A not-so-ancient grease history: click chemistry and protein lipid modifications

KF Suazo, KY Park, MD Distefano - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein lipid modification involves the attachment of hydrophobic groups to proteins via
ester, thioester, amide, or thioether linkages. In this review, the specific click chemical …

Wnt signaling in heart development and regeneration

D Li, J Sun, TP Zhong - Current Cardiology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death
worldwide, largely due to the limited regenerative capacity of the adult human heart. In …

Mechanisms and inhibition of Porcupine-mediated Wnt acylation

Y Liu, X Qi, L Donnelly, N Elghobashi-Meinhardt… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Wnt signalling is essential for regulation of embryonic development and adult tissue
homeostasis,–, and aberrant Wnt signalling is frequently associated with cancers. Wnt …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of WLS/Evi-mediated Wnt transport and secretion

R Nygaard, J Yu, J Kim, DR Ross, G Parisi, OB Clarke… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Wnts are evolutionarily conserved ligands that signal at short range to regulate
morphogenesis, cell fate, and stem cell renewal. The first and essential steps in Wnt …

The role of Evi/Wntless in exporting Wnt proteins

L Wolf, M Boutros - Development, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Intercellular communication by Wnt proteins governs many essential processes during
development, tissue homeostasis and disease in all metazoans. Many context-dependent …

Functional regulation of Wnt protein through post-translational modifications

J Yu, DM Virshup - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Wnts are lipid-modified signaling glycoproteins present in all metazoans that play key roles
in development and homeostasis. Post-translational modifications of Wnts regulate their …

Structural model of human PORCN illuminates disease-associated variants and drug-binding sites

J Yu, PJ Liao, W Xu, JR Jones… - Journal of cell …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Wnt signaling is essential for normal development and is a therapeutic target in cancer. The
enzyme PORCN, or porcupine, is a membrane-bound O-acyltransferase (MBOAT) that is …

TMEM132A, a novel Wnt signaling pathway regulator through Wntless (WLS) interaction

B Li, LA Niswander - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Wnt signaling pathway plays indispensable roles in embryonic development and adult
tissue homeostasis. However, the regulatory mechanisms involved in Wnt ligand trafficking …

STA-9090 in combination with a statin exerts enhanced protective effects in rats fed a high-fat diet and exposed to diethylnitrosamine and thioacetamide

AM Abdelhamid, S Saber, RS Hamad… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Liver fibrosis is a significant global health burden that lacks effective therapies. It
can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Aberrant hedgehog pathway …

[HTML][HTML] A novel combination therapy targets sonic hedgehog signaling by the dual inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase and HSP90 in rats with non-alcoholic …

OA Mohammed, ME Youssef, AS Doghish… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterized by liver inflammation, fat
accumulation, and collagen deposition. Due to the limited availability of effective treatments …