Structure and mechanism of helicases and nucleic acid translocases

MR Singleton, MS Dillingham, DB Wigley - Annu. Rev. Biochem., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Helicases and translocases are a ubiquitous, highly diverse group of proteins that perform
an extraordinary variety of functions in cells. Consequently, this review sets out to define a …

The DEAD-box protein family of RNA helicases

O Cordin, J Banroques, NK Tanner, P Linder - Gene, 2006 - Elsevier
RNA helicases of the DEAD-box protein family have been shown to participate in every
aspect of RNA metabolism. They are present in most organisms where they work as RNA …

Identification of virus-encoded microRNAs

S Pfeffer, M Zavolan, FA Grässer, M Chien, JJ Russo… - Science, 2004 - science.org
RNA silencing processes are guided by small RNAs that are derived from double-stranded
RNA. To probe for function of RNA silencing during infection of human cells by a DNA virus …

DEAD-box proteins: the driving forces behind RNA metabolism

S Rocak, P Linder - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2004 - nature.com
RNA helicases from the DEAD-box family are found in almost all organisms and have
important roles in RNA metabolism. They are associated with many processes ranging from …

DExD/H box RNA helicases: from generic motors to specific dissociation functions

NK Tanner, P Linder - Molecular cell, 2001 - cell.com
RNA helicases of the DEAD box and related DExD/H proteins form a very large superfamily
of proteins conserved from bacteria and viruses to humans. They have seven to eight …

The clothes make the mRNA: past and present trends in mRNP fashion

G Singh, G Pratt, GW Yeo… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Throughout their lifetimes, messenger RNAs (mRNAs) associate with proteins to form
ribonucleoproteins (mRNPs). Since the discovery of the first mRNP component more than 40 …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for RNA unwinding by the DEAD-box protein Drosophila Vasa

T Sengoku, O Nureki, A Nakamura, S Kobayashi… - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
DEAD-box RNA helicases, which regulate various processes involving RNA, have two RecA-
like domains as a catalytic core to alter higher-order RNA structures. We determined the 2.2 …

Translocation and unwinding mechanisms of RNA and DNA helicases

AM Pyle - Annu. Rev. Biophys., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Helicases and remodeling enzymes are ATP-dependent motor proteins that play a critical
role in every aspect of RNA and DNA metabolism. Most RNA-remodeling enzymes are …

Modulation of the helicase activity of eIF4A by eIF4B, eIF4H, and eIF4F

GW Rogers, NJ Richter, WF Lima… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4A is a DEAD box RNA helicase that works in conjunction
with eIF4B, eIF4H, or as a subunit of eIF4F to unwind secondary structure in the 5 …

An update on African swine fever virology

A Karger, D Pérez-Núñez, J Urquiza, P Hinojar… - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Animal diseases constitute a continuing threat to animal health, food safety, national
economy, and the environment. Among those, African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most …