Senescence and apoptosis: dueling or complementary cell fates?

abstract：:Post-translational protein arginylation is essential for cardiovascular development and angiogenesis in mice and is mediated by arginyl-transfer RNA-protein transferases Ate1-a functionally conserved but poorly understood class of enzymes. Here, we used sequence analysis to detect the evolutionary relationship between...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Rai R,Mushegian A,Makarova K,Kashina A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate target mRNAs by silencing them. Reciprocally, however, target mRNAs can also modulate miRNA stability. Here, we uncover a remarkable efficacy of target RNA-directed miRNA degradation (TDMD) in rodent primary neurons. Coincident with degradation, and while still bound to Argonaute, targeted ...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： de la Mata M,Gaidatzis D,Vitanescu M,Stadler MB,Wentzel C,Scheiffele P,Filipowicz W,Großhans H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various aerolysin-like pore-forming proteins have been identified from bacteria to vertebrates. However, the mechanism of receptor recognition and/or pore formation of the eukaryotic members remains unknown. Here, we present the first crystal and electron microscopy structures of a vertebrate aerolysin-like protein fr...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Jia N,Liu N,Cheng W,Jiang YL,Sun H,Chen LL,Peng J,Zhang Y,Ding YH,Zhang ZH,Wang X,Cai G,Wang J,Dong MQ,Zhang Z,Wu H,Wang HW,Chen Y,Zhou CZ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian artificial chromosomes (MACs) provide a new tool for the improvement of our knowledge of chromosome structure and function. Moreover, they constitute an alternative and potentially powerful tool for gene delivery both in cultured cells and for the production of transgenic animals. In the present work we desc...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Auriche C,Donini P,Ascenzioni F

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the genome sequence and gene content are available for an increasing number of organisms, eukaryotic selenoproteins remain poorly characterized. The dual role of the UGA codon confounds the identification of novel selenoprotein genes. Here, we describe a comparative genomics approach that relies on the genome-wi...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Castellano S,Novoselov SV,Kryukov GV,Lescure A,Blanco E,Krol A,Gladyshev VN,Guigó R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae causes more than one million deaths every year, mostly of young children in developing countries, due to pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis. The emergence and dissemination of drug-resistant pneumococcal strains, coupled to changing patterns of virulence and the inadequacy of available vacci...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Di Guilmi AM,Dessen A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracellular modification of proteins by the addition of a single O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) molecule is a ubiquitous post-translational modification in eukaryotic cells. It is catalysed by O-linked N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, which attaches O-GlcNAc to serine/threonine residues, and it is count...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Golks A,Guerini D

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High expression levels of SLFN11 correlate with the sensitivity of human cancer cells to DNA-damaging agents. However, little is known about the underlying mechanism. Here, we show that SLFN11 interacts directly with RPA1 and is recruited to sites of DNA damage in an RPA1-dependent manner. Furthermore, we establish th...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Mu Y,Lou J,Srivastava M,Zhao B,Feng XH,Liu T,Chen J,Huang J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoblastoma protein (RB) encoded by Rb1 is a prominent inducer of cell cycle arrest (CCA). The hormone progesterone (P4 ) promotes CCA in the uterine epithelium and previous studies indicated that P4 activates RB by reducing the phosphorylated, inactive form of RB. Here, we show that embryo implantation is impaired...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Akaeda S,Hirota Y,Fukui Y,Aikawa S,Shimizu-Hirota R,Kaku T,Gebril M,Hirata T,Hiraoka T,Matsuo M,Haraguchi H,Saito-Kanatani M,Takeda N,Fujii T,Osuga Y

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The systematic recording and management of experimental data in academic life science research remains an open problem. EPFL engaged in a program of ELN/LIMS deployment 6 years ago, encountering a host of fundamental questions at the institutional level and in each single laboratory. Here, based on our experience we a...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Argento N

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptotic cell volume decrease (AVD) and exposure of phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) at the cell surface are early events in apoptosis. However, the ion channels responsible for AVD, and their relationship to PtdSer translocation and cell death are poorly understood. Real-time analysis of calcium-induced apoptosis in lymp...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Elliott JI,Higgins CF

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging flavivirus, which when passed through vertical transmission from mother to developing fetus can lead to developmental abnormalities, including microcephaly. While there is mounting evidence that suggests a causal relationship between ZIKV infection and microcephaly, the mechanisms by w...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Tiwari SK,Dang JW,Lin N,Qin Y,Wang S,Rana TM

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural progressive dysfunction of most living organisms-ageing-has captured the attention of several studies, with the intention to develop rejuvenation strategies. Evidence is emerging of a positive correlation between natural ageing and chromosomal instability (CIN). In this issue of EMBO Reports, Barroso-Vilar...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Tovini L,McClelland SE

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:WHITE COLLAR-1 (WC-1) is the limiting component of the White Collar Complex (WCC) controlling expression of the Neurospora circadian clock protein Frequency (FRQ). Accumulation of WC-1 is supported by FRQ on a post-transcriptional level. Here, we show that transcription of wc-1 is organized in a complex way. Three pro...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Káldi K,González BH,Brunner M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone demethylases-both lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and Jumonji-C (JmjC) domain-containing proteins-are broadly implicated in the regulation of chromatin-dependent processes. In Arabidopsis thaliana, histone marks directly affect DNA methylation, and mutations in LSD1 homologues show reduced DNA methylation...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Deleris A,Greenberg MV,Ausin I,Law RW,Moissiard G,Schubert D,Jacobsen SE

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The actin cytoskeleton operates in a multitude of cellular processes including cell shape and migration, mechanoregulation, and membrane or organelle dynamics. However, its filamentous properties and functions inside the mammalian cell nucleus are less well explored. We previously described transient actin assembly at...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Krippner S,Winkelmeier J,Knerr J,Brandt DT,Virant D,Schwan C,Endesfelder U,Grosse R

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a highly dynamic RNA modification that has recently emerged as a key regulator of gene expression. While many m6A modifications are installed by the METTL3-METTL14 complex, others appear to be introduced independently, implying that additional human m6A methyltransferases remain to be ident...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Warda AS,Kretschmer J,Hackert P,Lenz C,Urlaub H,Höbartner C,Sloan KE,Bohnsack MT

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism by which YopP simultaneously inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear factor-kappaB pathways has been elusive. Ectopic expression of YopP inhibits the activity and ubiquitination of a complex consisting of overexpressed TGF-beta-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) and its subunit TAK1-binding p...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Thiefes A,Wolf A,Doerrie A,Grassl GA,Matsumoto K,Autenrieth I,Bohn E,Sakurai H,Niedenthal R,Resch K,Kracht M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tubby loci provide a unique opportunity to study adult-onset obesity. Mutation in either mammalian tubby or its homologue in Caenorhabditis elegans, tub-1, results in increased fat storage. Previously, we have shown that TUB-1 interacts with a new Rab GTPase-activating protein, RBG-3, for the regulation of fat sto...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Mukhopadhyay A,Pan X,Lambright DG,Tissenbaum HA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Codon bias has been implicated as one of the major factors contributing to mRNA stability in several model organisms. However, the molecular mechanisms of codon bias on mRNA stability remain unclear in humans. Here, we show that human cells possess a mechanism to modulate RNA stability through a unique codon bias. Bio...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Hia F,Yang SF,Shichino Y,Yoshinaga M,Murakawa Y,Vandenbon A,Fukao A,Fujiwara T,Landthaler M,Natsume T,Adachi S,Iwasaki S,Takeuchi O

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Global climate change and the increasing human population require crop varieties with higher yield and draught resistance. But meeting both goals is not an easy task for breeders and plant science. ...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Moshelion M

更新日期：2020-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of gene silencing phenomena that inactivate genes at the post-transcriptional level have been identified. Due to its potential for studying gene function, post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) has become an intense area of research. In this review we describe the different means of inducing PTGS and disc...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Chicas A,Macino G

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregation of the two yeast proteins Sup35p and Ure2p is widely accepted as a model for explaining the prion propagation of the phenotypes [PSI+] and [URE3], respectively. Here, we demonstrate that the propagation of [URE3] cannot simply be the consequence of generating large aggregates of Ure2p, because such agg...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Fernandez-Bellot E,Guillemet E,Ness F,Baudin-Baillieu A,Ripaud L,Tuite M,Cullin C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TOR is a conserved serine/threonine kinase that responds to nutrients, growth factors, the bioenergetic status of the cell and cellular stress to control growth, metabolism and ageing. A diverse group of small GTPases including Rheb, Rag, Rac1, RalA and Ryh1 play a variety of roles in the regulation of TOR. For exampl...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Durán RV,Hall MN

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic and oxidant stresses can coexist in biological systems, and oxidant stress has been proposed to activate hypoxia pathways through the inactivation of the 'oxygen-sensing' hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl and asparaginyl hydroxylases. Here, we show that despite reduced sensitivity to cellular hypoxia, the ...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Masson N,Singleton RS,Sekirnik R,Trudgian DC,Ambrose LJ,Miranda MX,Tian YM,Kessler BM,Schofield CJ,Ratcliffe PJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer-associated p53 missense mutants confer gain of function (GOF) and promote tumorigenesis by regulating crucial signaling pathways. However, the role of GOF mutant p53 in regulating DNA replication, a commonly altered pathway in cancer, is less explored. Here, we show that enhanced Cdc7-dependent replication init...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Datta A,Ghatak D,Das S,Banerjee T,Paul A,Butti R,Gorain M,Ghuwalewala S,Roychowdhury A,Alam SK,Das P,Chatterjee R,Dasgupta M,Panda CK,Kundu GC,Roychoudhury S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its phosphorylated form (NADP) are vital for cell function in all organisms and form cofactors to a host of enzymes in catabolic and anabolic processes. NAD(P) transhydrogenases (NTHs) catalyse hydride ion transfer between NAD(H) and NADP(H). Membrane-bound NTH isoforms resi...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Saeed S,Tremp AZ,Sharma V,Lasonder E,Dessens JT

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The Carma1-Bcl10-Malt1 (CBM) complex connects T-cell receptor (TCR) signalling to the canonical IkappaB kinase (IKK)/NF (nuclear factor)-kappaB pathway. Earlier studies have indicated that the COP9 signalosome (CSN), a pleiotropic regulator of the ubiquitin/26S proteasome system, controls antigen responses in T cells....

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Welteke V,Eitelhuber A,Düwel M,Schweitzer K,Naumann M,Krappmann D

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA editing in plant organelles is mediated by site-specific, nuclear-encoded factors. Previous data suggested that the maintenance of these factors depends on the presence of their rapidly evolving cognate sites. The surprising ability of allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco) to edit a foreign site in the chloro...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Tillich M,Poltnigg P,Kushnir S,Schmitz-Linneweber C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals affected by the autosomal recessive disorder Werner's syndrome (WS) develop many of the symptoms characteristic of premature ageing. Primary fibroblasts cultured from WS patients exhibit karyotypic abnormalities and a reduced replicative life span. The WRN gene encodes a 3'-5' DNA helicase, and is a member...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Constantinou A,Tarsounas M,Karow JK,Brosh RM,Bohr VA,Hickson ID,West SC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00