New Resinogalea species from Araucaria araucana resin in Chile and reclassification of the genus in the Cryptocaliciomycetidae by Felipe Balocchi, Irene Barnes, Michael J. Wingfield, Rodrigo Ahumada, Cobus M. Visagie

“…Further analyses applying the Genealogical Concordance Phylogenetic Species Recognition (GCPSR) based on ITS, mini chromosome maintenance protein complex (MCM7), RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2) and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF) gene regions, confirmed that strains represent two new species. …”
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Impact of Scleroderma‐Associated Autoantibodies on Clinical Outcome Assessments: Post Hoc Analysis From a Randomised, Double‐blind, Placebo‐controlled, Phase 3 Trial of Tocilizumab... by Basmah Al Dulaijan, Suiyuan Huang, Celia J. F. Lin, Christopher P. Denton, Dinesh Khanna

“…We analyzed four groups with SSc‐Abs: anti–topoisomerase 1 antibody (ATA), anti–RNA polymerase 3 antibody (RNAP3), anti‐centromere antibody, and negative for all three (triple negative). …”
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Engineering a phi15-based expression system for stringent gene expression in Pseudomonas putida by Eveline-Marie Lammens, Daniel C. Volke, Alison Kerremans, Yannick Aerts, Maarten Boon, Pablo I. Nikel, Rob Lavigne

“…Abstract The T7 phage RNA polymerase (RNAP) is a widely used expression platform, but its implementation in non-model microbial hosts poses significant challenges due to cytotoxicity. …”
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Variation in Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus plantations in YunNan Province in southwestern China across a climatic gradient by Guoqing Li, Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield, Shuaifei Chen

“…Isolates were identified by comparing DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer ribosomal RNA locus (ITS), partial translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1), β-tubulin 2 (tub2) and DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit (rpb2) genes, and combined with their morphological characteristics. …”
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Importance of appropriate genome information for the design of mating type primers in black and yellow morel populations by Melissa Cravero, Aaron J. Robinson, Patrick Hilpisch, Patrick S. Chain, Saskia Bindschedler, Pilar Junier

“…The yellow morel primer pairs (EMAT1-1 L/R and EMAT1-2 L/R) appear to have reporting errors, as the published primer sequences are dissimilar with reported amplicon sequences and the EMAT1-2 primers appear to amplify the RNA polymerase II subunit (RPB2) gene. The lack of the reference genome used in primer design and descriptive methodology made it challenging to fully assess the apparent issues with the primers for this clade. …”
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Fitness costs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to rifampicin is compensated by rapid Th2 polarization mediated by early and high IL-4 production during mice infection by Ma. Fernanda Arce-Aceves, Roberto Espinosa-Neira, Dulce A. Mata-Espinosa, Jorge A. Barrios-Payan, Hugo G. Castelán-Sánchez, Sofía L. Alcaraz-Estrada, Mauricio Castañón-Arreola, Rogelio Hernández-Pando

“…Abstract It was a general belief that drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) was associated with lesser virulence, particularly rifampicin resistance, which is usually produced by mutations in the RNA polymerase Beta subunit (RpoB). Interestingly, this kind of bacterial mutations affect gene transcription with significant effects on bacterial physiology and metabolism, affecting also the bacterial antigenic constitution that in consequence can produce diverse immune responses and disease outcome. …”
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Discovery of orally bioavailable SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibitor as a potential treatment for COVID-19 by Yongzhi Lu, Qi Yang, Ting Ran, Guihua Zhang, Wenqi Li, Peiqi Zhou, Jielin Tang, Minxian Dai, Jinpeng Zhong, Hua Chen, Pan He, Anqi Zhou, Bao Xue, Jiayi Chen, Jiyun Zhang, Sidi Yang, Kunzhong Wu, Xinyu Wu, Miru Tang, Wei K. Zhang, Deyin Guo, Xinwen Chen, Hongming Chen, Jinsai Shang

“…Abstract The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), 3C-like protease (3CLpro), and papain-like protease (PLpro) are pivotal components in the viral life cycle of SARS-CoV-2, presenting as promising therapeutic targets. …”
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On the nature of picobirnaviruses by A. Yu. Kashnikov, N. V. Epifanova, N. A. Novikova

“…The reasons for the occurrence of atypical sequences among the PBV genome sequences that use an alter­ native mitochondrial code of lower eukaryotes (fungi and invertebrates) for the translation of viral RNA­dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) instead of the standard genetic code are analyzed. …”
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Hypoxia-induced CTCF mediates alternative splicing via coupling chromatin looping and RNA Pol II pause to promote EMT in breast cancer by Parik Kakani, Shruti Ganesh Dhamdhere, Deepak Pant, Rushikesh Joshi, Sachin Mishra, Anchala Pandey, Dimple Notani, Sanjeev Shukla

“…This further regulates the CTCF-mediated RNA polymerase II pause at COL5A1exon64A, leading to its inclusion in promoting the EMT under hypoxia. …”
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Effect of Kinases in Extracellular Vesicles from HIV-1-Infected Cells on Bystander Cells by Gifty A. Mensah, Anastasia Williams, Pooja Khatkar, Yuriy Kim, James Erickson, Alexandra Duverger, Heather Branscome, Kajal Patil, Hafsa Chaudhry, Yuntao Wu, Olaf Kutsch, Fatah Kashanchi

“…Recently, we have found that exosomes, which are small, membrane-enclosed particles released by virtually all cell types and known to mediate intercellular communication, caused an increase in RNA Polymerase II loading onto the HIV-1 promoter. This resulted in the production of both short- and long-length viral transcripts in infected cells under cART. …”
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Feedback loop centered on MAF1 reduces blood–brain barrier damage in sepsis-associated encephalopathy by Xuebiao Wei, Wenqiang Jiang, Zhonghua Wang, Yichen Li, Yuanwen Jing, Yongli Han, Linqiang Huang, Shenglong Chen

“…Abstract Background A previous study found that MAF1 homolog, a negative regulator of RNA polymerase III (MAF1), protects the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE); however, the related molecular mechanisms remain unclear. …”
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NKAPL facilitates transcription pause-release and bridges elongation to initiation during meiosis exit by Zhenlong Kang, Chen Xu, Shuai Lu, Jie Gong, Ruoyu Yan, Gan Luo, Yuanyuan Wang, Qing He, Yifei Wu, Yitong Yan, Baomei Qian, Shenglin Han, Zhiwen Bu, Jinwen Zhang, Xian Xia, Liang Chen, Zhibin Hu, Mingyan Lin, Zheng Sun, Yayun Gu, Lan Ye

“…Abstract Transcription elongation, especially RNA polymerase II (Pol II) pause-release, is less studied than transcription initiation in regulating gene expression during meiosis. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Key Genes Involved in the Response of <i>Triticum urartu</i> to Boron Toxicity Stress by Gul Sema Uyar, Anamika Pandey, Mehmet Hamurcu, Tomas Vyhnanek, Mustafa Harmankaya, Ali Topal, Sait Gezgin, Mohd. Kamran Khan

“…While key upregulated genes included those encoding RNA polymerase beta subunit (chloroplast), ATP synthase subunit gamma, chloroplastic, 60S ribosomal protein, and RNA-binding protein 12-like, the main downregulated genes included those encoding photosystem II protein D, ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase small subunit, and peroxidase 2-like. …”
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Efficacy and safety of SHEN26, a novel oral small molecular RdRp inhibitor for COVID-19 treatment: a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical... by Jiangtao Bai, Tetsuya Asakawa, Wenfang Yuan, Yuanlong Lin, Hao Ju, Dandan Xu, Mingming Yang, Shuo Li, Guanguan Li, Deyin Guo, Hongzhou Lu, Xumu Zhang

“…Abstract Background SHEN26 (ATV014) is an oral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitor with potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of full genome sequence and Bd-milRNA/target mRNAs to discover the mechanism of hypovirulence in Botryosphaeria dothidea strains on pear infection with BdCV1... by Wangcheng Hu, Hui Luo, Yuekun Yang, Qiong Wang, Ni Hong, Guoping Wang, Aiming Wang, Liping Wang

“…RNA-silencing components including two endoribonuclease Dicer, four argonaute (Ago) and three RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) molecules were identified and expressed in response to mycovirus infection. …”
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Nuclear ANLN regulates transcription initiation related Pol II clustering and target gene expression by Yu-Fei Cao, Hui Wang, Yong Sun, Bei-Bei Tong, Wen-Qi Shi, Liu Peng, Yi-Meng Zhang, Yu-Qiu Wu, Teng Fu, Hua-Yan Zou, Kai Zhang, Li-Yan Xu, En-Min Li

“…We find that nuclear ANLN directly interacts with the RNA polymerase II (Pol II) large subunit to form transcriptional condensates. …”
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Integrative computational analysis of anti-influenza potential in Caesalpinia mimosoides Lamk hydroethanolic extract by Anuwatchakij Klamrak, Shaikh Shahinur Rahman, Napapuch Nopkuesuk, Jaran Nabnueangsap, Jaraspim Narkpuk, Piyapon Janpan, Yutthakan Saengkun, Thananya Soonkum, Supawadee Sriburin, Samaporn Teeravechyan, Poramet Sitthiwong, Nisachon Jangpromma, Sirinan Kulchat, Kiattawee Choowongkomon, Rina Patramanon, Arunrat Chaveerach, Jureerut Daduang, Sakda Daduang

“…Molecular docking analyses revealed that the identified phytochemicals can simultaneously interact with the “drug-target binding sites” of neuraminidase (NA) and PB2 subunit of influenza RNA polymerase, indicating their potential polypharmacological effects. …”
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New Species of <i>Diaporthales</i> (<i>Ascomycota</i>) from Diseased Leaves in Fujian Province, China by Xiayu Guan, Taichang Mu, Nemat O. Keyhani, Junya Shang, Yuchen Mao, Jiao Yang, Minhai Zheng, Lixia Yang, Huili Pu, Yongsheng Lin, Mengjia Zhu, Huajun Lv, Zhiang Heng, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Haixia Ma, Zhenxing Qiu, Junzhi Qiu

“…Based on morphological features coupled to multigene phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, the large subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA (LSU), the partial beta-tubulin (<i>tub2</i>), histone H3 (<i>his3</i>), DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit (<i>rpb2</i>), translation elongation factor 1-α (<i>tef1</i>) and calmodulin (<i>cal</i>) genes, three new species of <i>Diaporthales</i> are introduced, namely, <i>Diaporthe wuyishanensis</i>, <i>Gnomoniopsis wuyishanensis</i> and <i>Paratubakia schimae</i>. …”
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First Detection of <i>Alphacoronavirus</i> in Bats from the World’s Largest Wetland, the Pantanal, Brazil by Tayane B. S. Magalhães, Amanda de O. Viana, Thiago B. F. Semedo, Juliane S. Saldanha, Nicole A. dos Reis, Nathalia de A. Pereira, Rachel V. P. de Barros, Hannah R. Miranda, Gabriella C. Almeida, Desyrée Y. S. R. Ozaki, Giovana S. Caleiro, Gustavo O. Fenner, Fernanda P. Vizu, Theo Kraiser, Thais P. Carvalho, Luciano M. Thomazelli, Erick G. Dorlass, Clarice W. Arns, Helena L. Ferreira, Erika Hingst-Zaher, Rogério Vieira Rossi, Guilherme S. T. Garbino, Edison L. Durigon, Jansen de Araujo, Daniel M. de Aguiar

“…Oral and rectal swabs collected in 2021 from 419 bats were analyzed using Pancoronavirus-nested PCR targeting the RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase (RdRp) gene. Orthocoronavirinae was detected in 16.7% (70/419) of the bats; nine samples were sequenced, confirming that <i>Carollia perspicillata</i> (4), <i>Phyllostomus hastatus</i> (2), <i>Desmodus rotundus</i> (1), <i>Molossus rufus</i> (1), and <i>Myotis</i> cf. …”
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Effects of elongation delay in transcription dynamics by Xuan Zhang, Huiqin Jin, Zhuoqin Yang, Jinzhi Lei

“…In the transcription process, elongation delay is induced by the movement of RNA polymerases (RNAP) along the DNA sequence, and can result in changes in the transcription dynamics. …”
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