Molecular mechanism of lncRNAs in pathogenesis and diagnosis of auto-immune diseases, with a special focus on lncRNA-based therapeutic approaches

A Mehmandar-Oskuie, K Jahankhani, A Rostamlou… - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Autoimmune diseases are a diverse set of conditions defined by organ damage due to
abnormal innate and acquired immune system responses. The pathophysiology of …

RNA G-quadruplex in functional regulation of noncoding RNA: Challenges and emerging opportunities

VJ Sahayasheela, H Sugiyama - Cell Chemical Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Summary G-quadruplexes (G4s) are stable, noncanonical structures formed in guanine (G)-
rich sequences of DNA/RNA. G4 structures are reported to play a regulatory role in various …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding the horizons of targeted protein degradation: A non-small molecule perspective

X Huang, F Wu, J Ye, L Wang, X Wang, X Li… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) represented by proteolysis targeting chimeras
(PROTACs) marks a significant stride in drug discovery. A plethora of innovative …

DDX RNA helicases: key players in cellular homeostasis and innate antiviral immunity

I Tapescu, S Cherry - Journal of Virology, 2024 - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT RNA helicases are integral in RNA metabolism, performing important roles in
cellular homeostasis and stress responses. In particular, the DExD/H-box (DDX) helicase …

Sequencing technologies to measure translation in single cells

M VanInsberghe, A van Oudenaarden - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2025 - nature.com
Translation is one of the most energy-intensive processes in a cell and, accordingly, is tightly
regulated. Genome-wide methods to measure translation and the translatome and to study …

DHX36 binding induces RNA structurome remodeling and regulates RNA abundance via m6A reader YTHDF1

Y Zhang, J Zhao, X Chen, Y Qiao, J Kang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
RNA structure constitutes a new layer of gene regulatory mechanisms. RNA binding proteins
can modulate RNA secondary structures, thus participating in post-transcriptional regulation …

The DNA binding high mobility group box protein family functionally binds RNA

DJ Hamilton, AE Hein, DS Wuttke… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleic acid binding proteins regulate transcription, splicing, RNA stability, RNA localization,
and translation, together tailoring gene expression in response to stimuli. Upon discovery …

RNA G-quadruplex structure-based PROTACs for targeted DHX36 protein degradation and gene activity modulation in mammalian cells

K Zhang, Q Nie, M Li, X Chen, L Zhong… - Nucleic Acids …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
RNA G-quadruplexes (rG4s) are non-canonical secondary nucleic acid structures found in
the transcriptome. They play crucial roles in gene regulation by interacting with G4-binding …

[HTML][HTML] Werner syndrome RECQ helicase participates in and directs maintenance of the protein complexes of constitutive heterochromatin in proliferating human cells

P Lazarchuk, MM Nguyen, CM Curca… - Aging (Albany …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Werner syndrome of premature aging is caused by mutations in the WRN RECQ
helicase/exonuclease, which functions in DNA replication, repair, transcription, and telomere …

The role of secondary structures in the functioning of 3′ untranslated regions of mRNA: a review of functions of 3′ UTRs' secondary structures and hypothetical …

M Zhukova, P Schedl, YV Shidlovskii - Bioessays, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3′ untranslated regions (3′ UTRs) of mRNAs have many functions, including
mRNA processing and transport, translational regulation, and mRNA degradation and …