[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of ligand binding

E Di Cera - Biophysics reviews, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Many processes in chemistry and biology involve interactions of a ligand with its molecular
target. Interest in the mechanism governing such interactions has dominated theoretical and …

Nitric oxide and thiols: Chemical biology, signalling paradigms and vascular therapeutic potential

MR Dent, AW DeMartino - British Journal of Pharmacology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitric oxide (• NO) interactions with biological thiols play crucial, but incompletely
determined, roles in vascular signalling and other biological processes. Here, we highlight …

A structure-based mechanism of cisplatin resistance mediated by glutathione transferase P1-1

A De Luca, LJ Parker, WH Ang, C Rodolfo… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
Cisplatin [cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II)(cis-DDP)] is one of the most successful
anticancer agents effective against a wide range of solid tumors. However, its use is …

S-Nitrosation of Conserved Cysteines Modulates Activity and Stability of S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase (GSNOR)

D Guerra, K Ballard, I Truebridge, E Vierling - Biochemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
The free radical nitric oxide (NO•) regulates diverse physiological processes from
vasodilation in humans to gas exchange in plants. S-Nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) is …

Covalent inhibition by a natural product-inspired latent electrophile

DP Byun, J Ritchie, Y Jung, R Holewinski… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Strategies to target specific protein cysteines are critical to covalent probe and drug
discovery. 3-Bromo-4, 5-dihydroisoxazole (BDHI) is a natural product-inspired, synthetically …

S-nitrosylation of UCHL1 induces its structural instability and promotes α-synuclein aggregation

R Kumar, DK Jangir, G Verma, S Shekhar… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase-1 (UCHL1) is a deubiquitinating enzyme, which
plays a key role in Parkinson's disease (PD). It is one of the most important proteins, which …

The peroxidatic thiol of peroxiredoxin 1 is nitrosated by nitrosoglutathione but coordinates to the dinitrosyl iron complex of glutathione

DR Truzzi, SV Alves, LES Netto, O Augusto - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Protein S-nitrosation is an important consequence of NO●· metabolism with implications in
physiology and pathology. The mechanisms responsible for S-nitrosation in vivo remain …

S-Nitrosation Destabilizes Glutathione Transferase P1-1

D Balchin, SH Stoychev, HW Dirr - Biochemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Protein S-nitrosation is a post-translational modification that regulates the function of more
than 500 human proteins. Despite its apparent physiological significance, S-nitrosation is …

Isolation and characterization of two glutathione S-transferases from freshwater bivalve Anodonta woodiana: Chronic effects of pentachlorophenol on gene expression …

Q Liu, X Shang, Y Ma, X **a, S Xue, C Hua… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2017 - Elsevier
Glutathione S-transferases (GST) play a prominent role in protecting cells against oxidative
stress. Our previous study showed that the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated from …

The effects of mutating Tyr9 and Arg15 on the structure, stability, conformational dynamics and mechanism of GSTA3-3

GJ Robertson, SH Stoychev, Y Sayed, I Achilonu… - Biophysical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Glutathione S-transferase A3-3 is the most catalytically efficient steroid isomerase
enzyme known in humans, transforming Δ 5-androstene-3-17-dione into Δ 4-androstene-3 …