Mechanisms regulating PD-L1 expression in cancers and associated opportunities for novel small-molecule therapeutics

H Yamaguchi, JM Hsu, WH Yang… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Antagonistic antibodies targeting the inhibitory immune-checkpoint receptor PD-1 or its
ligand PD-L1 are used to treat a wide range of cancer types and can substantially improve …

Chemically modified and conjugated antimicrobial peptides against superbugs

W Li, F Separovic, NM O'Brien-Simpson… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest threats to human health that, by 2050,
will lead to more deaths from bacterial infections than cancer. New antimicrobial agents …

[HTML][HTML] Palmitoylation prevents sustained inflammation by limiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation through chaperone-mediated autophagy

L Wang, J Cai, X Zhao, L Ma, P Zeng, L Zhou, Y Liu… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
As a key component of the inflammasome, NLRP3 is a critical intracellular danger sensor
emerging as an important clinical target in inflammatory diseases. However, little is known …

[HTML][HTML] CD36 facilitates fatty acid uptake by dynamic palmitoylation-regulated endocytosis

JW Hao, J Wang, H Guo, YY Zhao, HH Sun… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Fatty acids (FAs) are essential nutrients, but how they are transported into cells remains
unclear. Here, we show that FAs trigger caveolae-dependent CD36 internalization, which in …

Pharmacological blockade of TEAD–YAP reveals its therapeutic limitation in cancer cells

Y Sun, L Hu, Z Tao, GK Jarugumilli, H Erb… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Targeting TEAD autopalmitoylation has been proposed as a therapeutic approach for YAP-
dependent cancers. Here we show that TEAD palmitoylation inhibitor MGH-CP1 and …

DHHC9-mediated GLUT1 S-palmitoylation promotes glioblastoma glycolysis and tumorigenesis

Z Zhang, X Li, F Yang, C Chen, P Liu, Y Ren… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Glucose transporter GLUT1 is a transmembrane protein responsible for the uptake of
glucose into the cells of many tissues through facilitative diffusion. Plasma membrane (PM) …

Palmitic acid: physiological role, metabolism and nutritional implications

G Carta, E Murru, S Banni, C Manca - Frontiers in physiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Palmitic acid (PA) has been for long time negatively depicted for its putative detrimental
health effects, shadowing its multiple crucial physiological activities. PA is the most common …

Pathological implication of protein post-translational modifications in cancer

S Pan, R Chen - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) profoundly influence protein functions and
play crucial roles in essentially all cell biological processes. The diverse realm of PTMs and …

Inhibiting PD-L1 palmitoylation enhances T-cell immune responses against tumours

H Yao, J Lan, C Li, H Shi, JP Brosseau… - Nature biomedical …, 2019 - nature.com
Checkpoint blockade therapy targeting the programmed-death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and its
receptor programmed cell death 1 promotes T-cell-mediated immunosurveillance against …

Regulating Rho GTPases and their regulators

RG Hodge, AJ Ridley - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
Rho GTPases regulate cytoskeletal and cell adhesion dynamics and thereby coordinate a
wide range of cellular processes, including cell migration, cell polarity and cell cycle …