| Literature DB >> 33857360 |
Matthew P Russon1, Kirsten M Westerhouse1, Elizabeth J Tran1,2.
Abstract
RNA helicases are enzymes that exist in all domains of life whose canonical functions include ATP-dependent remodeling of RNA structures and displacement of proteins from ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs). These enzymes play roles in virtually all processes of RNA metabolism, including pre-mRNA splicing, rRNA processing, nuclear mRNA export, translation and RNA decay. Here we review emerging noncanonical substrates of RNA helicases including RNA-DNA hybrids (R-loops) and RNA and DNA G-quadruplexes and discuss their biological significance.Entities:
Keywords: DEAD-box helicase; DEAH-box helicase; G-quadruplexes; R-loops; RNA helicase; RNA-DNA hybrid
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33857360 PMCID: PMC9157688 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0333
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Chem ISSN: 1431-6730 Impact factor: 4.700