2021
The molecular mechanism of RIG‐I activation and signaling
Thoresen D, Wang W, Galls D, Guo R, Xu L, Pyle AM. The molecular mechanism of RIG‐I activation and signaling. Immunological Reviews 2021, 304: 154-168. PMID: 34514601, PMCID: PMC9293153, DOI: 10.1111/imr.13022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRIG-I activationTranscription of interferonEvolutionary implicationsAdapter proteinHost RNAPathogenic RNAsPattern recognition receptorsCell biologyInactive conformationMolecular mechanismsRNA virusesRole of RIGRNA duplexesInitial RNARNAStructural determinantsRecognition receptorsInnate immunityViral RNAInterferon expressionImportant receptorViral pathogensCellular spaceMolecular featuresReceptors
2014
The RIG-I ATPase core has evolved a functional requirement for allosteric stabilization by the Pincer domain
Rawling DC, Kohlway AS, Luo D, Ding SC, Pyle AM. The RIG-I ATPase core has evolved a functional requirement for allosteric stabilization by the Pincer domain. Nucleic Acids Research 2014, 42: 11601-11611. PMID: 25217590, PMCID: PMC4191399, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATPase coreRetinoic acid-inducible gene IAcid-inducible gene INon-self RNASeries of mutationsActivity of RIGMetazoan cellsHelicase coreAllosteric controlTerminal domainPattern recognition receptorsAlpha-helixBiophysical analysisGene IAllosteric stabilizationType I interferonEnzymatic activityRecognition receptorsViral RNAStructural studiesRNAI interferonAdjacent domainsDomainImportant role
2013
Parts, assembly and operation of the RIG-I family of motors
Rawling DC, Pyle AM. Parts, assembly and operation of the RIG-I family of motors. Current Opinion In Structural Biology 2013, 25: 25-33. PMID: 24878341, PMCID: PMC4070197, DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2013.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research