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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anssi M. Malinen, Jacob Bakermans, Emil Aalto-Setala, Martin Blessing, David L. Bauer, Olena Parilova, Georgiy A. Belogurov, David Dulin, Achillefs N. Kapanidis
Summary: This study used single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to investigate the conformational dynamics and reaction kinetics during real-time RPO formation. The results revealed that the opening of the promoter may occur in a single step or involve intermediates. The formed RPO complexes showed differences in transcription bubble stability, and the interactions between RNAP and the promoter upstream sequence facilitated the formation of stable forms of RPO.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Developmental Biology
Alan P. Boka, Apratim Mukherjee, Mustafa Mir
Summary: This article provides an accessible overview of the rapidly expanding family of technologies for single-molecule tracking (SMT), covering the basics, motivation, key technologies, and data analysis of SMT experiments. It aims to enable readers to critically analyze single-molecule studies and inspire the application of SMT to their own work by explaining the trade-offs involved in optimizing parameters.
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Virology
Dania Lavysh, Vladimir Mekler, Evgeny Klimuk, Konstantin Severinov
Summary: This study investigated the temporal pattern of gene expression during Salmonella enterica serovar Newport bacteriophage 7-11 infection and compared it to the previously determined transcription strategy of Escherichia coli phage phiEco32. The results revealed the presence of eight promoters in 7-11 phage and the absence of middle promoters and shut-off of sigma(70)-dependent transcription.
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Developmental Biology
Zuhui Wang, Wulan Deng
Summary: This review focuses on the single-molecule dynamic features of transcription regulatory events observed in living cells using live-cell single-molecule imaging techniques, and discusses their biological relevance and interpretation in understanding the mechanisms of transcription regulation.
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chirangini Pukhrambam, Vadim Molodtsov, Mahdi Kooshkbaghi, Ammar Tareen, Hoa Vu, Kyle S. Skalenko, Min Su, Zhou Yin, Jared T. Winkelman, Justin B. Kinney, Richard H. Ebright, Bryce E. Nickels
Summary: In sigma-dependent transcriptional pausing, the presence or absence of GreB determines whether the paused state involves backtracking or scrunched by 2-4 base pairs or 2-3 base pairs respectively. The consensus sequence T(-3)N(-2)Y(-1)G(+1) is associated with pausing in both initial transcription and transcription elongation.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
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Cell Biology
Elena A. Matveeva, Hejer Dhahri, Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf
Summary: The elongation of RNA polymerase along the gene body is tightly regulated, and PARP1 has been shown to regulate it by binding to IntS3. The physical presence of PARP1 affects the recruitment of IntS3 and other elongation factors, rather than its PARylation activity.
Review
Hematology
Justin C. Wheat, Ulrich Steidl
Summary: Non-genetic heterogeneity, or gene expression stochasticity, is an important source of variability in biological systems. Recent advancements in single-molecule technologies have shown that transcription dynamics and transcript number fluctuations play a significant role in generating cell-to-cell variability, impacting tissue homeostasis and disease. Studies on the pathophysiology of stem cell-derived malignancies like leukemia may benefit from reevaluation using insights from single-molecule, biophysical, and systems research to progress novel therapies.
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Biochemical Research Methods
Sviatlana Shashkova, Thomas Nystrom, Mark C. Leake, Adam J. M. Wollman
Summary: Research has found that different environmental signals result in unique single-molecule fluorescence patterns of the Mig1 transcription factor in the nucleus of budding yeast, acting as a 'barcode' of gene regulatory state that correlates with cell growth characteristics and other biological functions.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aleksandr Barulin, Prithu Roy, Jean-Benoit Claude, Jerome Wenger
Summary: The authors introduce optical horn antennas, a nanophotonic platform, for the label-free detection of UV autofluorescence from single proteins. This technique allows for real-time monitoring of protein unfolding and dissociation.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
V. Miguel Palomar, Sarah Jaksich, Sho Fujii, Jan Kucinski, Andrzej T. Wierzbicki
Summary: In this study, the genome-wide pattern of plastid-encoded RNA polymerase (PEP) binding to chloroplast DNA was investigated using plastid chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ptChIP-seq) method. The results showed that PEP has a complex DNA binding pattern with preferential association at genes encoding rRNA, tRNA, and a subset of photosynthetic proteins in mature Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplasts. Sigma factors SIG2 and SIG6 were found to have effects on PEP binding to a subset of tRNA genes and throughout the rest of the genome. PEP binding was commonly enriched on gene promoters, around transcription start sites, and the levels of PEP binding to DNA were correlated with levels of RNA accumulation.
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Biology
Shi Yuan Feng, Yolande Hauck, Fedy Morgene, Roza Mohammedi, Nicolas Mirouze
Summary: SigH and ComK1 are identified as the key competence genes in S. aureus. The study also examines the influence of oxygen on competence.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Genetics & Heredity
Hengwei Lu, Yi-Ching Tang, Assaf Gottlieb
Summary: Gene expression is crucial for understanding health and disease. Estimating the genetic components of gene expression can provide insights into disease etiology. In this study, a hypothesis-driven approach was used to identify variations in transcription factors (TFs) that can explain missing gene expression. The results showed that TF variability can partially explain missing gene expression in tissue-specific patterns, and these patterns were enriched for immune system functionality.
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Biochemical Research Methods
Dominic Y. Logel, Ellina Trofimova, Paul R. Jaschke
Summary: Future applications of synthetic biology require refactored genetic sequences without internal regulatory elements. Rational engineering can alter nucleotides of promoter elements and eliminate transcriptional activity. This paper presents CORPSE and iCORPSE systems for removing and creating active promoters within gene sequences.
ACS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhou Yin, Jeremy G. Bird, Jason T. Kaelber, Bryce E. Nickels, Richard H. Ebright
Summary: The article investigates the mechanism of action of Q proteins in transcription in Lambdoid bacteriophage. The results show that Q proteins form a nozzle-like structure to prevent pause and termination of RNA polymerase during transcription. Compared to previous studies, this research reveals the structural and functional differences of Q proteins in different bacteriophages.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Aritri Majumdar, Revathi Govind
Summary: Clostridioides difficile produces toxins TcdA and TcdB during infection, and the severity of the illness is directly correlated with the toxin production level. Recent advancements in genetics and mutagenesis technologies have greatly improved our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms involved in toxin production. The current research suggests that the toxin regulatory network overlaps with the regulatory networks of sporulation, motility, and key metabolic pathways, indicating that toxin production is a complex process initiated by bacteria in response to various host factors during infection. This review summarizes the existing knowledge about the toxin gene regulatory network.
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Simina Ticau, Larry J. Friedman, Nikola A. Ivica, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell
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Biochemical Research Methods
Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles
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Biology
Aaron A. Hoskins, Margaret L. Rodgers, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Melissa J. Moore
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Biology
Rahul Chadda, Venkatramanan Krishnamani, Kacey Mersch, Jason Wong, Marley Brimberry, Ankita Chadda, Ludmila Kolmakova-Partensky, Larry Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Janice L. Robertson
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Biology
Joerg E. Braun, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Melissa J. Moore
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Boqian Yang, Mingming Pu, Hanif M. Khan, Larry Friedman, Nathalie Reuter, Mary F. Roberts, Anne Gershenson
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2015)
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Biology
Sarah K. Stumper, Harini Ravi, Larry J. Friedman, Rachel Anne Mooney, Ivan R. Correa, Anne Gershenson, Robert Landick, Jeff Gelles
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Biology
Kanokwan Champasan, Caitlin Blank, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell
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Biology
Lorraine De Jesus-Kim, Larry J. Friedman, Marko Looke, Christian K. Ramsoomair, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell
Summary: The committed step of eukaryotic DNA replication occurs when Mcm2-7 replicative helicases are activated. Helicase activation requires the recruitment of Cdc45 and GINS to form CMGs. The study found that Cdc45 and GINS are recruited to Mcm2-7 in two stages, with phosphorylation modulating the process.
Article
Biology
Yerdos A. Ordabayev, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Douglas L. Theobald, Ruben L. Gonzalez
Summary: Researchers have developed an unsupervised machine learning method called Tapqir, which incorporates Bayesian probabilistic programming, to automatically analyze CoSMoS data. This method takes into account the uncertainties in image analysis and enables accurate analysis of biochemical reaction mechanisms.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Koe Inlow, Debora Tenenbaum, Larry J. Friedman, Jane Kondev, Jeff Gelles
Summary: Free-living bacteria have regulatory systems to respond to changes in cellular environment. RapA ATPase, a prokaryotic homolog, may facilitate gene transcription regulation but the mechanisms are unclear. The study used single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to observe RapA function in the Escherichia coli transcription cycle. RapA was found to bind to post termination complex and remove RNA polymerase from DNA through ATP hydrolysis, suggesting its role in setting the balance between global recycling and local reinitiation of transcription.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Audra L. Amasino, Shalini Gupta, Larry J. Friedman, Jeff Gelles, Stephen P. Bell
Summary: Eukaryotic DNA replication occurs only once per cell cycle, which is regulated by the temporal separation of helicase loading and activation. Phosphorylation of ORC by CDK inactivates helicase loading by preventing the recruitment of a second Mcm2-7 helicase and destabilizing the first Mcm2-7 ring closure. This phosphorylation also inhibits the formation of the MO complex, which is necessary for stable closure of the first Mcm2-7. These findings demonstrate that ORC phosphorylation affects multiple steps of helicase loading and elucidate the two-step process of the first Mcm2-7 ring closure.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Review
Developmental Biology
Lital Bentovim, Timothy T. Harden, Angela H. DePace