Mutagenesis

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  • 1,2-Diacylglycerol choline phosphotransferase catalyzes the final step in the unique Treponema denticola phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis pathway. 
  • A CaMK cascade activates CRE-mediated transcription in neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans. 
  • A GH3-like domain in reaper is required for mitochondrial localization and induction of IAP degradation. 
  • A STE12 homolog is required for mating but dispensable for filamentation in candida lusitaniae. 
  • A Sch9 protein kinase homologue controlling virulence independently of the cAMP pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • A Small Molecule Targeting Mutagenic Translesion Synthesis Improves Chemotherapy. 
  • A Therapeutic Antibody for Cancer, Derived from Single Human B Cells. 
  • A chemical mutagenesis approach to identify virulence determinants in the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis. 
  • A comprehensive search for calcium binding sites critical for TMEM16A calcium-activated chloride channel activity. 
  • A comprehensive structure-function analysis of Arabidopsis SNI1 defines essential regions and transcriptional repressor activity. 
  • A developmental mutation (npfL1) resulting in cell death in Physarum polycephalum. 
  • A fast neutron deletion mutagenesis-based reverse genetics system for plants. 
  • A feedback loop in the polo-like kinase activation pathway. 
  • A functional analysis of the spacer of V(D)J recombination signal sequences. 
  • A mammalian cell cycle checkpoint pathway utilizing p53 and GADD45 is defective in ataxia-telangiectasia. 
  • A model for RAS mutation patterns in cancers: finding the sweet spot. 
  • A mutation-induced activated state of the beta 2-adrenergic receptor. Extending the ternary complex model. 
  • A negative coregulator for the human ER. 
  • A new role for phytochromes in temperature-dependent germination. 
  • A novel functional variant (-842G>C) in the PIN1 promoter contributes to decreased risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck by diminishing the promoter activity. 
  • A role for AQP5 in activation of TRPV4 by hypotonicity: concerted involvement of AQP5 and TRPV4 in regulation of cell volume recovery. 
  • A role for the Pkc1p/Mpk1p kinase cascade in the morphogenesis checkpoint. 
  • A sensitized mutagenesis screen identifies Gli3 as a modifier of Sox10 neurocristopathy. 
  • A single stem-loop structure within the HTLV-1 Rex response element is sufficient to mediate Rex activity in vivo. 
  • A surface of Escherichia coli sigma 70 required for promoter function and antitermination by phage lambda Q protein. 
  • A system of transposon mutagenesis for bacteriophage T4. 
  • A yeast TATA-binding protein mutant that selectively enhances gene expression from weak RNA polymerase II promoters. 
  • ATM phosphorylates p95/nbs1 in an S-phase checkpoint pathway. 
  • Abrogation of p53 function by HPV16 E6 gene delays apoptosis and enhances mutagenesis but does not alter radiosensitivity in TK6 human lymphoblast cells. 
  • Abundant gene conversion between arms of palindromes in human and ape Y chromosomes. 
  • Adenine auxotrophic mutants of Aspergillus oryzae: development of a novel transformation system with triple auxotrophic hosts. 
  • Advancing Functional Genetics Through Agrobacterium-Mediated Insertional Mutagenesis and CRISPR/Cas9 in the Commensal and Pathogenic Yeast Malassezia. 
  • Agonist-activated glucagon receptors are deubiquitinated at early endosomes by two distinct deubiquitinases to facilitate Rab4a-dependent recycling. 
  • An N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea mutagenesis recessive screen identifies two candidate regions for murine cardiomyopathy that map to chromosomes 1 and 15. 
  • An alkylation-tolerant, mutator human cell line is deficient in strand-specific mismatch repair. 
  • An effector site that stimulates G-protein GTPase in photoreceptors. 
  • An inner activation gate controls TMEM16F phospholipid scrambling. 
  • Analysis of SCARECROW expression using a rapid system for assessing transgene expression in Arabidopsis roots. 
  • Analysis of functional domains of angiotensin II type 2 receptor involved in apoptosis. 
  • Analysis of muscle creatine kinase regulatory elements in recombinant adenoviral vectors. 
  • Analysis of recombinant Phex: an endopeptidase in search of a substrate. 
  • Ankyrin-B targets beta2-spectrin to an intracellular compartment in neonatal cardiomyocytes. 
  • Antibody response to a T-dependent antigen requires B cell expression of complement receptors. 
  • Antifungal effects of cyclosporine and FK 506 are mediated via immunophilin-dependent calcineurin inhibition. 
  • Aquaporins in Saccharomyces. Genetic and functional distinctions between laboratory and wild-type strains. 
  • Aristolochic acids and their derivatives are widely implicated in liver cancers in Taiwan and throughout Asia. 
  • Ascaris haemoglobin is a nitric oxide-activated 'deoxygenase'. 
  • Atomic structures of excited state A-T Hoogsteen base pairs in duplex DNA by combining NMR relaxation dispersion, mutagenesis, and chemical shift calculations. 
  • Bacterial genetics and molecular pathogenesis in the age of high throughput DNA sequencing. 
  • Behavioural and cardiovascular effects of disrupting the angiotensin II type-2 receptor in mice. 
  • Beta-arrestin 2 mediates endocytosis of type III TGF-beta receptor and down-regulation of its signaling. 
  • Bimodal activation of SMC ATPase by intra- and inter-molecular interactions. 
  • Biochemical role of the Cryptococcus neoformans ADE2 protein in fungal de novo purine biosynthesis. 
  • Bisphenol A interacts with the estrogen receptor alpha in a distinct manner from estradiol. 
  • Bone morphogenetic protein 8A plays a role in the maintenance of spermatogenesis and the integrity of the epididymis. 
  • Bypass of hexavalent chromium-induced growth arrest by a protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor: enhanced survival and mutagenesis. 
  • CBF, Myb, and Ets binding sites are important for activity of the core I element of the murine retrovirus SL3-3 in T lymphocytes. 
  • Calcineurin is required for virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Calcineurin regulatory subunit is essential for virulence and mediates interactions with FKBP12-FK506 in Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Cell surface adenosine deaminase binds and stimulates plasminogen activation on 1-LN human prostate cancer cells. 
  • Cftr controls lumen expansion and function of Kupffer's vesicle in zebrafish. 
  • Characterization of colibactin-associated mutational signature in an Asian oral squamous cell carcinoma and in other mucosal tumor types. 
  • Characterization of the intronic splicing silencers flanking FGFR2 exon IIIb. 
  • Characterizing complex dynamics in the transactivation response element apical loop and motional correlations with the bulge by NMR, molecular dynamics, and mutagenesis. 
  • Checkpoint controls and cancer. Introduction. 
  • Chromosomes with high gene density are preferentially repaired in human cells. 
  • Clathrin-mediated endocytosis of the beta-adrenergic receptor is regulated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of beta-arrestin1. 
  • Cloning and characterization of vmaA, the gene encoding a 69-kDa catalytic subunit of the vacuolar H+-ATPase during alkaline pH mediated growth of Aspergillus oryzae. 
  • Combinatorial mutagenesis of the reactive site region in plasminogen activator inhibitor I. 
  • Comparative evolutionary analysis of chalcone synthase and alcohol dehydrogenase loci in Arabidopsis, Arabis, and related genera (Brassicaceae). 
  • Computation, prediction, and experimental tests of fitness for bacteriophage T7 mutants with permuted genomes. 
  • Computation-guided backbone grafting of a discontinuous motif onto a protein scaffold. 
  • Computational design of a Zn2+ receptor that controls bacterial gene expression. 
  • Computational design of receptors for an organophosphate surrogate of the nerve agent soman. 
  • Conformation-assisted inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatase-1B elicits inhibitor selectivity over T-cell protein-tyrosine phosphatase. 
  • Consensus and variant cAMP-regulated enhancers have distinct CREB-binding properties. 
  • Construction of a fluorescent biosensor family. 
  • Construction of new ligand binding sites in proteins of known structure. I. Computer-aided modeling of sites with pre-defined geometry. 
  • Contribution of a 28-kilodalton membrane protein to the virulence of Haemophilus influenzae. 
  • Converting a maltose receptor into a nascent binuclear copper oxygenase by computational design. 
  • Coupled mutagenesis screens and genetic mapping in zebrafish. 
  • Cryo-EM structure of a mitochondrial calcium uniporter. 
  • Cryptococcus neoformans mating and virulence are regulated by the G-protein alpha subunit GPA1 and cAMP. 
  • Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase controls virulence of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Cyclin-B homologs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae function in S phase and in G2. 
  • Cytoplasmic dynein is required to oppose the force that moves nuclei towards the hyphal tip in the filamentous ascomycete Ashbya gossypii. 
  • DNA polymerase zeta introduces multiple mutations when bypassing spontaneous DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • DNA polymerase zeta is essential for hexavalent chromium-induced mutagenesis. 
  • Data and animal management software for large-scale phenotype screening. 
  • De novo engineering of intracellular condensates using artificial disordered proteins. 
  • Decoy mRNAs reduce beta-amyloid precursor protein mRNA in neuronal cells. 
  • Decreased platelet aggregation, increased bleeding time and resistance to thromboembolism in P2Y1-deficient mice. 
  • Derivation and Characterization of a CD4-Independent, Non-CD4-Tropic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus. 
  • Design, synthesis and evaluation of a potent substrate analog inhibitor identified by scanning Ala/Phe mutagenesis, mimicking substrate co-evolution, against multidrug-resistant HIV-1 protease. 
  • Destabilization of yeast micro- and minisatellite DNA sequences by mutations affecting a nuclease involved in Okazaki fragment processing (rad27) and DNA polymerase delta (pol3-t). 
  • Determinants of molecular motor directionality. 
  • Determination of mitotic recombination rates by fluctuation analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Development of a novel quadruple auxotrophic host transformation system by argB gene disruption using adeA gene and exploiting adenine auxotrophy in Aspergillus oryzae. 
  • Developmental Pathway of the MPER-Directed HIV-1-Neutralizing Antibody 10E8. 
  • Differentiation- and stress-dependent nuclear cytoplasmic redistribution of myopodin, a novel actin-bundling protein. 
  • Directed evolution of a new catalytic site in 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase from Escherichia coli. 
  • Disruption of Gpr45 causes reduced hypothalamic POMC expression and obesity. 
  • Dissection of the protein G B1 domain binding site for human IgG Fc fragment. 
  • Distinct effects in primary macrophages and lymphocytes of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 accessory genes vpr, vpu, and nef: mutational analysis of a primary HIV-1 isolate. 
  • Dominant-negative mutants of Grb2 induced reversal of the transformed phenotypes caused by the point mutation-activated rat HER-2/Neu. 
  • Drosophila E2f2 promotes the conversion from genomic DNA replication to gene amplification in ovarian follicle cells. 
  • Dynamic basis for dG•dT misincorporation via tautomerization and ionization. 
  • ENU mutagenesis identifies mice with cardiac fibrosis and hepatic steatosis caused by a mutation in the mitochondrial trifunctional protein beta-subunit. 
  • Effect of mutations in genes affecting homologous recombination on restriction enzyme-mediated and illegitimate recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Effect of torsinA on membrane proteins reveals a loss of function and a dominant-negative phenotype of the dystonia-associated DeltaE-torsinA mutant. 
  • Efficient polyadenylation within the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long terminal repeat requires flanking U3-specific sequences. 
  • Efficient transposition of the piggyBac (PB) transposon in mammalian cells and mice. 
  • Electron transfer in the photosynthetic reaction center: mechanistic implications of mutagenesis studies. 
  • Elevated frequency of microsatellite mutations in TK6 human lymphoblast clones selected for mutations at the thymidine kinase locus. 
  • Elucidation of G-protein and β-arrestin functional selectivity at the dopamine D2 receptor. 
  • Endogenous RGS proteins attenuate Galpha(i)-mediated lysophosphatidic acid signaling pathways in ovarian cancer cells. 
  • Epistatic roles for Pseudomonas aeruginosa MutS and DinB (DNA Pol IV) in coping with reactive oxygen species-induced DNA damage. 
  • Error-prone replication of oxidatively damaged DNA by a high-fidelity DNA polymerase. 
  • Evidence for coincident mutations in human lymphoblast clones selected for functional loss of a thymidine kinase gene. 
  • Excision repair is required for genotoxin-induced mutagenesis in mammalian cells. 
  • Experimental determination of rates of concerted evolution. 
  • Extraintestinal dissemination of Salmonella by CD18-expressing phagocytes. 
  • FACS-optimized mutants of the green fluorescent protein (GFP). 
  • Formaldehyde-induced mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: molecular properties and the roles of repair and bypass systems. 
  • Forward and Reverse Genetic Analysis of Chlamydia. 
  • Forward genetic approaches in Chlamydia trachomatis. 
  • Frameshift mutagenesis: the roles of primer-template misalignment and the nonhomologous end-joining pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Functional analysis of Wingless reveals a link between intercellular ligand transport and dorsal-cell-specific signaling. 
  • Functions of E2A-HEB heterodimers in T-cell development revealed by a dominant negative mutation of HEB. 
  • Functions of fission yeast orp2 in DNA replication and checkpoint control. 
  • G(o)-protein alpha-subunits activate mitogen-activated protein kinase via a novel protein kinase C-dependent mechanism. 
  • Gene disruption with PCR products in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Gene targeting of a CFTR allele in HT29 human epithelial cells. 
  • Genetic evidence for long-term population decline in a savannah-dwelling primate: inferences from a hierarchical bayesian model. 
  • Genetic evidence that the endodermis is essential for shoot gravitropism in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Genome-wide mutagenesis of influenza virus reveals unique plasticity of the hemagglutinin and NS1 proteins. 
  • Genomic sequencing-based mutational enrichment analysis identifies motility genes in a genetically intractable gut microbe. 
  • Global transcriptional and proteomic analysis of the Sig1 heat shock regulon of Deinococcus radiodurans. 
  • Glycosaminoglycan binding properties of natural venezuelan equine encephalitis virus isolates. 
  • Group I intron self-splicing with adenosine: evidence for a single nucleoside-binding site. 
  • HIV-1 structural gene expression requires the binding of multiple Rev monomers to the viral RRE: implications for HIV-1 latency. 
  • Haploinsufficiency of the transcription factors FOXC1 and FOXC2 results in aberrant ocular development. 
  • Haploinsufficient phenotypes in Bmp4 heterozygous null mice and modification by mutations in Gli3 and Alx4. 
  • Hedgehog signaling patterns mesoderm in the sea urchin. 
  • High-frequency S-layer protein variation in Campylobacter fetus revealed by sapA mutagenesis. 
  • High-throughput isolation and mapping of C. elegans mutants susceptible to pathogen infection. 
  • Hippocampal long-term potentiation is normal in heme oxygenase-2 mutant mice. 
  • Hmo1p, a high mobility group 1/2 homolog, genetically and physically interacts with the yeast FKBP12 prolyl isomerase. 
  • Hrp pilus: an hrp-dependent bacterial surface appendage produced by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. 
  • Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 resistance to the small molecule maturation inhibitor 3-O-(3',3'-dimethylsuccinyl)-betulinic acid is conferred by a variety of single amino acid substitutions at the CA-SP1 cleavage site in Gag. 
  • Human mitochondrial DNA polymerase γ exhibits potential for bypass and mutagenesis at UV-induced cyclobutane thymine dimers. 
  • Identification and characterization of a new cross-reactive human immunodeficiency virus type 1-neutralizing human monoclonal antibody. 
  • Identification and characterization of the Cryptococcus neoformans phosphomannose isomerase-encoding gene, MAN1, and its impact on pathogenicity. 
  • Identification of a negative regulatory function for steroid receptors. 
  • Identification of a somatodendritic targeting signal in the cytoplasmic domain of the transferrin receptor. 
  • Imidazole rescue of a cytosine mutation in a self-cleaving ribozyme. 
  • Immunogenicity of Stabilized HIV-1 Envelope Trimers with Reduced Exposure of Non-neutralizing Epitopes. 
  • In vivo interaction between NPR1 and transcription factor TGA2 leads to salicylic acid-mediated gene activation in Arabidopsis. 
  • In-depth characterization of the cisplatin mutational signature in human cell lines and in esophageal and liver tumors. 
  • Increased rates of genomic deletions generated by mutations in the yeast gene encoding DNA polymerase delta or by decreases in the cellular levels of DNA polymerase delta. 
  • Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 in human endometrial stromal cells by malignant endometrial epithelial cells: evidence for the involvement of extracellularly regulated kinases and CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins. 
  • Induction of wild-type p53 activity in human cancer cells by ribozymes that repair mutant p53 transcripts. 
  • Inhibition of lead chromate clastogenesis by ascorbate: relationship to particle dissolution and uptake. 
  • Inhibitor-1 interaction domain that mediates the inhibition of protein phosphatase-1. 
  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome. 
  • Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor localization and stability in neonatal cardiomyocytes requires interaction with ankyrin-B. 
  • Inositol polyphosphate 1-phosphatase is present in the nucleus and inhibits DNA synthesis. 
  • Integrating chemical mutagenesis and whole-genome sequencing as a platform for forward and reverse genetic analysis of Chlamydia. 
  • Interacting fidelity defects in the replicative DNA polymerase of bacteriophage RB69. 
  • Interactions between dystrophin and the sarcolemma membrane. 
  • Involvement of a cytosine side chain in proton transfer in the rate-determining step of ribozyme self-cleavage. 
  • Isoform specificity of ankyrin-B: a site in the divergent C-terminal domain is required for intramolecular association. 
  • Isolation and characterization of point mutations in mismatch repair genes that destabilize microsatellites in yeast. 
  • Large-scale mutagenesis of the mouse to understand the genetic bases of nervous system structure and function. 
  • Lic4, a nuclear phosphoprotein that cooperates with calcineurin to regulate cation homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Longitudinal evaluation of an N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea-created murine model with normal pressure hydrocephalus. 
  • Loss-of-function genetic tools for animal models: cross-species and cross-platform differences. 
  • MYB36 regulates the transition from proliferation to differentiation in the Arabidopsis root. 
  • Manipulating unconventional CH-based hydrogen bonding in a methyltransferase via noncanonical amino acid mutagenesis. 
  • Mechanism of intracellular allosteric β2AR antagonist revealed by X-ray crystal structure. 
  • Mechanism of local and global Ca2+ sensing by calmodulin in complex with a Ca2+ channel. 
  • Mechanisms of self-tolerance and autoimmunity: from whole-animal phenotypes to molecular pathways. 
  • Metabolic labeling enables selective photocrosslinking of O-GlcNAc-modified proteins to their binding partners. 
  • MicroRNA antagonism of the picornaviral life cycle: alternative mechanisms of interference. 
  • Microsatellite instability in yeast: dependence on repeat unit size and DNA mismatch repair genes. 
  • Modeling deterministic effects in hematopoietic system caused by chronic exposure to ionizing radiation in large human cohorts. 
  • Molecular basis for cell tropism of CXCR4-dependent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates. 
  • Molecular biology techniques and their applicability to the study of diabetes and hypertension: the renin-angiotensin system as an example. 
  • Molecular determinants in the second intracellular loop of the 5-hydroxytryptamine-1A receptor for G-protein coupling. 
  • Multidrug-binding transcription factor QacR binds the bivalent aromatic diamidines DB75 and DB359 in multiple positions. 
  • Mutagenesis and the three R's in yeast. 
  • Mutagenesis from meiotic recombination is not a primary driver of sequence divergence between Saccharomyces species. 
  • Mutagenesis of the beta 2-adrenergic receptor: how structure elucidates function. 
  • Mutagenesis of the phosphate-binding pocket of KDPG aldolase enhances selectivity for hydrophobic substrates. 
  • Mutagenesis studies of substrate recognition and catalysis in the sortase A transpeptidase from Staphylococcus aureus. 
  • Mutagenic effects of abasic and oxidized abasic lesions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Mutagenic processing of ribonucleotides in DNA by yeast topoisomerase I. 
  • Mutants of the Drosophila ncd microtubule motor protein cause centrosomal and spindle pole defects in mitosis. 
  • Mutants of the EcoRI endonuclease with promiscuous substrate specificity implicate residues involved in substrate recognition. 
  • Mutational fingerprints of aging. 
  • Mutational hotspots in the mitochondrial genome of lung cancer. 
  • Mutations in the MSH3 gene preferentially lead to deletions within tracts of simple repetitive DNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Mycobacterial Mutagenesis and Drug Resistance Are Controlled by Phosphorylation- and Cardiolipin-Mediated Inhibition of the RecA Coprotease. 
  • N-terminal domains of the human telomerase catalytic subunit required for enzyme activity in vivo. 
  • Negative regulation of CD4 gene expression by a HES-1-c-Myb complex. 
  • Neurohormonal signaling via a sulfotransferase antagonizes insulin-like signaling to regulate a Caenorhabditis elegans stress response. 
  • Neutrophil margination, sequestration, and emigration in the lungs of L-selectin-deficient mice. 
  • Novel disulfide engineering in human carbonic anhydrase II using the PAIRWISE side-chain geometry database. 
  • Nuclear factor-kappaB mediates Kupffer cell apoptosis through transcriptional activation of Fas/FasL. 
  • Null mutation of c-fos impairs structural and functional plasticities in the kindling model of epilepsy. 
  • Optimized regimen for expression of heat-inducible Cre in mice. 
  • Overlapping specificities of base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, recombination, and translesion synthesis pathways for DNA base damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. 
  • Passive transfer of modest titers of potent and broadly neutralizing anti-HIV monoclonal antibodies block SHIV infection in macaques. 
  • Phosphorylation of the type 1A angiotensin II receptor by G protein-coupled receptor kinases and protein kinase C. 
  • Physiological genomics: implications in hypertension research. 
  • Polo-like kinase 1 enhances survival and mutagenesis after genotoxic stress in normal cells through cell cycle checkpoint bypass. 
  • Protein phosphatase 1 regulates assembly and function of the beta-catenin degradation complex. 
  • Purification and mutagenesis of LpxL, the lauroyltransferase of Escherichia coli lipid A biosynthesis. 
  • Quaternary contact in the initial interaction of CD4 with the HIV-1 envelope trimer. 
  • REC, Drosophila MCM8, drives formation of meiotic crossovers. 
  • REV1 inhibitor JH-RE-06 enhances tumor cell response to chemotherapy by triggering senescence hallmarks. 
  • RK2, a glial-specific homeodomain protein required for embryonic nerve cord condensation and viability in Drosophila. 
  • Rapamycin and less immunosuppressive analogs are toxic to Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans via FKBP12-dependent inhibition of TOR. 
  • Rapid identification of kidney cyst mutations by whole exome sequencing in zebrafish. 
  • Receptor, Ligand and Transducer Contributions to Dopamine D2 Receptor Functional Selectivity. 
  • Recombination-dependent DNA replication stimulated by double-strand breaks in bacteriophage T4. 
  • Regulation of the T-cell receptor delta enhancer by functional cooperation between c-Myb and core-binding factors. 
  • Regulation of the uncoupling protein-2 gene in INS-1 beta-cells by oleic acid. 
  • Reliability of mutagen sensitivity assay: an inter-laboratory comparison. 
  • Removal of frameshift intermediates by mismatch repair proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Requirements for the kit receptor tyrosine kinase during regeneration of zebrafish fin melanocytes. 
  • Rev7 loss alters cisplatin response and increases drug efficacy in chemotherapy-resistant lung cancer. 
  • Ribonucleotides and Transcription-Associated Mutagenesis in Yeast. 
  • Role for topoisomerase 1 in transcription-associated mutagenesis in yeast. 
  • Role of MotA transcription factor in bacteriophage T4 DNA replication. 
  • Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa dinB-encoded DNA polymerase IV in mutagenesis. 
  • Role of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 envelope in the anti-HIV activity of the betulinic acid derivative IC9564. 
  • Role of proliferating cell nuclear antigen interactions in the mismatch repair-dependent processing of mitotic and meiotic recombination intermediates in yeast. 
  • Roles of RAD6 epistasis group members in spontaneous polzeta-dependent translesion synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Roles of exonucleases and translesion synthesis DNA polymerases during mitotic gap repair in yeast. 
  • Sequence requirements for micro RNA processing and function in human cells. 
  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program. 
  • Serine/threonine phosphorylation regulates HNF-4alpha-dependent redox-mediated iNOS expression in hepatocytes. 
  • Simultaneous genotyping and species identification using hybridization pattern recognition analysis of generic Mycobacterium DNA arrays. 
  • Somatic mutation of hPMS2 as a possible cause of sporadic human colon cancer with microsatellite instability. 
  • Specific peptide probes for G-protein interaction with effectors. 
  • Strategies for the multiplex mapping of genes to traits. 
  • Stretching single molecules into novel conformations using the atomic force microscope. 
  • Structural evidence for the rare tautomer hypothesis of spontaneous mutagenesis. 
  • Structure-based design, synthesis, and biochemical and pharmacological characterization of novel salvinorin A analogues as active state probes of the kappa-opioid receptor. 
  • Structure-guided reprogramming of serine recombinase DNA sequence specificity. 
  • Studies on the repression of basal transcription (silencing) by artificial and natural human thyroid hormone receptor-beta mutants. 
  • TAR RNA decoys inhibit tat-activated HIV-1 transcription after preinitiation complex formation. 
  • The 9-1-1 checkpoint clamp physically interacts with polzeta and is partially required for spontaneous polzeta-dependent mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • The Arabidopsis RGA gene encodes a transcriptional regulator repressing the gibberellin signal transduction pathway. 
  • The Histone Methyltransferase Ash1l is Required for Epidermal Homeostasis in Mice. 
  • The Influenza B Virus Hemagglutinin Head Domain Is Less Tolerant to Transposon Mutagenesis than That of the Influenza A Virus. 
  • The Oct-2 transcription factor represses tyrosine hydroxylase expression via a heptamer TAATGARAT-like motif in the gene promoter. 
  • The Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato HrpW protein has domains similar to harpins and pectate lyases and can elicit the plant hypersensitive response and bind to pectate. 
  • The adaptor protein beta-arrestin2 enhances endocytosis of the low density lipoprotein receptor. 
  • The amino-terminal domain of heat shock protein 90 (hsp90) that binds geldanamycin is an ATP/ADP switch domain that regulates hsp90 conformation. 
  • The ammonium transporter RhBG: requirement of a tyrosine-based signal and ankyrin-G for basolateral targeting and membrane anchorage in polarized kidney epithelial cells. 
  • The binding site for the beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins on the beta-adrenergic receptor kinase. 
  • The calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase catalytic subunit (calcineurin A) is an essential gene in Aspergillus nidulans. 
  • The cyclic AMP response element directs tyrosine hydroxylase expression in catecholaminergic central and peripheral nervous system cell lines from transgenic mice. 
  • The effect of oxidative metabolism on spontaneous Pol zeta-dependent translesion synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • The effect of sequence context on spontaneous Polzeta-dependent mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • The energy landscape of a fast-folding protein mapped by Ala-->Gly substitutions. 
  • The gene coding for the Hrp pilus structural protein is required for type III secretion of Hrp and Avr proteins in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. 
  • The generation and characterization of novel Col1a1FRT-Cre-ER-T2-FRT and Col1a1FRT-STOP-FRT-Cre-ER-T2 mice for sequential mutagenesis. 
  • The human endogenous retrovirus K Rev response element coincides with a predicted RNA folding region. 
  • The integrin-linked kinase regulates cell morphology and motility in a rho-associated kinase-dependent manner. 
  • The mechanism of nucleotide excision repair-mediated UV-induced mutagenesis in nonproliferating cells. 
  • The membrane-binding domain of ankyrin contains four independently folded subdomains, each comprised of six ankyrin repeats. 
  • The mismatch repair system promotes DNA polymerase zeta-dependent translesion synthesis in yeast. 
  • The organizer factors Chordin and Noggin are required for mouse forebrain development. 
  • The polymerase eta translesion synthesis DNA polymerase acts independently of the mismatch repair system to limit mutagenesis caused by 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine in yeast. 
  • The rate of mitochondrial mutagenesis is faster in mice than humans. 
  • The role of Dbf4-dependent protein kinase in DNA polymerase ζ-dependent mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • The role of HOM-C genes in segmental transformations: reexamination of the Drosophila Sex combs reduced embryonic phenotype. 
  • The specificity of topoisomerase-mediated DNA cleavage defines acridine-induced frameshift specificity within a hotspot in bacteriophage T4. 
  • There is substantial agreement among interspecies estimates of DNA repair activity. 
  • Topoisomerase 1-dependent deletions initiated by incision at ribonucleotides are biased to the non-transcribed strand of a highly activated reporter. 
  • Towards precision prevention: Technologies for identifying healthy individuals with high risk of disease. 
  • Transcription-associated mutagenesis in yeast is directly proportional to the level of gene expression and influenced by the direction of DNA replication. 
  • Transcription-associated mutagenesis. 
  • Transcriptional activation of p21(waf1/cip1) by alkylphospholipids: role of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in the transactivation of the human p21(waf1/cip1) promoter by Sp1. 
  • Transcriptional control of glyoxalase 1 by Nrf2 provides a stress-responsive defence against dicarbonyl glycation. 
  • Transcriptional profiling of olfactory system development identifies distal antenna as a regulator of subset of neuronal fates. 
  • Transforming growth factor beta activates the promoter of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p15INK4B through an Sp1 consensus site. 
  • Transforming growth factor beta-mediated transcriptional repression of c-myc is dependent on direct binding of Smad3 to a novel repressive Smad binding element. 
  • Translocator proteins in the two-partner secretion family have multiple domains. 
  • Transposon mobilization in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus is mutagenic during infection and promotes drug resistance in vitro. 
  • Two distinct mechanisms of Topoisomerase 1-dependent mutagenesis in yeast. 
  • Two-dimensional gel analysis of rolling circle replication in the presence and absence of bacteriophage T4 primase. 
  • Unselected mutations in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 genome are mostly nonsynonymous and often deleterious. 
  • Vertical transmission of multidrug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and continued evolution of drug resistance in an HIV-1-infected infant. 
  • Virulence determinants in the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis revealed by forward genetic approaches. 
  • Whole-exome sequencing studies of parathyroid carcinomas reveal novel PRUNE2 mutations, distinctive mutational spectra related to APOBEC-catalyzed DNA mutagenesis and mutational enrichment in kinases associated with cell migration and invasion. 
  • Yantar, a conserved arginine-rich protein is involved in Drosophila hemocyte development. 
  • Yeast base excision repair: interconnections and networks. 
  • Zebrafish kit mutation reveals primary and secondary regulation of melanocyte development during fin stripe regeneration. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Bejsovec, Amy, Associate Professor of Biology, Biology
  • Bennett, Vann, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology, Duke Cancer Institute
  • Erickson, Harold Paul, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology, Cell Biology
  • Hogan, Brigid L. M., George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
  • Jinks-Robertson, Sue, Mary Bernheim Distinguished Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
  • Krangel, Michael S., George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Immunology, Immunology