 is an RNA-binding protein involved in differentiation and stress response that
acts primarily by stabilizing messenger RNA (mRNA) targets. HuR comprises three RNA …

Applications of isothermal titration calorimetry–the research and technical developments from 2011 to 2015

RJ Falconer - Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Isothermal titration calorimetry is a widely used biophysical technique for studying the
formation or dissociation of molecular complexes. Over the last 5 years, much work has …

Unraveling the pathways to neuronal homeostasis and disease: mechanistic insights into the role of RNA-binding proteins and associated factors

S Ravanidis, FG Kattan, E Doxakis - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The timing, dosage and location of gene expression are fundamental determinants of brain
architectural complexity. In neurons, this is, primarily, achieved by specific sets of trans …

CryoEM structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae U1 snRNP offers insight into alternative splicing

X Li, S Liu, J Jiang, L Zhang, S Espinosa… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
U1 snRNP plays a critical role in 5ʹ-splice site recognition and is a frequent target of
alternative splicing factors. These factors transiently associate with human U1 snRNP and …