An RRM–ZnF RNA recognition module targets RBM10 to exonic sequences to promote exon exclusion by Collins, Katherine M., Kainov, Yaroslav A., Christodolou, Evangelos, Ray, Debashish, Morris, Quaid, Hughes, Timothy, Taylor, Ian A., Makeyev, Eugene V., Ramos, Andres

“…Importantly, a second RRM domain (RRM2) of RBM10 recognizes a C-rich sequence, which explains its known interaction with the intronic 3΄ site of NUMB exon 9 contributing to regulation of the Notch pathway in cancer. Together, these findings explain RBM10's broad RNA specificity and suggest that RBM10 functions as a splicing regulator using two RNA-binding units with different specificities to promote exon skipping.…”
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Structure and inhibition of novel cyclin-dependent kinases by Dixon-Clarke, S

“…<p>Protein phosphorylation by members of the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) family determines the cell cycle and regulates gene transcription. CDK12 and CDK16 are relatively poorly characterised family members containing atypical domain extensions and represent novel targets for structural studies, as well as cancer drug discovery. …”

Role of posttranslational modifications of histone proteins in epigenetics by Raj, R

“…<p>Nature has evolved an additional level of genetic regulation by-passing direct changes in genetic code through the means of posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of nucleobases and histone proteins. …”

BswR controls bacterial motility and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa through modulation of the small RNA RsmZ by Wang, Chao, Ye, Fuzhou, Kumar, Veerendra, Gao, Yong-Gui, Zhang, Lian-Hui

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa relies on cell motility and ability to form biofilms to establish infections; however, the mechanism of regulation remains obscure. Here we report that BswR, a xenobiotic response element-type transcriptional regulator, plays a critical role in regulation of bacterial motility and biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa. …”
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Cryo-EM reveals transition states of the Acinetobacter baumannii F1-ATPase rotary subunits γ and ε, unveiling novel compound targets by Le, Khoa Cong Minh, Wong, Chui Fann, Müller, Volker, Grüber, Gerhard

“…While synthesizing ATP, it regulates ATP cleavage by its inhibitory ε subunit to prevent wasteful ATP consumption. …”
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Antifungal drug itraconazole targets VDAC1 to modulate the AMPK/mTOR signaling axis in endothelial cells by Head, Sarah A., Shi, Wei, Zhao, Liang, Gorshkov, Kirill, Pasunooti, Kalyan, Chen, Yue, Deng, Zhiyou, Li, Ruo-jing, Shim, Joong Sup, Tan, Wenzhi, Hartung, Thomas, Zhang, Jin, Zhao, Yingming, Colombini, Marco, Liu, Jun O.

“…Previous mechanistic studies have shown that itraconazole inhibits the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, which is known to be a critical regulator of endothelial cell function and angiogenesis. …”
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Potential ago2/miR-3068-5p cascades in the nucleus accumbens contribute to methamphetamine-induced locomotor sensitization of mice by Liu, Dan, Liang, Min, Zhu, Li, Zhou, Ting-Ting, Wang, Yu, Wang, Rui, Wu, Fei-Fei, Goh, Eyleen Lay Keow, Chen, Teng

“…Here, we determined whether Ago2 in the NAc regulates METH sensitization in mice and identified Ago2-dependent miRNAs involved in this process. …”
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Chemical characteristics and trends of Indian summer monsoon rainfall: a review by Majumdar, Aditi, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Das, Reshmi

“…The Indian summer monsoon (ISM) regulates the pace of life for billions of people in the Indian subcontinent by driving the agriculture and Gross Domestic Product of the region. …”
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The habenula clock influences response to a stressor by Basnakova, Adriana, Cheng, Ruey-Kuang, Chia, Joanne Shu Ming, D'Agostino, Giuseppe, Suryadi, Tan, Germaine Jia Hui, Langley, Sarah Raye, Jesuthasan, Suresh

“…Behaviours that are regulated by the pineal clock and not triggered by stressors were unaffected. …”
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Genetic algorithm LQG and neural network controllers for gust response alleviation of flying wing unmanned aerial vehicles by Ang, Elijah Hao Wei, Ng, Bing Feng

“…Similarly, the ANN controller effectively regulates both the plunge displacements and wingtip displacements, including gust cases that are not presented during the ANN training phase. …”
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NMR structure, dynamics and interactions of the integrin β2 cytoplasmic tail with filamin domain IgFLNa21 by Chatterjee, Deepak, Tan, Suet-Mien, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Lu, Lewis Zhiping

“…The actin-binding cytoskeletal protein filamin A is a negative regulator of integrin activation. The IgFLNa21 domain of filamin A binds to the C-terminus of β2 CT that contains a TTT-motif. …”
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Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 9A modulates anxiety-like behavior in female mice by Lim, Lee Wei, Shrestha, Smeeta, Or, Yu Zuan, Tan, Shawn Zheng Kai, Chung, Hwa Hwa, Sun, Yang, Lim, Chew Leng, Khairuddin, Sharafuddin, Lufkin, Thomas, Lin, Valerie Chun Ling

“…Previous studies in TTC9A knockout (TTC9A−/−) mice have indicated that TTC9A negatively regulates the action of estrogen. In this study we investigated the role of TTC9A on anxiety-like behavior through its functional interaction with estrogen using the TTC9A−/− mice model. …”
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Functional comparison of human Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) and APC-like in targeting beta-catenin for degradation by Schneikert, Jean, Chandra, Shree Harsha Vijaya, Ruppert, Jan Gustav, Ray, Suparna, Wenzel, Eva Maria, Behrens, Jürgen

“…A further comparison indicates that APCL down-regulates the β-catenin level despite the lack of the 15R region known to be important in APC. …”
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Structure and dynamics of the proton-selective histidine and the gating tryptophan in an inward rectifying hybrid influenza B and A virus M2 proton channel by Pankratova, Yanina, McKay, Matthew J, Ma, Chunlong, Tan, Haozhou, Wang, Jun, Hong, Mei

“…To elucidate how charged residues C-terminal to the tryptophan regulates channel gating, here we investigate the structure and dynamics of H19 and W23 in a BM2 mutant, GDR-BM2, in which three BM2 residues are mutated to the corresponding AM2 residues, S16G, G26D and H27R. …”
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Protein arginine methyltransferase 6 enhances ligand-dependent and -independent activity of estrogen receptor α via distinct mechanisms by Sun, Yang, Chung, Hwa Hwa, Woo, Amanda Rui En, Lin, Valerie C.-L.

“…In addition to enhancing estrogen-induced ERα activity, PRMT6 over-expression up-regulates estrogen-independent activity of ERα and PRMT6 gene silencing in MCF7 cells inhibits ligand-independent ERα activation. …”
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Boosting hydrogen evolution reaction via electronic coupling of cerium phosphate with molybdenum phosphide nanobelts by Zhang, Luyao, Hu, Minghao, Li, Huan, Cao, Bo, Jing, Peng, Liu, Baocang, Gao, Rui, Zhang, Jun, Liu, Bin

“…In this work, it is found that by anchoring a rare earth compound, cerium phosphate (CePO4 ) on MoP (CePO4 /MoP), the stabilized Ce3+ in CePO4 can significantly boost the formation of oxygen vacancies in ceria (CeO2 ) in situ formed on CePO4 surface during HER, which effectively regulates the d-band electronic density-of-states of MoP, increases the numbers of active sites, and promotes the vectorial electron transfer, therefore greatly enhancing the HER performance of MoP. …”
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Age-related bone loss is associated with FGF21 but not IGFBP1 in healthy adults by Lee, Shuen Yee, Fam, Kai Deng, Chia, Kar Ling, Yap, Margaret M. C., Goh, Jorming, Yeo, Kwee Poo, Yap, Eric Peng Huat, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Lim, Chin Leong

“…The fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21)–insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP1) axis regulates bone loss in animals. However, the role of FGF21 in mediating age-associated bone fragility in humans remains unknown. …”
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The opioid receptor influences circadian rhythms in human keratinocytes through the β-arrestin pathway by Bigliardi, Paul, Junnarkar, Seetanshu, Markale, Chinmay, Lo, Sydney, Bigliardi, Elena, Kalyuzhny, Alex, Ong, Sheena, Dunn, Ray, Wahli, Walter, Bigliardi-Qi, Mei

“…Furthermore, we observed that β-arrestin-1 regulates the transcription of its target genes, including PER2, by facilitating histone-4 acetylation. …”
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Investigating the genetics and immunopathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis by Liu, F

“…Utilizing these shared genetic risks, I found a risk locus at the intron of ZMIZ1 shared by AS and IBD, which regulates the expression of PPIF through an enhancer-enhancer-promoter interaction and transcriptional factors RELB and SP1. …”

Induction of apoptosis and the signalling pathways involved by dillenia suffruticosa dichloromethane root extract in mcf-7 and mda-mb-231 breast cancer cells by Foo, Jhi Biau

“…The induction of apoptosis in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells by DCM-DS is possibly due to the activation of pro-apoptotic JNK1 and down-regulation of anti-apoptotic ERK1 and AKT1, which in turn down-regulates anti-apoptotic BCL-2 to increase the BAX/BCL-2 ratio to initiate the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. …”
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