Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations

JS Mattick, PP Amaral, P Carninci… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Genes specifying long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) occupy a large fraction of the genomes
of complex organisms. The term 'lncRNAs' encompasses RNA polymerase I (Pol I), Pol II …

Role of pyroptosis in inflammation and cancer

X Wei, F **e, X Zhou, Y Wu, H Yan, T Liu… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death mediated by gasdermin and is a product of
continuous cell expansion until the cytomembrane ruptures, resulting in the release of …

Histone post-translational modifications—cause and consequence of genome function

G Millán-Zambrano, A Burton, AJ Bannister… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Much has been learned since the early 1960s about histone post-translational modifications
(PTMs) and how they affect DNA-templated processes at the molecular level. This …

[HTML][HTML] Functional partitioning of transcriptional regulators by patterned charge blocks

H Lyons, RT Veettil, P Pradhan, C Fornero… - Cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
Components of transcriptional machinery are selectively partitioned into specific
condensates, often mediated by protein disorder, yet we know little about how this specificity …

Modulating biomolecular condensates: a novel approach to drug discovery

DM Mitrea, M Mittasch, BF Gomes, IA Klein… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022‏ - nature.com
In the past decade, membraneless assemblies known as biomolecular condensates have
been reported to play key roles in many cellular functions by compartmentalizing specific …

Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation

M Shvedunova, A Akhtar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022‏ - nature.com
Lysine acetylation is a widespread and versatile protein post-translational modification.
Lysine acetyltransferases and lysine deacetylases catalyse the addition or removal …

Capillary forces generated by biomolecular condensates

B Gouveia, Y Kim, JW Shaevitz, S Petry, HA Stone… - Nature, 2022‏ - nature.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation and related phase transitions have emerged as generic
mechanisms in living cells for the formation of membraneless compartments or biomolecular …

[HTML][HTML] A disordered region controls cBAF activity via condensation and partner recruitment

A Patil, AR Strom, JA Paulo, CK Collings, KM Ruff… - Cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) represent a large percentage of overall nuclear
protein content. The prevailing dogma is that IDRs engage in non-specific interactions …

Liquid–liquid phase separation in human health and diseases

B Wang, L Zhang, T Dai, Z Qin, H Lu, L Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Emerging evidence suggests that liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) represents a vital
and ubiquitous phenomenon underlying the formation of membraneless organelles in …

The molecular basis of heterochromatin assembly and epigenetic inheritance

SIS Grewal - Molecular cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
Heterochromatin plays a fundamental role in gene regulation, genome integrity, and
silencing of repetitive DNA elements. Histone modifications are essential for the …