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    Mediator kinase inhibition suppresses hyperactive interferon signaling in Down syndrome

    Kira A Cozzolino, Lynn Sanford ... Dylan J Taatjes
    The Mediator-associated kinases CDK8 and CDK19 help drive inflammatory responses to interferon, and it is discovered that kinase-dependent transcriptional responses manifest in part through splicing changes and lipid metabolites.
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    2. Cancer Biology

    Synergistic effect of inhibiting CHK2 and DNA replication on cancer cell growth

    Flavie Coquel, Sing-Zong Ho ... Philippe Pasero
    Combined Inhibition of DNA replication and repair synergistically prevents tumor growth, representing a promising strategy for cancer therapy.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    eIF3 engages with 3’-UTR termini of highly translated mRNAs

    Santi Mestre-Fos, Lucas Ferguson ... Jamie HD Cate
    The extent of human eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF3 interaction with the 3' ends of mRNA 3' untranslated regions (3'-UTRs) correlates with the level of translation.
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    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    MftG is crucial for ethanol metabolism of mycobacteria by linking mycofactocin oxidation to respiration

    Ana Patrícia Graça, Vadim Nikitushkin ... Gerald Lackner
    The mftG gene, present in the majority of mycofactocin gene clusters, encodes an oxidoreductase that facilitates ethanol utilization by reoxidation of mycofactocins and channeling electrons towards the respiratory chain.
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    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) genome provides new insights into convergent evolution of caffeine biosynthesis

    Federico A Vignale, Andrea Hernandez Garcia ... Adrian G Turjanski
    DNA sequencing of the yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) genome reveals convergent genomic changes, biochemical pathways, mutations, and substrate-binding orientations responsible for caffeine biosynthesis when compared to coffee and tea plants.
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    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Recognition and cleavage of human tRNA methyltransferase TRMT1 by the SARS-CoV-2 main protease

    Angel D'Oliviera, Xuhang Dai ... Jeffrey S Mugridge
    The SARS-CoV-2 main protease specifically cleaves a conserved sequence in the human tRNA modifying enzyme TRMT1, resulting in reduced tRNA binding and the complete loss of TRMT1-mediated tRNA methyltransferase activity.
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    p53 engagement is a hallmark of an unfolded protein response in the nucleus of mammalian cells

    Joseph H Park, Thomas J Wandless
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    The nanoscale organization of the Nipah virus fusion protein informs new membrane fusion mechanisms

    Qian Wang, Jinxin Liu ... Qian Liu
    Single-molecule localization imaging shows that the Nipah virus fusion protein forms nanoscale clusters on cell and viral membranes that favor membrane fusion activation.
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    Target protein identification in live cells and organisms with a non-diffusive proximity tagging system

    Yingjie Sun, Changheng Li ... Youngnam N Jin
    Pup-On-target for Small molecule Target Identification Technology, POST-IT, is a revolutionary tool for accurately identifying protein targets of bioactive molecules in living cells and organisms, successfully identifying SEPHS2 and VPS37C as targets for dasatinib and hydroxychloroquine, respectively.