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In Leemor Joshua-Tor’s lab, researchers study the molecular basis of nucleic acid regulatory processes using the tools of structural biology and biochemistry. One such regulatory process is RNA interference (RNAi), in which a small double-stranded RNA triggers gene silencing. Joshua-Tor and her team offered critical insight when they solved the crystal structure of the Argonaute protein and identified it as the long-sought Slicer. They then went on to explore the mechanism of the slicing event. The structure of human Argonaute 2 (hAgo2) bound to a microRNA (miRNA) guide allowed Joshua-Tor and her colleagues to understand how mRNA is cleaved during RNAi. This year, members of the Joshua-Tor lab explored the function of a very similar protein, called Argonaute 1, that has no slicing ability, even though it is almost identical in structure to the slicing hAgo2. Using biochemical methods and mutational analysis, they were able to identify key parts of the protein that are required for slicing activity. The lab also studies the generation of PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), which serve to protect the genome of germ cells. With colleagues in the Hannon lab, Joshua-Tor’s team also determined the structure and function of Zucchini, a key nuclease in the initial generation of piRNAs in fruit flies. In other work, the lab is exploring the mechanisms of heterochromatin formation and gene silencing through the study of a protein complex called RNA-induced initiation of transcriptional gene silencing (RITS). Joshua-Tor is also well known for her work on the E1 helicase enzyme, which acts to unwind DNA strands during the DNA replication process.
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Danilo Segovia, Dexter W Adams, Nickolas Hoffman,Polona Safaric Tepes, Tse-Luen Wee, Paolo Cifani,Leemor Joshua-Tor, Adrian R Krainer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Americano. 21 (2024): e2322974121-e2322974121
Brian Kinney, Shubham Sahu,Natalia Stec,Kelly Hills-Muckey, Dexter W Adams,Jing Wang,Matt Jaremko,Leemor Joshua-Tor,Wolfgang Keil,Christopher M Hammell
Zhe Qian, Dongyan Song,Jonathan J Ipsaro,Carmelita Bautista,Leemor Joshua-Tor, Johannes T-H Yeh,Nicholas K Tonks
Seung Cho Lee, Dexter W Adams, Jonathan J Ipsaro,Jonathan Cahn,Jason Lynn,Hyun-Soo Kim,Benjamin Berube, Viktoria Major,Joseph P Calarco,Chantal LeBlanc,Sonali Bhattacharjee, Umamaheswari Ramu,
Seung Cho Lee, Dexter W Adams,Jonathan J Ipsaro,Jonathan Cahn,Jason Lynn,Hyun-Soo Kim,Benjamin Berube, Viktoria Major,Joseph P Calarco,Chantal LeBlanc,Sonali Bhattacharjee, Umamaheswari Ramu,
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
biorxiv(2023)
Brian Kinney, Shubham Sahu,Natalia Stec,Kelly Hills-Muckey, Dexter W. Adams,Jing Wang, Matt Jaremako,Leemor Joshua-Tor,Wolfgang Keil,Christopher M. Hammell
biorxiv(2022)
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