{"title":"RNA processing in innate immunity: regulation by RNA-binding proteins","authors":"Asmita Panthi , Kristen W. Lynch","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>RNA processing is an important but often overlooked process in determining protein expression. Alternative polyadenylation and regulated mRNA stability control the amount and duration of protein expression, while alternative splicing also controls protein identity and function. Much work in innate immunity has focused on the activation of transcription factors and the downstream consequences in gene expression. However, there is increasing evidence indicating that regulation of RNA processing by RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) contributes significantly to tuning the innate immune response. Herein we review work highlighting the impact of RNA processing in innate immunity and describe the RBPs and mechanisms driving this regulation. We conclude with a discussion of unanswered questions to motivate continued research in this important and understudied field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 610-621"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144085599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subscription and Copyright Information","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0968-0004(25)00146-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0968-0004(25)00146-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Page e1"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advisory Board and Contents","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0968-0004(25)00143-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0968-0004(25)00143-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages i-ii"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marion Jespersen , Chris Greening , Leonard Ernst , Pok Man Leung , Hannah S. Shafaat , Rhys Grinter
{"title":"Diverse lineages and adaptations of oxygen-adapted hydrogenases","authors":"Marion Jespersen , Chris Greening , Leonard Ernst , Pok Man Leung , Hannah S. Shafaat , Rhys Grinter","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hydrogenases allow microorganisms to consume and produce hydrogen gas (H<sub>2</sub>). Although most hydrogenases are oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>)-sensitive, recent studies show that bacteria and archaea produce diverse nickel–iron [NiFe]-hydrogenases that function in oxic environments and often support aerobic respiration. As we describe herein, these hydrogenases have independently evolved multiple strategies to withstand O<sub>2</sub>, not only by reversing inhibition through reduction of bound O<sub>2</sub> to water using a unique [4Fe3S] cluster but also by preventing O<sub>2</sub> binding through narrow gas channels and active-site rearrangements. We further propose that [NiFe]-hydrogenases originated on an anoxic Earth, but diversified after the Great Oxygenation Event to tolerate and exploit redox coupling with O<sub>2</sub>. Hydrogenases may be more adaptable to O<sub>2</sub> than was previously thought, and this has implications for synthetic biology and biomimetics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 596-609"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144172024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pierre Rustin , Howard T. Jacobs , Mügen Terzioglu , Paule Bénit
{"title":"Mitochondrial heat production: the elephant in the lab…","authors":"Pierre Rustin , Howard T. Jacobs , Mügen Terzioglu , Paule Bénit","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It has long been established that heat represents a major part of the energy released during the oxidation of mitochondrial substrates. However, with a few exceptions, the release of heat is rarely mentioned other than as being produced at the expense of ATP, without having any specific function. Here, after briefly surveying the literature on mitochondrial heat production, we argue for its cellular and organismal importance, sharing our opinions as to what could account for this unbalanced portrayal of mitochondrial energy transactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 559-565"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143762783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michele Brischigliaro , Ahram Ahn , Seungwoo Hong , Flavia Fontanesi , Antoni Barrientos
{"title":"Emerging mechanisms of human mitochondrial translation regulation","authors":"Michele Brischigliaro , Ahram Ahn , Seungwoo Hong , Flavia Fontanesi , Antoni Barrientos","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mitochondrial translation regulation enables precise control over the synthesis of hydrophobic proteins encoded by the organellar genome, orchestrating their membrane insertion, accumulation, and assembly into oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complexes. Recent research highlights regulation across all translation stages (initiation, elongation, termination, and recycling) through a complex interplay of mRNA structures, specialized translation factors, and unique regulatory mechanisms that adjust protein levels for stoichiometric assembly. Key discoveries include mRNA-programmed ribosomal pausing, frameshifting, and termination-dependent re-initiation, which fine-tune protein synthesis and promote translation of overlapping open reading frames (ORFs) in bicistronic transcripts. In this review, we examine these advances, which are significantly enhancing our understanding of mitochondrial gene expression.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 566-584"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sensitivity to chirality correlates in a continuum with protein disorder","authors":"Lucía Álvarez , Lucía Beatriz Chemes","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) exist as dynamic conformational ensembles the behavior of which challenges the tenets of the protein structure–function paradigm. In a new study, Newcombe, <span><span>Due <em>et al</em></span><svg><path></path></svg></span>. reveal a striking continuum in sensitivity to chirality: while folded complexes are under strong chiral constraints, progressively disordered complexes show decreased sensitivity to chirality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 553-555"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Naintara Jain , Agnieszka Chacinska , Peter Rehling
{"title":"Understanding mitochondrial protein import: a revised model of the presequence translocase","authors":"Naintara Jain , Agnieszka Chacinska , Peter Rehling","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mitochondrial function relies on the precise targeting and import of cytosolic proteins into mitochondrial subcompartments. Most matrix-targeted proteins follow the presequence pathway, which directs precursor proteins across the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) via the Translocase of the Outer Membrane (TOM) complex and into the matrix or inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) via the Translocase of the Inner Membrane 23 (TIM23) complex. While classical biochemical studies provided detailed mechanistic insights into the composition and mechanism of the TIM23 complex, recent cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) data challenge these established models and propose a revised model of translocation in which the TIM17 subunit acts as a ‘slide’ for precursor proteins, with Tim23 acting as a structural element. In this review, we summarize existing models, highlighting the questions and data needed to reconcile these perspectives, and enhance our understanding of TIM23 complex function.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 585-595"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerating the stride toward functional glycoproteomics","authors":"Tim S. Veth , Nicholas M. Riley","doi":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tibs.2025.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The heterogeneity of the glycoproteome and the challenges associated with quantifying its regulation in complex biological systems have hindered functional glycoproteomics. The deep quantitative glycoprofiling (DQGlyco) method recently developed by <span><span>Potel, Burtscher, and Garrido-Rodriguez <em>et al.</em></span><svg><path></path></svg></span> significantly improves the glycoproteomic depth compared with existing methods, aiding our ability to interrogate the functional implications of glycoproteins.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":440,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Biochemical Sciences","volume":"50 7","pages":"Pages 550-552"},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143955285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}