2024
Single-mitosis dissection of acute and chronic DNA mutagenesis and repair
Ginno P, Borgers H, Ernst C, Schneider A, Behm M, Aitken S, Taylor M, Odom D. Single-mitosis dissection of acute and chronic DNA mutagenesis and repair. Nature Genetics 2024, 56: 913-924. PMID: 38627597, PMCID: PMC11096113, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01712-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutational processesUV damageGenome evolutionGenome-wideTranscribed regionsGenome replicationCancer genomesUV mutationCC dinucleotidesDNA mutagenesisSister cellsDriving evolutionGenomeMutagenesisPunctuated burstsSingle cellsRounds of genome replicationMutationsStrandsCellsMitosisDinucleotideSisterROSReplication
2022
DNA processing by the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus alkaline exonuclease SOX contributes to viral gene expression and infectious virion production
Hartenian E, Mendez A, Didychuk A, Khosla S, Glaunsinger B. DNA processing by the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus alkaline exonuclease SOX contributes to viral gene expression and infectious virion production. Nucleic Acids Research 2022, 51: 182-197. PMID: 36537232, PMCID: PMC9841436, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusAlkaline exonucleaseInfectious virion productionViral gene expressionDNA processingStructure-guided functional analysesGene expressionDNA substrate preferenceVirion productionKingdoms of lifeCleavage of mRNAGammaherpesvirus Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusViral DNA processingLifecycles of virusesBacteriophage LSoxS mutantFunctional conservationGenome replicationGenetic conservationSarcoma-associated herpesvirusPhage LSubstrate preferenceDNA bindingHuman gammaherpesviruses Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusSOX activityReovirus infection is regulated by NPC1 and endosomal cholesterol homeostasis
Ortega-Gonzalez P, Taylor G, Jangra RK, Tenorio R, Fernandez de Castro I, Mainou BA, Orchard RC, Wilen CB, Brigleb PH, Sojati J, Chandran K, Sachse M, Risco C, Dermody TS. Reovirus infection is regulated by NPC1 and endosomal cholesterol homeostasis. PLOS Pathogens 2022, 18: e1010322. PMID: 35263388, PMCID: PMC8906592, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNiemann-Pick C1Cholesterol homeostasisActive reovirus core particlesRNA interference screenReovirus outer capsidInfectious subvirion particlesPutative host factorsReovirus infectionTreatment of cellsInterference screenMembrane proteinsEndocytic pathwayMammalian orthoreovirusGenome replicationLate endosomesEndosomal membranesPlasma membraneReovirus attachmentEndoplasmic reticulumOuter capsidViral transcriptionTransport activityEndosomesHomeostasisHuman immunodeficiency virus-1
2019
Cell cycle dynamics in the reprogramming of cellular identity
Hu X, Eastman AE, Guo S. Cell cycle dynamics in the reprogramming of cellular identity. FEBS Letters 2019, 593: 2840-2852. PMID: 31562821, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingCell cycle dynamicsCellular identityDaughter cellsGenome replicationCell cycleSpecific cell cycle phasesCell fate regulationCell cycle controlRapid cell cyclesCell cycle phasesCycle dynamicsFate regulationEpigenomic changesCycle controlFate controlReprogrammingCell typesBiochemical processesReplicationComplex mechanismsCycle phaseGenomeCellsProminent example
2016
Glycosphingolipid GM3 is Indispensable for Dengue Virus Genome Replication
Wang K, Wang J, Sun T, Bian G, Pan W, Feng T, Wang P, Li Y, Dai J. Glycosphingolipid GM3 is Indispensable for Dengue Virus Genome Replication. International Journal Of Biological Sciences 2016, 12: 872-883. PMID: 27313500, PMCID: PMC4910605, DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.15641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDENV infectionDengue virusB16 cellsDENV attachmentSynthetase inhibitorGM95 cellsPrevalent arthropodVirus infectionMouse melanoma B16 cellsMortality rateViral-host interactionsMelanoma B16 cellsMouse brainViral replicationInfectionVirus genome replicationViral diseasesGenome replicationViral genome replicationEndoplasmic reticulumGM3CellsViral replication complexInhibitorsGlycosphingolipids
2009
Watching the walk: Observing chemo‐mechanical coupling in a processive myosin motor
De La Cruz EM, Olivares AO. Watching the walk: Observing chemo‐mechanical coupling in a processive myosin motor. All Life 2009, 3: 67-70. PMID: 19794813, PMCID: PMC2707789, DOI: 10.2976/1.3095425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular motorsMolecular motor proteinsNucleotide bindingCell divisionCellular nanomachinesGene transcriptionGenome replicationOrganelle transportMotor proteinsSingle-molecule enzymologyActin filamentsProcessive myosin motorsProtein synthesisMyosin motorsFundamental processesProduct releaseExciting advancesRecent studiesCytoskeletonTranscriptionEnzymologyOrganismsProteinFundamental importanceChemical catalysis
2005
Evolution of Mutational Robustness in an RNA Virus
Montville R, Froissart R, Remold SK, Tenaillon O, Turner PE. Evolution of Mutational Robustness in an RNA Virus. PLOS Biology 2005, 3: e381. PMID: 16248678, PMCID: PMC1275523, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutational robustnessRNA virusesAccurate genome replicationEvolution of robustnessUnderstanding of evolutionAdaptive evolutionGenetic robustnessPopulation bottleneckingPhenotypic constancyMutation accumulationNatural selectionGenetic variationMutational effectsGenome replicationHigh mutation frequencyMutational changesRandom mutationsMutation rateHost cellsBiological populationsFitness changesMutation frequencyGenomeComplementationVirus
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