Cellular functions of eukaryotic RNA helicases and their links to human diseases

KE Bohnsack, S Yi, S Venus, E Jankowsky… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
RNA helicases are highly conserved proteins that use nucleoside triphosphates to bind or
remodel RNA, RNA–protein complexes or both. RNA helicases are classified into the DEAD …

Emerging roles of spliceosome in cancer and immunity

H Yang, B Beutler, D Zhang - Protein & cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing is catalyzed by an intricate
ribonucleoprotein complex called the spliceosome. Although the spliceosome is considered …

Clinical implementation of RNA sequencing for Mendelian disease diagnostics

VA Yépez, M Gusic, R Kopajtich, C Mertes, NH Smith… - Genome medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Lack of functional evidence hampers variant interpretation, leaving a large
proportion of individuals with a suspected Mendelian disorder without genetic diagnosis …

DEAD-box RNA helicases and genome stability

M Cargill, R Venkataraman, S Lee - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
DEAD-box RNA helicases are important regulators of RNA metabolism and have been
implicated in the development of cancer. Interestingly, these helicases constitute a major …

High prevalence of multilocus pathogenic variation in neurodevelopmental disorders in the Turkish population

T Mitani, S Isikay, A Gezdirici, EY Gulec… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - cell.com
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are clinically and genetically heterogenous; many
such disorders are secondary to perturbation in brain development and/or function. The …

Genetics of 46, XY gonadal dysgenesis

M Elzaiat, K McElreavey, A Bashamboo - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
In 46, XY men, testis is determined by a genetic network (s) that both promotes testis
formation and represses ovarian development. Disruption of this process results in a lack of …

The RNA helicase DDX39A binds a conserved structure in Chikungunya virus RNA to control infection

I Tapescu, F Taschuk, SM Pokharel, O Zginnyk… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Alphaviruses are a large group of re-emerging arthropod-borne RNA viruses. The compact
viral RNA genomes harbor diverse structures that facilitate replication. These structures can …

The RNA helicase DHX16 recognizes specific viral RNA to trigger RIG-I-dependent innate antiviral immunity

A Hage, P Bharaj, S van Tol, MI Giraldo… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Summary Type I interferons (IFN-I) are essential to establish antiviral innate immunity.
Unanchored (or free) polyubiquitin (poly-Ub) has been shown to regulate IFN-I responses …

Brain monoamine vesicular transport disease caused by homozygous SLC18A2 variants: A study in 42 affected individuals

K Saida, R Maroofian, T Sengoku, T Mitani… - Genetics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Brain monoamine vesicular transport disease is an infantile-onset movement
disorder that mimics cerebral palsy. In 2013, the homozygous SLC18A2 variant, p …

Molecular basis for the activation of human spliceosome

X Zhan, Y Lu, Y Shi - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
The spliceosome executes pre-mRNA splicing through four sequential stages: assembly,
activation, catalysis, and disassembly. Activation of the spliceosome, namely remodeling of …