Rational design in photopharmacology with molecular photoswitches

P Kobauri, FJ Dekker, W Szymanski… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photopharmacology is an attractive approach for achieving targeted drug action with the use
of light. In photopharmacology, molecular photoswitches are introduced into the structure of …

Time to target the circadian clock for drug discovery

ES Rasmussen, JS Takahashi, CB Green - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2022 - cell.com
The circadian clock is an intracellular timekee** device that drives daily rhythms in diverse
and extensive processes throughout the body. The clock mechanism comprises a core …

Mechanistic Basis for Red Light Switching of Azonium Ions

M Medved', M Di Donato, WJ Buma… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Azonium ions formed by the protonation of tetra-ortho-methoxy-substituted
aminoazobenzenes photoisomerize with red light under physiological conditions. This …

Circadian synchrony: sleep, nutrition, and physical activity

KL Healy, AR Morris, AC Liu - Frontiers in network physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The circadian clock in mammals regulates the sleep/wake cycle and many associated
behavioral and physiological processes. The cellular clock mechanism involves a …

Ru (II) photocages enable precise control over enzyme activity with red light

D Havrylyuk, AC Hachey, A Fenton, DK Heidary… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The cytochrome P450 family of enzymes (CYPs) are important targets for medicinal
chemistry. Recently, CYP1B1 has emerged as a key player in chemotherapy resistance in …

A guide to designing photocontrol in proteins: methods, strategies and applications

AC Kneuttinger - Biological Chemistry, 2022 - degruyter.com
Light is essential for various biochemical processes in all domains of life. In its presence
certain proteins inside a cell are excited, which either stimulates or inhibits subsequent …

Cryptochromes: Photochemical and structural insight into magnetoreception

N Karki, S Vergish, BD Zoltowski - Protein Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptochromes (CRYs) function as blue light photoreceptors in diverse physiological
processes in nearly all kingdoms of life. Over the past several decades, they have emerged …

Cryptochromes in mammals: a magnetoreception misconception?

L Zhang, EP Malkemper - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cryptochromes are flavoproteins related to photolyases that are widespread throughout the
plant and animal kingdom. They govern blue light-dependent growth in plants, control …

Circadian regulation of liver metabolism: Experimental approaches in human, rodent, and cellular models

LJ Daniels, D Kay, T Marjot… - American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Circadian rhythms are endogenous oscillations with approximately a 24-h period that allow
organisms to anticipate the change between day and night. Disruptions that desynchronize …

Chemical biology to dissect molecular mechanisms underlying plant circadian clocks

N Nakamichi, J Yamaguchi, A Sato… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Circadian clocks regulate the diel rhythmic physiological activities of plants, enabling them
to anticipate and adapt to day–night and seasonal changes. Genetic and biochemical …