Transglutaminase regulation of cell function

RL Eckert, MT Kaartinen, M Nurminskaya… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Transglutaminases (TGs) are multifunctional proteins having enzymatic and scaffolding
functions that participate in regulation of cell fate in a wide range of cellular systems and are …

The importance of 3D fibre architecture in cancer and implications for biomaterial model design

JC Ashworth, TR Cox - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
The need for improved prediction of clinical response is driving the development of cancer
models with enhanced physiological relevance. A new concept of 'precision biomaterials' is …

Cancer cell-derived microvesicles induce transformation by transferring tissue transglutaminase and fibronectin to recipient cells

MA Antonyak, B Li, LK Boroughs… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Tumor progression involves the ability of cancer cells to communicate with each other and
with neighboring normal cells in their microenvironment. Microvesicles (MV) derived from …

Cancer and the tumor microenvironment: a review of an essential relationship

F Mbeunkui, DJ Johann - Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2009 - Springer
Purpose The role of the microenvironment during the initiation and progression of
carcinogenesis is now realized to be of critical importance, both for enhanced understanding …

Cellular functions of tissue transglutaminase

MV Nurminskaya, AM Belkin - International review of cell and molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2 or tissue transglutaminase) is a highly complex multifunctional
protein that acts as transglutaminase, GTPase/ATPase, protein disulfide isomerase, and …

[HTML][HTML] Transglutaminase 2: a molecular Swiss army knife

S Gundemir, G Colak, J Tucholski… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2012 - Elsevier
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is the most widely distributed member of the transglutaminase
family with almost all cell types in the body expressing TG2 to varying extents. In addition to …

Relevance of the endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria axis in cancer diagnosis and therapy

G An, J Park, J Song, T Hong, G Song… - Experimental & Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Dynamic interactions between organelles are responsible for a variety of intercellular
functions, and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)–mitochondrial axis is recognized as a …

Extracellular TG2: emerging functions and regulation

AM Belkin - The FEBS journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) is a ubiquitously expressed member of the transglutaminase
family of Ca2+‐dependent crosslinking enzymes. Unlike other family members, TG2 is a …

Transglutaminase 2 has opposing roles in the regulation of cellular functions as well as cell growth and death

H Tatsukawa, Y Furutani, K Hitomi, S Kojima - Cell death & disease, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is primarily known as the most ubiquitously expressed
member of the transglutaminase family with Ca 2+-dependent protein crosslinking activity; …

Transglutaminase 2 and its role in pulmonary fibrosis

KC Olsen, RE Sapinoro, RM Kottmann… - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly progressive disease with few
treatment options. Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a multifunctional protein, but its function in …