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The methyltransferase METTL9 mediates pervasive 1-methylhistidine modification in mammalian proteomes
Published in Nature communications (09-02-2021)“…Post-translational methylation plays a crucial role in regulating and optimizing protein function. Protein histidine methylation, occurring as the two isomers…”
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The novel lysine specific methyltransferase METTL21B affects mRNA translation through inducible and dynamic methylation of Lys-165 in human eukaryotic elongation factor 1 alpha (eEF1A)
Published in Nucleic acids research (05-05-2017)“…Lysine methylation is abundant on histone proteins, representing a dynamic regulator of chromatin state and gene activity, but is also frequent on many…”
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Uncovering human METTL12 as a mitochondrial methyltransferase that modulates citrate synthase activity through metabolite-sensitive lysine methylation
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (27-10-2017)“…Lysine methylation is an important and much-studied posttranslational modification of nuclear and cytosolic proteins but is present also in mitochondria…”
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Human METTL20 Is a Mitochondrial Lysine Methyltransferase That Targets the β Subunit of Electron Transfer Flavoprotein (ETFβ) and Modulates Its Activity
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (02-01-2015)“…Proteins are frequently modified by post-translational methylation of lysine residues, catalyzed by S-adenosylmethionine-dependent lysine methyltransferases…”
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Human FAM173A is a mitochondrial lysine-specific methyltransferase that targets adenine nucleotide translocase and affects mitochondrial respiration
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (02-08-2019)“…Lysine methylation is a common posttranslational modification of nuclear and cytoplasmic proteins but is also present in mitochondria. The human protein…”
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Identification and Characterization of a Novel Evolutionarily Conserved Lysine-specific Methyltransferase Targeting Eukaryotic Translation Elongation Factor 2 (eEF2)
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (31-10-2014)“…The components of the cellular protein translation machinery, such as ribosomal proteins and translation factors, are subject to numerous post-translational…”
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APOER2 splicing repertoire in Alzheimer's disease: Insights from long-read RNA sequencing
Published in PLoS genetics (22-07-2024)“…Disrupted alternative splicing plays a determinative role in neurological diseases, either as a direct cause or as a driver in disease susceptibility…”
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Suicide: Rationality and Responsibility for Life
Published in Canadian journal of psychiatry (01-03-2014)“…Objectives: Death by suicide is widely held as an undesirable outcome. Most Western countries place emphasis on patient autonomy, a concept of controversy in…”
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Lysine methylation by the mitochondrial methyltransferase FAM173B optimizes the function of mitochondrial ATP synthase
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (25-01-2019)“…Lysine methylation is an important post-translational modification that is also present on mitochondrial proteins, but the mitochondrial lysine-specific…”
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Surface texture limits transfer of S. aureus, T4 bacteriophage, influenza B virus and human coronavirus
Published in PloS one (28-12-2020)“…Spread of pathogens on contaminated surfaces plays a key role in disease transmission. Surface technologies that control pathogen transfer can help control…”
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Excess mortality for operated geriatric hip fracture in Hong Kong
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-02-2016)“…Geriatric hip fracture places an increasing burden to health care systems around the world. We studied the latest epidemiology trend of geriatric hip fracture…”
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Experiential Psychotherapy Training is Essential for Residents
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FOXR1 regulates stress response pathways and is necessary for proper brain development
Published in PLoS genetics (01-11-2021)“…The forkhead box (Fox) family of transcription factors are highly conserved and play essential roles in a wide range of cellular and developmental processes…”
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Retrospective review on tenolysis after phalangeal fractures: A Hong Kong local center experience
Published in Journal of orthopaedics, trauma and rehabilitation (01-12-2023)“…Background/Purpose: This is a local retrospective review on the outcomes of tenolysis after phalangeal fracture. Methods: The clinical outcome of nine patients…”
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ApoER2: Functional Tuning Through Splicing
Published in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience (31-07-2020)“…Alternative splicing occurs in over 95% of protein-coding genes and contributes to the diversity of the human proteome. Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (apoER2) is…”
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Post-fracture care gap: a retrospective population-based analysis of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2012
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-12-2018)“…Patients who sustain an osteoporotic fracture are at increased risk of sustaining further osteoporotic fracture. The risk can be reduced by prescription of…”
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Piccolo and bassoon maintain synaptic vesicle clustering without directly participating in vesicle exocytosis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-04-2010)“…Piccolo and bassoon are highly homologous multidomain proteins of the presynaptic cytomatrix whose function is unclear. Here, we generated piccolo…”
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CLASP2 Links Reelin to the Cytoskeleton during Neocortical Development
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (22-03-2017)“…The Reelin signaling pathway plays a crucial role in regulating neocortical development. However, little is known about how Reelin controls the cytoskeleton…”
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Early surgery for Hong Kong Chinese elderly patients with hip fracture reduces short-term and long-term mortality
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-08-2017)“…Studies have shown that early surgery reduces hospital and 1-year mortality in elderly patients with hip fracture, but no major study has examined such…”
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Prevalence of pre-sarcopenia and sarcopenia in Hong Kong Chinese geriatric patients with hip fracture and its correlation with different factors
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-02-2016)“…Sarcopenia and osteoporosis are age-related declines in the quantity of muscle and bone, respectively. Both contribute in disability, fall, and hip fracture in…”
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