Mechanisms controlling cellular and systemic iron homeostasis

B Galy, M Conrad, M Muckenthaler - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
In mammals, hundreds of proteins use iron in a multitude of cellular functions, including vital
processes such as mitochondrial respiration, gene regulation and DNA synthesis or repair …

Small molecule metabolites: discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Qiu, Y Cai, H Yao, C Lin, Y **e, S Tang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic abnormalities lead to the dysfunction of metabolic pathways and metabolite
accumulation or deficiency which is well-recognized hallmarks of diseases. Metabolite …

Molecular mechanisms of iron and heme metabolism

S Dutt, I Hamza, TB Bartnikas - Annual review of nutrition, 2022 - annualreviews.org
An abundant metal in the human body, iron is essential for key biological pathways
including oxygen transport, DNA metabolism, and mitochondrial function. Most iron is bound …

Click chemistry in proteomic investigations

CG Parker, MR Pratt - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Despite advances in genetic and proteomic techniques, a complete portrait of the proteome
and its complement of dynamic interactions and modifications remains a lofty, and as of yet …

Genome-wide analysis of a model-derived binge eating disorder phenotype identifies risk loci and implicates iron metabolism

D Burstein, TC Griffen, K Therrien, J Bendl… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder, yet its genetic architecture
remains largely unknown. Studying BED is challenging because it is often comorbid with …

[HTML][HTML] Protein metalation in biology

AW Foster, TR Young, PT Chivers… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inorganic metals supplement the chemical repertoire of organic molecules, especially
proteins. This requires the correct metals to associate with proteins at metalation. Protein …

HRG-9 homologues regulate haem trafficking from haem-enriched compartments

F Sun, Z Zhao, MM Willoughby, S Shen, Y Zhou… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Haem is an iron-containing tetrapyrrole that is critical for a variety of cellular and
physiological processes,–. Haem binding proteins are present in almost all cellular …

From synthesis to utilization: The ins and outs of mitochondrial heme

SA Swenson, CM Moore, JR Marcero, AE Medlock… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heme is a ubiquitous and essential iron containing metallo-organic cofactor required for
virtually all aerobic life. Heme synthesis is initiated and completed in mitochondria, followed …

Sex differences in brown adipose tissue function: sex hormones, glucocorticoids, and their crosstalk

K Kaikaew, A Grefhorst, JA Visser - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Excessive fat accumulation in the body causes overweight and obesity. To date, research
has confirmed that there are two types of adipose tissue with opposing functions: lipid …

Host cell CRISPR genomics and modelling reveal shared metabolic vulnerabilities in the intracellular development of Plasmodium falciparum and related …

M Maurizio, M Masid, K Woods, R Caldelari… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Parasitic diseases, particularly malaria (caused by Plasmodium falciparum) and theileriosis
(caused by Theileria spp.), profoundly impact global health and the socioeconomic well …