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Philip J Smaldino

Ball State University
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Yin Yang 1 contains G-quadruplex structures in its promoter and 5′-UTR and its expression is modulated by G4 resolvase 1

W Huang, PJ Smaldino, Q Zhang, LD Miller… - Nucleic acids …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is a multifunctional protein with regulatory potential in tumorigenesis. Ample
studies demonstrated the activities of YY1 in regulating gene expression and mediating …

Chronic periodontitis− human papillomavirus synergy in base of tongue cancers

…, T Melendy, A Hyland, PJ Smaldino… - … –head & neck …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
… Drafting of the manuscript: Tezal and Smaldino. Critical revision of the manuscript for
important intellectual content: Sullivan Nasca, Stoler, Melendy, Hyland, Rigual, and Loree. …

Transcriptional start site heterogeneity modulates the structure and function of the HIV-1 genome

S Kharytonchyk, S Monti, PJ Smaldino… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The promoter in HIV type 1 (HIV-1) proviral DNA contains three sequential guanosines at
the U3–R boundary that have been proposed to function as sites for transcription initiation. …

G4 resolvase 1 tightly binds and unwinds unimolecular G4-DNA

B Giri, PJ Smaldino, RG Thys, SD Creacy… - Nucleic acids …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
It has been previously shown that the DHX36 gene product, G4R1/RHAU, tightly binds
tetramolecular G4-DNA with high affinity and resolves these structures into single strands. Here, …

[HTML][HTML] The RNA helicase DHX36–G4R1 modulates C9orf72 GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat–associated translation

…, YH Wang, JP Vaughn, PK Todd, PJ Smaldino - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
GGGGCC (G 4 C 2 ) hexanucleotide repeat expansions in the endosomal trafficking gene
C9orf72 are the most common genetic cause of ALS and frontotemporal dementia. Repeat-…

The cytoplasmic and nuclear populations of the eukaryote tRNA-isopentenyl transferase have distinct functions with implications in human cancer

PJ Smaldino, DF Read, M Pratt-Hyatt, AK Hopper… - Gene, 2015 - Elsevier
Mod5 is the yeast tRNA isopentenyl transferase, an enzyme that is conserved from bacteria
to humans. Mod5 is primarily cytoplasmic where it modifies the A37 position of a few tRNAs, …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid biosynthesis perturbation impairs endoplasmic reticulum–associated degradation

…, KA Woodruff, JB Olesen, PJ Smaldino… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
The relationship between lipid homeostasis and protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is
complex and remains incompletely understood. We conducted a screen for genes required for …

[HTML][HTML] Mutational Dissection of Telomeric DNA Binding Requirements of G4 Resolvase 1 Shows that G4-Structure and Certain 3'-Tail Sequences Are Sufficient for …

PJ Smaldino, ED Routh, JH Kim, B Giri, SD Creacy… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Ends of human chromosomes consist of the six nucleotide repeat d[pTTAGGG] n known as
telomeric DNA, which protects chromosomes. We have previously shown that the DHX36 …

[HTML][HTML] Differential Gene Expression following DHX36/G4R1 Knockout Is Associated with G-Quadruplex Content and Cancer

…, JP Vaughn, YH Wang, PJ Smaldino… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are secondary DNA and RNA structures stabilized by positive cations
in a central channel formed by stacked tetrads of Hoogsteen base-paired guanines. G4s …

The human tRNA-modifying protein, TRIT1, forms amyloid fibers in vitro

TJ Waller, DF Read, DR Engelke, PJ Smaldino - Gene, 2017 - Elsevier
TRIT1 is a highly conserved tRNA isopentenyl transferase that modifies a subset of tRNAs
in human cells and is a candidate tumor suppressor in lung cancer in certain ethnic …