The Plant Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
116(3), P. 690 - 705
Published: July 26, 2023
Spartina
alterniflora
is
a
halophyte
that
can
survive
in
high-salinity
environments,
and
it
phylogenetically
close
to
important
cereal
crops,
such
as
maize
rice.
It
of
scientific
interest
understand
why
S.
live
under
extremely
stressful
conditions.
The
molecular
mechanism
underlying
its
high-saline
tolerance
still
largely
unknown.
Here
we
investigated
the
possibility
high-affinity
K+
transporters
(HKTs),
which
function
salt
maintenance
ion
homeostasis
plants,
are
responsible
for
alterniflora.
To
overcome
imprecision
unstable
gene
screening
method
caused
by
conventional
sequence
alignment,
used
deep
learning
method,
DeepGOPlus,
automatically
extract
protein
characteristics
from
our
newly
assemble
genome
identify
SaHKTs.
Results
showed
total
16
HKT
genes
were
identified.
number
HKTs
(SaHKTs)
larger
than
all
other
plant
species
except
wheat.
Phylogenetically
related
SaHKT
members
had
similar
structures,
conserved
domains
cis-elements.
Expression
profiling
most
expressed
specific
tissues
differentially
stress.
Yeast
complementation
expression
analysis
type
I
SaHKT1;2,
SaHKT1;3
SaHKT1;8
II
SaHKT2;1,
SaHKT2;3
SaHKT2;4
low-affinity
uptake
ability
stronger
affinity
rice
Arabidopsis
HKTs,
well
SaHKTs
preference
Na+
transport.
We
believe
learning-based
methods
powerful
approaches
uncovering
new
functional
genes,
identified
resources
breeding
varieties
salt-tolerant
crops.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 7, 2022
Abstract
Non-coding
RNA
structure
and
function
are
essential
to
understanding
various
biological
processes,
such
as
cell
signaling,
gene
expression,
post-transcriptional
regulations.
These
all
among
the
core
problems
in
field.
With
rapid
growth
of
sequencing
technology,
we
have
accumulated
a
massive
amount
unannotated
sequences.
On
other
hand,
expensive
experimental
observatory
results
only
limited
numbers
annotated
data
3D
structures.
Hence,
it
is
still
challenging
design
computational
methods
for
predicting
their
structures
functions.
The
lack
systematic
study
causes
inferior
performance.
To
resolve
issue,
propose
novel
foundation
model
(RNA-FM)
take
advantage
23
million
non-coding
sequences
through
self-supervised
learning.
Within
this
approach,
discover
that
pre-trained
RNA-FM
could
infer
sequential
evolutionary
information
RNAs
without
using
any
labels.
Furthermore,
demonstrate
RNA-FM’s
effectiveness
by
applying
downstream
secondary/3D
prediction,
SARS-CoV-2
genome
evolution
protein-RNA
binding
preference
modeling,
expression
regulation
modeling.
comprehensive
experiments
show
proposed
method
improves
structural
functional
modelling
significantly
consistently.
Despite
being
trained
with
unlabelled
data,
can
serve
foundational
Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(7), P. 1033 - 1033
Published: July 22, 2023
The
emergence
and
rapid
development
of
deep
learning,
specifically
transformer-based
architectures
attention
mechanisms,
have
had
transformative
implications
across
several
domains,
including
bioinformatics
genome
data
analysis.
analogous
nature
sequences
to
language
texts
has
enabled
the
application
techniques
that
exhibited
success
in
fields
ranging
from
natural
processing
genomic
data.
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
analysis
most
recent
advancements
transformer
mechanisms
transcriptome
focus
this
is
on
critical
evaluation
these
techniques,
discussing
their
advantages
limitations
context
With
swift
pace
learning
methodologies,
it
becomes
vital
continually
assess
reflect
current
standing
future
direction
research.
Therefore,
aims
serve
as
timely
resource
for
both
seasoned
researchers
newcomers,
offering
panoramic
view
elucidating
state-of-the-art
applications
field.
Furthermore,
paper
serves
highlight
potential
areas
investigation
by
critically
evaluating
studies
2019
2023,
thereby
acting
stepping-stone
further
research
endeavors.
Molecular Cell,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
83(22), P. 3953 - 3971
Published: Oct. 5, 2023
tRNA
function
is
based
on
unique
structures
that
enable
mRNA
decoding
using
anticodon
trinucleotides.
These
interact
with
specific
aminoacyl-tRNA
synthetases
and
ribosomes
3D
shape
sequence
signatures.
Beyond
translation,
tRNAs
serve
as
versatile
signaling
molecules
interacting
other
RNAs
proteins.
Through
evolutionary
processes,
fragmentation
emerges
not
merely
random
degradation
but
an
act
of
recreation,
generating
shorter
called
tRNA-derived
small
(tsRNAs).
tsRNAs
exploit
their
linear
sequences
newly
arranged
for
unexpected
biological
functions,
epitomizing
the
"renovatio"
(from
Latin,
meaning
renewal,
renovation,
rebirth).
Emerging
methods
to
uncover
full
tRNA/tsRNA
modifications,
combined
techniques
study
RNA
integrate
AI-powered
predictions,
will
comprehensive
investigations
products
new
interaction
potentials
in
relation
functions.
We
anticipate
these
directions
herald
a
era
understanding
complexity
advancing
pharmaceutical
engineering.
Cell Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
32(1), P. 9 - 23
Published: Nov. 4, 2021
Abstract
In
contrast
to
the
extensive
research
about
viral
protein–host
protein
interactions
that
has
revealed
major
insights
how
RNA
viruses
engage
with
host
cells
during
infection,
few
studies
have
examined
between
factors
and
RNAs
(vRNAs).
Here,
we
profiled
vRNA–host
interactomes
for
three
virus
pathogens
(SARS-CoV-2,
Zika,
Ebola
viruses)
using
ChIRP-MS.
Comparative
interactome
analyses
discovered
both
common
virus-specific
responses
vRNA-associated
proteins
variously
promote
or
restrict
infection.
particular,
SARS-CoV-2
binds
hijacks
factor
IGF2BP1
stabilize
vRNA
augment
translation.
Our
interactome-informed
drug
repurposing
efforts
identified
several
FDA-approved
drugs
(e.g.,
Cepharanthine)
as
broad-spectrum
antivirals
in
hACE2
transgenic
mice.
A
co-treatment
comprising
Cepharanthine
Trifluoperazine
was
highly
potent
against
newly
emerged
B.1.351
variant.
Thus,
our
study
illustrates
scientific
medical
discovery
utility
of
adopting
a
comparative
perspective.