Protein posttranslational modifications in health and diseases: Functions, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Q Zhong, X **ao, Y Qiu, Z Xu, C Chen, B Chong… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) refer to the breaking or generation of covalent
bonds on the backbones or amino acid side chains of proteins and expand the diversity of …

Protein acylation: mechanisms, biological functions and therapeutic targets

S Shang, J Liu, F Hua - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Metabolic reprogramming is involved in the pathogenesis of not only cancers but also
neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and infectious diseases. With the …

FSP1 is a glutathione-independent ferroptosis suppressor

S Doll, FP Freitas, R Shah, M Aldrovandi, MC da Silva… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of necrotic cell death marked by oxidative damage to
phospholipids,. To date, ferroptosis has been thought to be controlled only by the …

Protein lipidation in health and disease: molecular basis, physiological function and pathological implication

Y Yuan, P Li, J Li, Q Zhao, Y Chang, X He - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Posttranslational modifications increase the complexity and functional diversity of proteins in
response to complex external stimuli and internal changes. Among these, protein lipidations …

Protein lipidation in cancer: mechanisms, dysregulation and emerging drug targets

EW Tate, L Soday, AL de la Lastra, M Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Protein lipidation describes a diverse class of post-translational modifications (PTMs) that is
regulated by over 40 enzymes, targeting more than 1,000 substrates at over 3,000 sites …

A glycine-specific N-degron pathway mediates the quality control of protein N-myristoylation

RT Timms, Z Zhang, DY Rhee, JW Harper, I Koren… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The ubiquitin-proteasome system is the major route through which the cell
achieves selective protein degradation. The E3 ubiquitin ligases are the major determinants …

COPI vesicle formation and N-myristoylation are targetable vulnerabilities of senescent cells

D McHugh, B Sun, C Gutierrez-Muñoz… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Drugs that selectively kill senescent cells (senolytics) improve the outcomes of cancer,
fibrosis and age-related diseases. Despite their potential, our knowledge of the molecular …

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 …

A role of salt bridges in mediating drug potency: A lesson from the N-myristoyltransferase inhibitors

DS Spassov, M Atanasova… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The salt bridge is the strongest non-covalent interaction in nature and is known to participate
in protein folding, protein-protein interactions, and molecular recognition. However, the role …

Myristic acid as a checkpoint to regulate STING-dependent autophagy and interferon responses by promoting N-myristoylation

M Jia, Y Wang, J Wang, D Qin, M Wang, L Chai… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Stimulator of interferon gene (STING)-triggered autophagy is crucial for the host to eliminate
invading pathogens and serves as a self-limiting mechanism of STING-induced interferon …