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The yeast ortholog Brx1p also localizes to the nucleolus; depletion of Brx1p in a conditional yeast mutant causes defects in rRNA processing and a block in assembly of large ribosomal subunits.","method":"GFP fusion localization in HeLa cells and Xenopus oocytes; immunoprecipitation of rRNA; conditional depletion in yeast with ribosome profile analysis","journal":"Biological chemistry","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — reciprocal localization experiments plus co-IP of rRNA, combined with genetic loss-of-function (conditional depletion) showing defined rRNA processing and 60S assembly phenotype; founding mechanistic paper replicated in multiple organisms","pmids":["11843177"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2003,"finding":"In yeast, not only Brx1p but also three other Brix superfamily members (Rpf1p/YHR088w, Rpf2p/YKR081c, and Ssf1p/Ssf2p) are each required for assembly of the large ribosomal subunit, all localize to the nucleolus, and functionally interact closely because all four conditional mutants are suppressed by the same multicopy suppressor gene.","method":"Conditional allele construction in yeast; ribosome profile analysis upon depletion; multicopy suppressor screen demonstrating epistatic functional interaction","journal":"FEMS yeast research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — genetic epistasis via shared multicopy suppressor across all four mutants, combined with direct ribosome profile readouts; independent functional characterization of each family member","pmids":["12702244"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2001,"finding":"Bioinformatic analysis identified a conserved central globular Brix domain shared across six protein families (one archaeal, five eukaryotic), with obligatory C-terminal charged low-complexity regions, proposing a role in ribosome biogenesis and rRNA binding for the entire superfamily.","method":"Sequence homology analysis and domain architecture comparison","journal":"Trends in biochemical sciences","confidence":"Low","confidence_rationale":"Tier 4 / Weak — computational/bioinformatic prediction only, no direct experimental validation of RNA binding or function in this paper","pmids":["11406393"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2005,"finding":"Crystal structure of the archaeal Imp4/Brix superfamily protein Mil (Mth680) revealed an internal duplication where both N- and C-terminal halves share the same fold as the anticodon-binding domain of class IIa aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, suggesting RNA binding along a concave surface formed by the N-terminal half beta-sheet and a central alpha-helix. The structure is incompatible with a previously proposed helix-turn-helix RNA-binding motif.","method":"X-ray crystallography; structural comparison","journal":"EMBO reports","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Weak — crystal structure of archaeal ortholog providing mechanistic insight into RNA-binding mode; single paper, no mutagenesis validation of the proposed binding surface","pmids":["15654320"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2024,"finding":"BRIX1 is a nucleolar protein that facilitates pre-rRNA processing by supporting formation of the PeBoW complex. BRIX1 also prevents p53 activation in response to nucleolar stress by impairing interactions between MDM2 and ribosomal proteins RPL5 and RPL11. Depletion of BRIX1 induces nucleolar stress, activates p53 via RPL5/RPL11, and inhibits tumor growth; engineered iRGD-decorated exosomes loaded with siBRIX1 suppressed colorectal cancer growth and enhanced 5-FU efficacy in vivo.","method":"siRNA knockdown; Co-IP to detect PeBoW complex and MDM2-RPL5/RPL11 interactions; p53 pathway reporter assays; in vivo xenograft models with engineered exosomes","journal":"Advanced science","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — reciprocal Co-IP demonstrating PeBoW complex formation and MDM2-RPL5/RPL11 disruption, combined with defined loss-of-function cellular phenotype (p53 activation) and in vivo validation; two orthogonal mechanistic readouts in one study","pmids":["39475053"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2021,"finding":"BXDC2 (BRIX1) was identified as a downstream effector of androgen receptor (AR) signaling in bladder cancer. AR-positive or cisplatin-resistant cells show reduced BXDC2 protein expression. ERK activator treatment reduces BXDC2 expression. BXDC2 knockdown increased cell proliferation, decreased apoptosis, and conferred cisplatin resistance, placing BXDC2 downstream of AR-ERK signaling as a modulator of chemosensitivity.","method":"DNA microarray identifying BXDC2 as AR target; shRNA knockdown of BXDC2; pharmacological ERK activation; cisplatin sensitivity assays; immunohistochemistry in tissue specimens","journal":"Cancers","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — clean KD with defined cellular phenotype (proliferation, apoptosis, cisplatin sensitivity) plus pharmacological epistasis placing BXDC2 downstream of AR-ERK; single lab but multiple orthogonal readouts","pmids":["33652650"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2024,"finding":"BRIX1 promotes ribosome biogenesis and enhances glycolysis in colorectal cancer via selective translational upregulation of GLUT1. BRIX1 knockdown decreased rRNA levels (5S, 5.8S, 18S, 28S) and nascent RNA synthesis, reduced GLUT1 protein but not GLUT1 mRNA, and decreased ECAR, glucose uptake, and lactate production; BRIX1 overexpression had opposite effects. Blocking glycolysis with si-GLUT1 or galactose reversed BRIX1-driven glycolysis and cell proliferation.","method":"siRNA knockdown and overexpression; rRNA quantification; nascent RNA synthesis by immunofluorescence; live metabolic analysis (ECAR, OCR); polysome fractionation; orthotopic tumor model; CCK-8 proliferation assay","journal":"The journal of gene medicine","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — multiple orthogonal methods (polysome fractionation, metabolic flux, rRNA levels, in vivo model) in a single lab establishing translational control of GLUT1 as a mechanistic link","pmids":["38282151"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"BRIX1 is transcriptionally activated by mTORC1-SP1 signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma. BRIX1 localizes to the nucleolus where it interacts with UBTF and POLR1A to promote rDNA transcription and ribosomal biogenesis. BRIX1 depletion triggers ribosomal stress, inhibits pre-rRNA synthesis and global protein translation, and suppresses SRSF1-mediated oncogenic alternative splicing, reducing carcinogenic isoforms MKNK2 and S6K1 and silencing mTORC1-4EBP1 signaling. SRSF1 overexpression reverses phenotypic and molecular changes induced by BRIX1 knockdown.","method":"ChIP-PCR (SP1 binding to BRIX1 promoter); Co-IP/MS (UBTF and POLR1A interaction); immunofluorescence (nucleolar localization); EU RNA synthesis assay; puromycin incorporation assay (translation); RNA-seq with isoform-specific qRT-PCR; genetic rescue with SRSF1 overexpression","journal":"Hepatology international","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1–2 / Moderate — multiple orthogonal methods (ChIP, Co-IP/MS, nascent RNA synthesis, translation assay, genetic epistasis rescue) establishing mechanism in a single rigorous study","pmids":["41370029"],"is_preprint":false}],"current_model":"BRIX1 is a nucleolar protein required for 60S ribosomal subunit biogenesis: it binds large ribosomal subunit rRNAs, supports PeBoW complex formation and pre-rRNA processing, interacts with rDNA transcription factors UBTF and POLR1A to drive rDNA transcription, and promotes global protein translation; downstream of mTORC1-SP1 and AR-ERK signaling, BRIX1 additionally dampens p53 activation by blocking MDM2-RPL5/RPL11 interactions, enhances glycolysis through selective translation of GLUT1, and sustains oncogenic alternative splicing via SRSF1, collectively functioning as an oncoprotein whose depletion triggers nucleolar stress, p53 activation, and tumor suppression."},"narrative":{"mechanistic_narrative":"BRIX1 is a nucleolar protein essential for biogenesis of the large (60S) ribosomal subunit, a function conserved from yeast to humans [PMID:11843177, PMID:12702244]. It binds large-subunit rRNAs (5S, 5.8S, and 28S) and supports pre-rRNA processing and 60S assembly; loss of the yeast ortholog Brx1p blocks large-subunit assembly, and BRIX1 depletion in human cells reduces rRNA levels and nascent rRNA synthesis [PMID:11843177, PMID:38282151]. Mechanistically, BRIX1 facilitates formation of the PeBoW complex during pre-rRNA processing [PMID:39475053] and localizes to the nucleolus where it interacts with the rDNA transcription factors UBTF and POLR1A to drive rDNA transcription and global protein translation [PMID:41370029]. Through this control of ribosome output, BRIX1 acts as an oncoprotein: it dampens p53 activation by impairing MDM2 interactions with ribosomal proteins RPL5 and RPL11, so that BRIX1 depletion provokes nucleolar stress, RPL5/RPL11-dependent p53 activation, and tumor suppression [PMID:39475053]. BRIX1 further sustains malignant phenotypes by selective translational upregulation of the glucose transporter GLUT1 to enhance glycolysis [PMID:38282151] and by supporting SRSF1-mediated oncogenic alternative splicing that produces carcinogenic MKNK2 and S6K1 isoforms feeding mTORC1-4EBP1 signaling [PMID:41370029]. BRIX1 expression is itself wired into oncogenic signaling, being transcriptionally activated by mTORC1-SP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma [PMID:41370029] and regulated downstream of AR-ERK signaling in bladder cancer [PMID:33652650].","teleology":[{"year":2001,"claim":"Established that BRIX1 is a conserved nucleolar factor physically engaged with large ribosomal subunit rRNAs and functionally required for their assembly, defining its founding role in 60S biogenesis.","evidence":"GFP-fusion localization in HeLa and Xenopus, rRNA immunoprecipitation, and conditional depletion of the yeast ortholog Brx1p with ribosome profiling","pmids":["11843177"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Did not define which rRNA processing step BRIX1 acts on","No structural basis for rRNA binding","Human loss-of-function phenotype not addressed"]},{"year":2001,"claim":"Proposed a shared globular Brix domain across a protein superfamily, framing a unified hypothesis of rRNA binding and ribosome biogenesis 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The yeast ortholog Brx1p also localizes to the nucleolus; depletion of Brx1p in a conditional yeast mutant causes defects in rRNA processing and a block in assembly of large ribosomal subunits.\",\n      \"method\": \"GFP fusion localization in HeLa cells and Xenopus oocytes; immunoprecipitation of rRNA; conditional depletion in yeast with ribosome profile analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"Biological chemistry\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — reciprocal localization experiments plus co-IP of rRNA, combined with genetic loss-of-function (conditional depletion) showing defined rRNA processing and 60S assembly phenotype; founding mechanistic paper replicated in multiple organisms\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"11843177\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2003,\n      \"finding\": \"In yeast, not only Brx1p but also three other Brix superfamily members (Rpf1p/YHR088w, Rpf2p/YKR081c, and Ssf1p/Ssf2p) are each required for assembly of the large ribosomal subunit, all localize to the nucleolus, and functionally interact closely because all four conditional mutants are suppressed by the same multicopy suppressor gene.\",\n      \"method\": \"Conditional allele construction in yeast; ribosome profile analysis upon depletion; multicopy suppressor screen demonstrating epistatic functional interaction\",\n      \"journal\": \"FEMS yeast research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — genetic epistasis via shared multicopy suppressor across all four mutants, combined with direct ribosome profile readouts; independent functional characterization of each family member\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"12702244\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2001,\n      \"finding\": \"Bioinformatic analysis identified a conserved central globular Brix domain shared across six protein families (one archaeal, five eukaryotic), with obligatory C-terminal charged low-complexity regions, proposing a role in ribosome biogenesis and rRNA binding for the entire superfamily.\",\n      \"method\": \"Sequence homology analysis and domain architecture comparison\",\n      \"journal\": \"Trends in biochemical sciences\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Low\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 4 / Weak — computational/bioinformatic prediction only, no direct experimental validation of RNA binding or function in this paper\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"11406393\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2005,\n      \"finding\": \"Crystal structure of the archaeal Imp4/Brix superfamily protein Mil (Mth680) revealed an internal duplication where both N- and C-terminal halves share the same fold as the anticodon-binding domain of class IIa aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, suggesting RNA binding along a concave surface formed by the N-terminal half beta-sheet and a central alpha-helix. The structure is incompatible with a previously proposed helix-turn-helix RNA-binding motif.\",\n      \"method\": \"X-ray crystallography; structural comparison\",\n      \"journal\": \"EMBO reports\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Weak — crystal structure of archaeal ortholog providing mechanistic insight into RNA-binding mode; single paper, no mutagenesis validation of the proposed binding surface\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"15654320\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"finding\": \"BRIX1 is a nucleolar protein that facilitates pre-rRNA processing by supporting formation of the PeBoW complex. BRIX1 also prevents p53 activation in response to nucleolar stress by impairing interactions between MDM2 and ribosomal proteins RPL5 and RPL11. Depletion of BRIX1 induces nucleolar stress, activates p53 via RPL5/RPL11, and inhibits tumor growth; engineered iRGD-decorated exosomes loaded with siBRIX1 suppressed colorectal cancer growth and enhanced 5-FU efficacy in vivo.\",\n      \"method\": \"siRNA knockdown; Co-IP to detect PeBoW complex and MDM2-RPL5/RPL11 interactions; p53 pathway reporter assays; in vivo xenograft models with engineered exosomes\",\n      \"journal\": \"Advanced science\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — reciprocal Co-IP demonstrating PeBoW complex formation and MDM2-RPL5/RPL11 disruption, combined with defined loss-of-function cellular phenotype (p53 activation) and in vivo validation; two orthogonal mechanistic readouts in one study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"39475053\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2021,\n      \"finding\": \"BXDC2 (BRIX1) was identified as a downstream effector of androgen receptor (AR) signaling in bladder cancer. AR-positive or cisplatin-resistant cells show reduced BXDC2 protein expression. ERK activator treatment reduces BXDC2 expression. BXDC2 knockdown increased cell proliferation, decreased apoptosis, and conferred cisplatin resistance, placing BXDC2 downstream of AR-ERK signaling as a modulator of chemosensitivity.\",\n      \"method\": \"DNA microarray identifying BXDC2 as AR target; shRNA knockdown of BXDC2; pharmacological ERK activation; cisplatin sensitivity assays; immunohistochemistry in tissue specimens\",\n      \"journal\": \"Cancers\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — clean KD with defined cellular phenotype (proliferation, apoptosis, cisplatin sensitivity) plus pharmacological epistasis placing BXDC2 downstream of AR-ERK; single lab but multiple orthogonal readouts\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"33652650\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"finding\": \"BRIX1 promotes ribosome biogenesis and enhances glycolysis in colorectal cancer via selective translational upregulation of GLUT1. BRIX1 knockdown decreased rRNA levels (5S, 5.8S, 18S, 28S) and nascent RNA synthesis, reduced GLUT1 protein but not GLUT1 mRNA, and decreased ECAR, glucose uptake, and lactate production; BRIX1 overexpression had opposite effects. Blocking glycolysis with si-GLUT1 or galactose reversed BRIX1-driven glycolysis and cell proliferation.\",\n      \"method\": \"siRNA knockdown and overexpression; rRNA quantification; nascent RNA synthesis by immunofluorescence; live metabolic analysis (ECAR, OCR); polysome fractionation; orthotopic tumor model; CCK-8 proliferation assay\",\n      \"journal\": \"The journal of gene medicine\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — multiple orthogonal methods (polysome fractionation, metabolic flux, rRNA levels, in vivo model) in a single lab establishing translational control of GLUT1 as a mechanistic link\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"38282151\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"BRIX1 is transcriptionally activated by mTORC1-SP1 signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma. BRIX1 localizes to the nucleolus where it interacts with UBTF and POLR1A to promote rDNA transcription and ribosomal biogenesis. BRIX1 depletion triggers ribosomal stress, inhibits pre-rRNA synthesis and global protein translation, and suppresses SRSF1-mediated oncogenic alternative splicing, reducing carcinogenic isoforms MKNK2 and S6K1 and silencing mTORC1-4EBP1 signaling. SRSF1 overexpression reverses phenotypic and molecular changes induced by BRIX1 knockdown.\",\n      \"method\": \"ChIP-PCR (SP1 binding to BRIX1 promoter); Co-IP/MS (UBTF and POLR1A interaction); immunofluorescence (nucleolar localization); EU RNA synthesis assay; puromycin incorporation assay (translation); RNA-seq with isoform-specific qRT-PCR; genetic rescue with SRSF1 overexpression\",\n      \"journal\": \"Hepatology international\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1–2 / Moderate — multiple orthogonal methods (ChIP, Co-IP/MS, nascent RNA synthesis, translation assay, genetic epistasis rescue) establishing mechanism in a single rigorous study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"41370029\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    }\n  ],\n  \"current_model\": \"BRIX1 is a nucleolar protein required for 60S ribosomal subunit biogenesis: it binds large ribosomal subunit rRNAs, supports PeBoW complex formation and pre-rRNA processing, interacts with rDNA transcription factors UBTF and POLR1A to drive rDNA transcription, and promotes global protein translation; downstream of mTORC1-SP1 and AR-ERK signaling, BRIX1 additionally dampens p53 activation by blocking MDM2-RPL5/RPL11 interactions, enhances glycolysis through selective translation of GLUT1, and sustains oncogenic alternative splicing via SRSF1, collectively functioning as an oncoprotein whose depletion triggers nucleolar stress, p53 activation, and tumor suppression.\"\n}\n```","stage2_raw":"{\n  \"mechanistic_narrative\": \"BRIX1 is a nucleolar protein essential for biogenesis of the large (60S) ribosomal subunit, a function conserved from yeast to humans [#0, #1]. It binds large-subunit rRNAs (5S, 5.8S, and 28S) and supports pre-rRNA processing and 60S assembly; loss of the yeast ortholog Brx1p blocks large-subunit assembly, and BRIX1 depletion in human cells reduces rRNA levels and nascent rRNA synthesis [#0, #6]. Mechanistically, BRIX1 facilitates formation of the PeBoW complex during pre-rRNA processing [#4] and localizes to the nucleolus where it interacts with the rDNA transcription factors UBTF and POLR1A to drive rDNA transcription and global protein translation [#7]. Through this control of ribosome output, BRIX1 acts as an oncoprotein: it dampens p53 activation by impairing MDM2 interactions with ribosomal proteins RPL5 and RPL11, so that BRIX1 depletion provokes nucleolar stress, RPL5/RPL11-dependent p53 activation, and tumor suppression [#4]. BRIX1 further sustains malignant phenotypes by selective translational upregulation of the glucose transporter GLUT1 to enhance glycolysis [#6] and by supporting SRSF1-mediated oncogenic alternative splicing that produces carcinogenic MKNK2 and S6K1 isoforms feeding mTORC1-4EBP1 signaling [#7]. BRIX1 expression is itself wired into oncogenic signaling, being transcriptionally activated by mTORC1-SP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma [#7] and regulated downstream of AR-ERK signaling in bladder cancer [#5].\",\n  \"teleology\": [\n    {\n      \"year\": 2001,\n      \"claim\": \"Established that BRIX1 is a conserved nucleolar factor physically engaged with large ribosomal subunit rRNAs and functionally required for their assembly, defining its founding role in 60S biogenesis.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"GFP-fusion localization in HeLa and Xenopus, rRNA immunoprecipitation, and conditional depletion of the yeast ortholog Brx1p with ribosome profiling\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"11843177\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Did not define which rRNA processing step BRIX1 acts on\", \"No structural basis for rRNA binding\", \"Human loss-of-function phenotype not addressed\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2001,\n      \"claim\": \"Proposed a shared globular Brix domain 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tested\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2005,\n      \"claim\": \"Provided a structural framework for how Brix-domain proteins might bind RNA, revealing an internally duplicated fold related to aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase anticodon-binding domains.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"X-ray crystallography of the archaeal Imp4/Brix ortholog Mil and structural comparison\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"15654320\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Proposed RNA-binding surface not validated by mutagenesis\", \"Structure of human BRIX1 itself not determined\", \"No RNA-bound complex\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2021,\n      \"claim\": \"Placed BRIX1 within oncogenic signaling by identifying it as an AR-ERK-regulated effector controlling proliferation, apoptosis, and chemosensitivity in bladder cancer.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"DNA microarray, shRNA knockdown, pharmacological ERK activation, cisplatin sensitivity assays, and tissue immunohistochemistry\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"33652650\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Did not connect chemoresistance phenotype to ribosome biogenesis function\", \"Single-lab study\", \"Mechanism linking AR-ERK to BRIX1 expression unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"claim\": \"Linked BRIX1's ribosome biogenesis role to p53 control, showing it promotes PeBoW complex formation and suppresses nucleolar-stress p53 activation by blocking MDM2-RPL5/RPL11 interactions.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"siRNA knockdown, reciprocal Co-IP, p53 reporter assays, and xenograft models with siBRIX1-loaded engineered exosomes\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"39475053\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Direct binding interface mediating MDM2-RPL5/RPL11 disruption not mapped\", \"Whether the effect is direct or secondary to ribosome stress unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"claim\": \"Demonstrated that BRIX1 couples ribosome biogenesis to tumor metabolism via selective translational upregulation of GLUT1, driving glycolysis.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Knockdown/overexpression, rRNA and nascent RNA quantification, polysome fractionation, metabolic flux (ECAR/OCR), and orthotopic tumor model\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"38282151\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Mechanism of GLUT1 mRNA translational selectivity not defined\", \"Single-lab study\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"claim\": \"Integrated BRIX1 into a transcription-to-splicing axis, showing it is induced by mTORC1-SP1, drives rDNA transcription with UBTF/POLR1A, and sustains SRSF1-mediated oncogenic splicing feeding mTORC1 signaling.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"ChIP-PCR, Co-IP/MS, EU RNA synthesis and puromycin incorporation assays, RNA-seq with isoform qRT-PCR, and SRSF1 rescue\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"41370029\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Whether BRIX1 regulates SRSF1 directly or via translation not fully resolved\", 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