Heat shock proteins: Biological functions, pathological roles, and therapeutic opportunities

C Hu, J Yang, Z Qi, H Wu, B Wang, F Zou, H Mei… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The heat shock proteins (HSPs) are ubiquitous and conserved protein families in both
prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, and they maintain cellular proteostasis and protect …

Amyloid formation as a protein phase transition

TCT Michaels, D Qian, A Šarić, M Vendruscolo… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The formation of amyloid fibrils is a general class of protein self-assembly behaviour, which
is associated with both functional biology and the development of a number of disorders …

Protein structure generation via folding diffusion

KE Wu, KK Yang, R van den Berg, S Alamdari… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The ability to computationally generate novel yet physically foldable protein structures could
lead to new biological discoveries and new treatments targeting yet incurable diseases …

AI-based protein structure prediction in drug discovery: impacts and challenges

M Schauperl, RA Denny - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Proteins are the molecular machinery of the human body, and their malfunctioning is often
responsible for diseases, making them crucial targets for drug discovery. The three …

Challenges in application of Raman spectroscopy to biology and materials

N Kuhar, S Sil, T Verma, S Umapathy - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Raman spectroscopy has become an essential tool for chemists, physicists, biologists and
materials scientists. In this article, we present the challenges in unravelling the molecule …

The neuroprotective properties of calorie restriction, the ketogenic diet, and ketone bodies

M Maalouf, JM Rho, MP Mattson - Brain research reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Both calorie restriction and the ketogenic diet possess broad therapeutic potential in various
clinical settings and in various animal models of neurological disease. Following calorie …

The unfolded protein response: a pathway that links insulin demand with β-cell failure and diabetes

D Scheuner, RJ Kaufman - Endocrine reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the entry site into the secretory pathway for newly
synthesized proteins destined for the cell surface or released into the extracellular milieu …

Genome interpretation using in silico predictors of variant impact

P Katsonis, K Wilhelm, A Williams, O Lichtarge - Human genetics, 2022 - Springer
Estimating the effects of variants found in disease driver genes opens the door to
personalized therapeutic opportunities. Clinical associations and laboratory experiments …

[BOOK][B] The structure of biological membranes

PL Yeagle - 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
Recent research has provided an abundance of new information on membrane
biochemistry. Now more than ever, it is essential to update our current understanding of …

Progressive damage after brain and spinal cord injury: pathomechanisms and treatment strategies

HM Bramlett, WD Dietrich - Progress in brain research, 2007 - Elsevier
The pathophysiology of brain and spinal cord injury (SCI) is complex and involves multiple
injury mechanisms that are spatially and temporally specific. It is now appreciated that many …