Dear Editor,Utilization of heterosis is fundamental to modern agricultural improvement and contributes significantly to food security and agricultural development(Ouyang et al.,2022).However,heterosis of F,hybrids can...Dear Editor,Utilization of heterosis is fundamental to modern agricultural improvement and contributes significantly to food security and agricultural development(Ouyang et al.,2022).However,heterosis of F,hybrids cannot be stably inherited.Apomixis,or asexual reproduction through seeds,offers the potential for the fixation of heterosis in F,hybrids and the formation of clonal offspring,which could have considerable implications for plant breeding and agriculture(Schmidt,2020).But naturally occurring apomixis has never been found in major crops.Recently,synthetic apomixis has been successfully generated by inducing incomplete meiotic development combined with parthenogenesis development to produce cloned rice(Oryza sativa)seeds(Khanday et al.,2019;Wang et al.,2019;Vernet et al.,2022;Wei et al.,2023).展开更多
The CLKs(Cdc2-like kinases)belong to the dual-specificity protein kinase family and play crucial roles in regulating transcript splicing via the phosphorylation of SR proteins(SRSF1–12),catalyzing spliceosome molecul...The CLKs(Cdc2-like kinases)belong to the dual-specificity protein kinase family and play crucial roles in regulating transcript splicing via the phosphorylation of SR proteins(SRSF1–12),catalyzing spliceosome molecular machinery,and modulating the activities or expression of non-splicing proteins.The dysregulation of these processes is linked with various diseases,including neurodegenerative diseases,Duchenne muscular dystrophy,inflammatory diseases,viral replication,and cancer.Thus,CLKs have been considered as potential therapeutic targets,and significant efforts have been exerted to discover potent CLKs inhibitors.In particular,clinical trials aiming to assess the activities of the small molecules Lorecivivint on knee Osteoarthritis patients,and Cirtuvivint and Silmitasertib in different advanced tumors have been investigated for therapeutic usage.In this review,we comprehensively documented the structure and biological functions of CLKs in various human diseases and summarized the significance of related inhibitors in therapeutics.Our discussion highlights the most recent CLKs research,paving the way for the clinical treatment of various human diseases.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32188102)the Anhui Provincial and Ministerial Collaborative Innovation Center for Food Crops(APMCIC-FC)the Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production(JCIC-MCP)。
文摘Dear Editor,Utilization of heterosis is fundamental to modern agricultural improvement and contributes significantly to food security and agricultural development(Ouyang et al.,2022).However,heterosis of F,hybrids cannot be stably inherited.Apomixis,or asexual reproduction through seeds,offers the potential for the fixation of heterosis in F,hybrids and the formation of clonal offspring,which could have considerable implications for plant breeding and agriculture(Schmidt,2020).But naturally occurring apomixis has never been found in major crops.Recently,synthetic apomixis has been successfully generated by inducing incomplete meiotic development combined with parthenogenesis development to produce cloned rice(Oryza sativa)seeds(Khanday et al.,2019;Wang et al.,2019;Vernet et al.,2022;Wei et al.,2023).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.82002620,No.81972839,NO.8207112153)the Science and Technology Project of Henan Province (No.212102310698,NO.222102310102).
文摘The CLKs(Cdc2-like kinases)belong to the dual-specificity protein kinase family and play crucial roles in regulating transcript splicing via the phosphorylation of SR proteins(SRSF1–12),catalyzing spliceosome molecular machinery,and modulating the activities or expression of non-splicing proteins.The dysregulation of these processes is linked with various diseases,including neurodegenerative diseases,Duchenne muscular dystrophy,inflammatory diseases,viral replication,and cancer.Thus,CLKs have been considered as potential therapeutic targets,and significant efforts have been exerted to discover potent CLKs inhibitors.In particular,clinical trials aiming to assess the activities of the small molecules Lorecivivint on knee Osteoarthritis patients,and Cirtuvivint and Silmitasertib in different advanced tumors have been investigated for therapeutic usage.In this review,we comprehensively documented the structure and biological functions of CLKs in various human diseases and summarized the significance of related inhibitors in therapeutics.Our discussion highlights the most recent CLKs research,paving the way for the clinical treatment of various human diseases.
