Non-B DNA Secondary Structures and Their Resolution by RecQ Helicases by Sudha Sharma

“…In future, RecQ helicases are anticipated to be additional molecular targets for cancer chemotherapeutics.…”
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Mouse ZGRF1 helicase facilitates DNA repair and maintains efficient fertility by Ernest Wee Kiat Lim, Smaragda Kompocholi, André Brannvoll, K. Stine V. Bagge, Jennifer R. Gruhn, Javier Martin-Gonzalez, Eliene Albers, Ian D. Hickson, Andrés López-Contreras, Michael Lisby

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Simulating the Helicase Enzymatic Action on ds-DNA: A First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Study by Angel Ivan Rodriguez-Leon, Cristian Ordóñez, Ruben Santamaria

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Design, synthesis and molecular docking of novel triazole derivatives as potential CoV helicase inhibitors by Zaher Nashwa Hafez, Mostafa Mohammed Ismail, Altaher Abdullah Yousef

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The DEAD-Box RNA Helicase DDX3 Interacts with m6A RNA Demethylase ALKBH5 by Abdullah Shah, Farooq Rashid, Hassaan Mehboob Awan, Shanshan Hu, Xiaolin Wang, Liang Chen, Ge Shan

“…DDX3 is a member of the family of DEAD-box RNA helicases. DDX3 is a multifaceted helicase and plays essential roles in key biological processes such as cell cycle, stress response, apoptosis, and RNA metabolism. …”
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RNA helicase MOV10 suppresses fear memory and dendritic arborization and regulates microtubule dynamics in hippocampal neurons by Temirlan Shilikbay, Aatiqa Nawaz, Megan Doon, Stephanie Ceman

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High-resolution fleezers reveal duplex opening and stepwise assembly by an oligomer of the DEAD-box helicase Ded1p by Eric M. Patrick, Rajeev Yadav, Kasun Senanayake, Kyle Cotter, Andrea A. Putnam, Eckhard Jankowsky, Matthew J. Comstock

“…Whether and how DEAD-box helicases coordinate oligomerization and unwinding is not known and it is unclear how many base pairs are actively opened. …”
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Sir2 and Fun30 regulate ribosomal DNA replication timing via MCM helicase positioning and nucleosome occupancy by Carmina Lichauco, Eric J Foss, Tonibelle Gatbonton-Schwager, Nelson F Athow, Brandon Lofts, Robin Acob, Erin Taylor, James J Marquez, Uyen Lao, Shawna Miles, Antonio Bedalov

“…We have previously reported that in the absence of SIR2, a de-repressed RNA PolII repositions MCM replicative helicases from their loading site at the ribosomal origin, where they abut well-positioned, high-occupancy nucleosomes, to an adjacent region with lower nucleosome occupancy. …”
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Structure-Based Virtual Screening, Docking, ADMET, Molecular Dynamics, and MM-PBSA Calculations for the Discovery of Potential Natural SARS-CoV-2 Helicase Inhibitors from the Traditional Chinese Medicine by Ahmed M. Metwaly, Alaa Elwan, Abdul-Aziz M. M. El-Attar, Sara T. Al-Rashood, Ibrahim H. Eissa

“…Interestingly, the MD simulation studies for compound 533, the one with the highest docking score, over 100 ns showed its correct binding to SARS-CoV-2 helicase with low energy and optimum dynamics. Finally, MM-PBSA studies showed that 533 bonded favorably to SARS-CoV-2 helicase with a free energy value of −83 kJ/mol. …”
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Deciphering the potential ability of DExD/H-box helicase 60 (DDX60) on the proliferation, diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in pancreatic cancer: a research based on silico, RNA-seq and molecular biology experiment by Dongdong Zhang, Enze Zhang, Ying Cai, Yixin sun, Peiji Zeng, Xiaohua Jiang, Yifan Lian

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EZH2 inhibition induces pyroptosis via RHA-mediated S100A9 overexpression in myelodysplastic syndromes by Qi Zhang, Yingwan Luo, Li Ye, Yuxia Wang, Lu Wang, Wenli Yang, Wei Lang, Shuanghong Zhu, Lingxu Jiang, Weimei Jin, Chen Mei, Xinping Zhou, Yanling Ren, Liya Ma, Gaixiang Xu, Bowatte Gedara Lakmal Vimukthi Bandara Bowattage, Hongyan Tong, Jie Sun

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Phosphorylation-dependent WRN-RPA interaction promotes recovery of stalled forks at secondary DNA structure by Alessandro Noto, Pasquale Valenzisi, Flavia Di Feo, Federica Fratini, Tomasz Kulikowicz, Joshua A. Sommers, Benedetta Perdichizzi, Maurizio Semproni, Valentina Palermo, Marco Crescenzi, Robert M. Brosh Jr, Annapaola Franchitto, Pietro Pichierri

“…Replication Protein A strongly enhances WRN helicase activity in specific in vitro assays. However, the in vivo significance of RPA binding to WRN has largely remained unexplored. …”
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DHX37 Impacts Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Lung Adenocarcinoma through Immune Infiltration by Yanni Xu, Qiongchao Jiang, Hejun Liu, Xiaoyun Xiao, Dinghong Yang, Phei Er Saw, Baoming Luo

“…Recently, RNA helicases have been considered potential targets in cancers. …”
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Viruses Seen by Our Cells: The Role of Viral RNA Sensors by Elias A. Said, Nicolas Tremblay, Mohammed S. Al-Balushi, Ali A. Al-Jabri, Daniel Lamarre

“…In this review, we provide an overview of the significant involvement of cellular RNA helicases and Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 3, 7, and 8 in antiviral immune defenses.…”
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RECQL4 requires PARP1 for recruitment to DNA damage, and PARG dePARylation facilitates its associated role in end joining by Mansoor Hussain, Prabhat Khadka, Komal Pekhale, Tomasz Kulikowicz, Samuel Gray, Alfred May, Deborah L. Croteau, Vilhelm A. Bohr

“…Abstract RecQ helicases, highly conserved proteins with pivotal roles in DNA replication, DNA repair and homologous recombination, are crucial for maintaining genomic integrity. …”
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DDX1 is required for non-spliceosomal splicing of tRNAs but not of XBP1 mRNA by Teruhiko Suzuki, Satoko Takagi, Junta Funada, Yuka Egawa, Mana Yamakawa, Takahiko Hara

“…Abstract RNA helicase DEAD-box helicase 1 (DDX1) forms a complex with the RNA ligase 2´,3´-cyclic phosphate and 5´-OH ligase (RTCB), which plays a vital role in non-spliceosomal splicing of tRNA and X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) mRNA. …”
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Unidirectional MCM translocation away from ORC drives origin licensing by Agata Butryn, Julia F. Greiwe, Alessandro Costa

“…Abstract The MCM motor of the eukaryotic replicative helicase is loaded as a double hexamer onto DNA by the Origin Recognition Complex (ORC), Cdc6, and Cdt1. …”
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Inflammatory Chemokine Expression via Toll-Like Receptor 3 Signaling in Normal Human Mesangial Cells by Hiroshi Tanaka, Tadaatsu Imaizumi

“…Viral double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can activate not only TLR3 located within intracellular endosomes but also retinoic-acid-inducible-gene-I- (RIG-I-) like helicase receptors located within the cytosol. RIG-I and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) are members of the RNA helicase family in the cytosol, and both act as pathogen recognition receptors. …”
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Anti-HSV-1 agents: an update by Wenwen Lv, Lei Zhou, Jia Wu, Jishuai Cheng, Yongzhong Duan, Wen Qian

“…To date, there are no approved commercially available vaccines, and anti-HSV-1 drugs such as specific or non-specific nucleotide (nucleoside) analogs and helicase-primase inhibitors have become the main clinical agents for the treatment of HSV-1 infections despite challenges from resistance. …”
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Drought Tolerance in Wheat by Arash Nezhadahmadi, Zakaria Hossain Prodhan, Golam Faruq

“…In wheat, there are several genes which are responsible for drought stress tolerance and produce different types of enzymes and proteins for instance, late embryogenesis abundant (lea), responsive to abscisic acid (Rab), rubisco, helicase, proline, glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and carbohydrates during drought stress. …”
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