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    An integrated expression atlas of miRNAs and their promoters in human and mouse

    An atlas of microRNA expression patterns and regulators is produced by deep sequencing of short RNAs in human and mouse cells.

    Derek de Rie, Imad Abugessaisa, Tanvir Alam, Erik Arner in Nature Biotechnology (2017)

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    The eukaryotic translation initiation regulator CDC123 defines a divergent clade of ATP-grasp enzymes with a predicted role in novel protein modifications

    Deciphering the origin of uniquely eukaryotic features of sub-cellular systems, such as the translation apparatus, is critical in reconstructing eukaryogenesis. One such feature is the highly conserved, but po...

    A Maxwell Burroughs, Dapeng Zhang, L Aravind in Biology Direct (2015)

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    Comprehensive analysis of the HEPN superfamily: identification of novel roles in intra-genomic conflicts, defense, pathogenesis and RNA processing

    The major role of enzymatic toxins that target nucleic acids in biological conflicts at all levels has become increasingly apparent thanks in large part to the advances of comparative genomics. Typically, toxi...

    Vivek Anantharaman, Kira S Makarova, A Maxwell Burroughs, Eugene V Koonin in Biology Direct (2013)

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    Two novel PIWI families: roles in inter-genomic conflicts in bacteria and Mediator-dependent modulation of transcription in eukaryotes

    The PIWI module, found in the PIWI/AGO superfamily of proteins, is a critical component of several cellular pathways including germline maintenance, chromatin organization, regulation of splicing, RNA interfer...

    A Maxwell Burroughs, Lakshminarayan M Iyer, L Aravind in Biology Direct (2013)

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    Structure and Evolution of Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Related Domains

    Since its discovery over three decades ago, it has become abundantly clear that the ubiquitin (Ub) system is a quintessential feature of all aspects of eukaryotic biology. At the heart of the system lies the c...

    A. Maxwell Burroughs, Lakshminarayan M. Iyer in Ubiquitin Family Modifiers and the Proteas… (2012)

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    Targeted Methods to Improve Small RNA Profiles Generated by Deep Sequencing

    Several recent reviews expertly address the relative merits of different approaches to preparation and analysis of deep-sequenced small RNA libraries. Here, we focus on an array of protocols and tools with the...

    Yoshinari Ando, A. Maxwell Burroughs, Mitsuoki Kawano in Regulatory RNAs (2012)

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    Small but versatile: the extraordinary functional and structural diversity of the β-grasp fold

    The β-grasp fold (β-GF), prototyped by ubiquitin (UB), has been recruited for a strikingly diverse range of biochemical functions. These functions include providing a scaffold for different enzymatic active si...

    A Maxwell Burroughs, S Balaji, Lakshminarayan M Iyer, L Aravind in Biology Direct (2007)

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    A novel superfamily containing the β-grasp fold involved in binding diverse soluble ligands

    Domains containing the β-grasp fold are utilized in a great diversity of physiological functions but their role, if any, in soluble or small molecule ligand recognition is poorly studied.

    A Maxwell Burroughs, S Balaji, Lakshminarayan M Iyer, L Aravind in Biology Direct (2007)

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    The prokaryotic antecedents of the ubiquitin-signaling system and the early evolution of ubiquitin-like β-grasp domains

    Ubiquitin (Ub)-mediated signaling is one of the hallmarks of all eukaryotes. Prokaryotic homologs of Ub (ThiS and MoaD) and E1 ligases have been studied in relation to sulfur incorporation reactions in thiamin...

    Lakshminarayan M Iyer, A Maxwell Burroughs, L Aravind in Genome Biology (2006)