Abstract
RNA helicase A (RHA) is a DExH-box helicase that plays regulatory roles in a variety of cellular processes, including transcription, translation, RNA splicing, editing, transport, and processing, microRNA genesis and maintenance of genomic stability. It is involved in virus replication, oncogenesis, and innate immune response. RHA can unwind nucleic acid duplex by nucleoside triphosphate hydrolysis. The insight into the molecular mechanism of helicase activity is fundamental to understanding the role of RHA in the cell. Herein, we reviewed the current advances on the helicase activity of RHA and its relevance to gene expression, particularly, to the genesis of circular RNA.
Keywords: RNA helicase A, ATPase, helicase activity, unwinding, circRNAs, DExH-box helicase.
Current Protein & Peptide Science
Title:The Current View on the Helicase Activity of RNA Helicase A and Its Role in Gene Expression
Volume: 22 Issue: 1
Author(s): Yuan-Qing Pan and Li Xing*
Affiliation:
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi province,China
Keywords: RNA helicase A, ATPase, helicase activity, unwinding, circRNAs, DExH-box helicase.
Abstract: RNA helicase A (RHA) is a DExH-box helicase that plays regulatory roles in a variety of cellular processes, including transcription, translation, RNA splicing, editing, transport, and processing, microRNA genesis and maintenance of genomic stability. It is involved in virus replication, oncogenesis, and innate immune response. RHA can unwind nucleic acid duplex by nucleoside triphosphate hydrolysis. The insight into the molecular mechanism of helicase activity is fundamental to understanding the role of RHA in the cell. Herein, we reviewed the current advances on the helicase activity of RHA and its relevance to gene expression, particularly, to the genesis of circular RNA.
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Pan Yuan-Qing and Xing Li *, The Current View on the Helicase Activity of RNA Helicase A and Its Role in Gene Expression, Current Protein & Peptide Science 2021; 22 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203721666201103084122
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203721666201103084122 |
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