Cracking the code: Reprogramming the genetic script in prokaryotes and eukaryotes to harness the power of noncanonical amino acids

C Jann, S Giofré, R Bhattacharjee, EA Lemke - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over 500 natural and synthetic amino acids have been genetically encoded in the last two
decades. Incorporating these noncanonical amino acids into proteins enables many …

Phase separation as a new form of regulation in innate immunity

L Wang, W Zhou - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Innate immunity is essential for the host against pathogens, cancer, and autoimmunity. The
innate immune system encodes many sensor, adaptor, and effector proteins and relies on …

IRF7: role and regulation in immunity and autoimmunity

W Ma, G Huang, Z Wang, L Wang, Q Gao - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Interferon regulatory factor (IRF) 7 was originally identified as master transcriptional factor
that produced IFN-I and regulated innate immune response, subsequent studies have …

MAVS deSUMOylation by SENP1 inhibits its aggregation and antagonizes IRF3 activation

T Dai, L Zhang, Y Ran, M Zhang, B Yang… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) is an adapter that recruits and activates
IRF3. However, the mechanisms underpinning the interplay between MAVS and IRF3 are …

The multiple roles of interferon regulatory factor family in health and disease

L Wang, Y Zhu, N Zhang, Y Xian, Y Tang, J Ye… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Interferon Regulatory Factors (IRFs), a family of transcription factors, profoundly
influence the immune system, impacting both physiological and pathological processes …

Functional analysis of protein post‐translational modifications using genetic codon expansion

T Peng, T Das, K Ding, HC Hang - Protein Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins not only exponentially increase the
diversity of proteoforms, but also contribute to dynamically modulating the localization …

Liquid-liquid phase separation in viral function

X Zhang, R Zheng, Z Li, J Ma - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
An emerging set of results suggests that liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is the basis
for the formation of membrane-less compartments in cells. Evidence is now mounting that …

Transcription regulation by biomolecular condensates

G Pei, H Lyons, P Li, BR Sabari - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates regulate transcription by dynamically compartmentalizing the
transcription machinery. Classic models of transcription regulation focus on the recruitment …

Biomolecular condensates and disease pathogenesis

K Ruan, G Bai, Y Fang, D Li, T Li, X Liu, B Lu… - Science China Life …, 2024 - Springer
Biomolecular condensates or membraneless organelles (MLOs) formed by liquid-liquid
phase separation (LLPS) divide intracellular spaces into discrete compartments for specific …

Phase separation: the robust modulator of innate antiviral signaling and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Y Zheng, C Gao - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 has been a pandemic threat to human health and the worldwide economy, but
efficient treatments are still lacking. Type I and III interferons are essential for controlling viral …