Plant-TFClass: a structural classification for plant transcription factors

R Blanc-Mathieu, R Dumas, L Turchi, J Lucas… - Trends in Plant …, 2024 - cell.com
Transcription factors (TFs) bind DNA at specific sequences to regulate gene expression.
This universal process is achieved via their DNA-binding domain (DBD). In mammals, the …

Chromatin attachment to the nuclear matrix represses hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana

L Xu, S Zheng, K Witzel, E Van De Slijke… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The nuclear matrix is a nuclear compartment that has diverse functions in chromatin
regulation and transcription. However, how this structure influences epigenetic modifications …

WhiB-like proteins: Diversity of structure, function and mechanism

DG Beltran, T Wan, LM Zhang - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The WhiB-Like (Wbl) proteins are a large family of iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster-
containing transcription factors exclusively found in the phylum Actinobacteria, including the …

ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes recruit NSD2 and H3K36me2 in pericentromeric heterochromatin

N Goto, K Suke, N Yonezawa, H Nishihara… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
Histone H3 lysine36 dimethylation (H3K36me2) is generally distributed in the gene body
and euchromatic intergenic regions. However, we found that H3K36me2 is enriched in …

The AT‐hook protein AHL29 promotes Bacillus subtilis colonization by suppressing SWEET2‐mediated sugar retrieval in Arabidopsis roots

YC Wu, CW Yu, JY Chiu, YH Chiang… - Plant, Cell & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Beneficial Bacillus subtilis (BS) symbiosis could combat root pathogenesis, but it relies on
root‐secreted sugars. Understanding the molecular control of sugar flux during colonization …

Multivalent interactions of the disordered regions of XLF and XRCC4 foster robust cellular NHEJ and drive the formation of ligation-boosting condensates in vitro

DD Vu, A Bonucci, M Brenière… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
In mammalian cells, DNA double-strand breaks are predominantly repaired by non-
homologous end joining (NHEJ). During repair, the Ku70–Ku80 heterodimer (Ku), X-ray …

Biochemical and cellular insights into the Baz2B protein, a non-catalytic subunit of the chromatin remodeling complex

M Breindl, D Spitzer, R Gerasimaitė… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Baz2B is a regulatory subunit of the ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes BRF1
and BRF5, which control access to DNA during DNA-templated processes. Baz2B has been …

Mitotic deacetylase complex (MiDAC) recognizes the HIV-1 core promoter to control activated viral gene expression

E Wilhelm, M Poirier, M Da Rocha, M Bédard… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) integrates into the host genome forming latent
cellular reservoirs that are an obstacle for cure or remission strategies. Viral transcription is …

House of CarDs: Functional insights into the transcriptional regulator CdnL

EL Smith, ED Goley - Molecular Microbiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Regulation of bacterial transcription is a complex and multi‐faceted phenomenon that is
critical for growth and adaptation. Proteins in the CarD_CdnL_TRCF family are widespread …

Genome-wide analysis of radish AHL gene family and functional verification of RsAHL14 in tomato

W Chen, L Chen, L Cui, Z Liu, W Yuan - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The AT-hook motif nuclear localized (AHL) gene family is a highly conserved transcription
factors involved in plant growth, development, and stress responses. However, AHLs have …