Transcriptional regulation of endogenous retroviruses and their misregulation in human diseases

Q Zhang, J Pan, Y Cong, J Mao - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), deriving from exogenous retroviral infections of germ line
cells occurred millions of years ago, represent~ 8% of human genome. Most ERVs are …

Illuminating the druggable genome: Pathways to progress

KR Sharma, CM Colvis, GP Rodgers, DM Sheeley - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
There are∼ 4500 genes within the 'druggable genome', the subset of the human genome
that expresses proteins able to bind drug-like molecules, yet existing drugs only target a few …

Histone chaperone ASF1 mediates H3. 3-H4 deposition in Arabidopsis

Z Zhong, Y Wang, M Wang, F Yang, QA Thomas… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Histone chaperones and chromatin remodelers control nucleosome dynamics, which are
essential for transcription, replication, and DNA repair. The histone chaperone Anti …

TLK1-mediated RAD54 phosphorylation spatio-temporally regulates Homologous Recombination Repair

I Ghosh, Y Kwon, AB Shabestari… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Environmental agents like ionizing radiation (IR) and chemotherapeutic drugs can cause
severe damage to the DNA, often in the form of double-strand breaks (DSBs). Remaining …

Insights into the Temperature‐Dependent Switching Behavior of Three‐Gated Reconfigurable Field‐Effect Transistors

G Galderisi, C Beyer, T Mikolajick… - physica status solidi …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Three‐gated reconfigurable field‐effect transistors are innovative nanoelectronic devices
that are rapidly and increasingly attracting substantial interest in several fields of application …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the mechanisms leading to human sperm DNA damage based on transcriptome analysis by RNA-seq techniques

CH Zhu, Y Wei, SM Zhang, F Chen, F Li… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Research question What are the molecular mechanisms leading to human sperm DNA
damage? Design Semen samples were collected and the sperm DNA fragmentation index …

Comprehensive analysis of transcriptome characteristics and identification of TLK2 as a potential biomarker in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

X Zhang, D Sun, H Zheng, Y Rao, Y Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare cutaneous sarcoma
characterized by local invasion and recurrence. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) allows the …

Overexpression of tousled-like kinase 2 predicts poor prognosis in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma patients after radical resection

B Liu, LL Lu, L Yu, X Mei, J Liu, JL Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background: Tousled-like kinase 2 (TLK2) is integral to DNA repair, replication, and cell
cycle regulation, crucial for maintaining genome stability and integrity. However, the …

Exploring the role of TLK2 mutation in tropical calcific pancreatitis: an in silico and molecular dynamics simulation study

A Shrivastava, SKJ Magani, KB Lokhande… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP) is a juvenile form of non-alcoholic chronic pancreatitis
seen exclusively in tropical countries. The disease poses a high risk of complications …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a de novo mutation in TLK1 associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder and immunodeficiency

M Villamor-Payà, M Sanchiz-Calvo, J Smak, L Pais… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The Tousled-like kinases 1 and 2 (TLK1/TLK2) regulate DNA replication, repair
and chromatin maintenance. TLK2 variants are associated with 'Intellectual Disability …