Cotranslational folding of proteins on the ribosome

M Liutkute, E Samatova, MV Rodnina - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many proteins in the cell fold cotranslationally within the restricted space of the polypeptide
exit tunnel or at the surface of the ribosome. A growing body of evidence suggests that the …

Alternative role of glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists in neurodegenerative diseases

SD Chen, YC Chuang, TK Lin, JL Yang - European journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aging is a crucial risk factor for common neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Limited options are available for the treatment …

Polygala saponins inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation via SHP-2-Mediated mitophagy

WQ Qiu, W Ai, FD Zhu, Y Zhang, MS Guo… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and its mediated neuroinflammation are implicated
in neurodegenerative diseases, while mitophagy negatively regulates NLRP3 …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy for neurodegenerative diseases: slowing down the ticking clock

R Martier, P Konstantinova - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Gene therapy is an emerging and powerful therapeutic tool to deliver functional genetic
material to cells in order to correct a defective gene. During the past decades, several …

Nanoparticle-guided brain drug delivery: Expanding the therapeutic approach to neurodegenerative diseases

C Riccardi, F Napolitano, D Montesarchio, S Sampaolo… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) represent a heterogeneous group of aging-related
disorders featured by progressive impairment of motor and/or cognitive functions, often …

Targeting intrinsically disordered transcription factors: changing the paradigm

K Tsafou, PB Tiwari, JD Forman-Kay, SJ Metallo… - Journal of molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increased understanding of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and protein regions has
revolutionized our view of the relationship between protein structure and function. Data now …

Understanding the role of protein glycation in the amyloid aggregation process

I Sirangelo, C Iannuzzi - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Protein function and flexibility is directly related to the native distribution of its structural
elements and any alteration in protein architecture leads to several abnormalities and …

NRF2 regulation processes as a source of potential drug targets against neurodegenerative diseases

Á Cores, M Piquero, M Villacampa, R León… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
NRF2 acts by controlling gene expression, being the master regulator of the Phase II
antioxidant response, and also being key to the control of neuroinflammation. NRF2 activity …

RREB1 regulates neuronal proteostasis and the microtubule network

EN Griffin, T Jucius, SE Sim, BS Harris, S Heinz… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Transcription factors play vital roles in neuron development; however, little is known about
the role of these proteins in maintaining neuronal homeostasis. Here, we show that the …

Therapeutic potential of palm oil vitamin E-derived tocotrienols in inflammation and chronic diseases: Evidence from preclinical and clinical studies

Z Zainal, H Khaza'ai, AK Radhakrishnan… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Palm oil is rich in tocotrienols (T3s), a type of vitamin E that has garnered considerable
research interest as it exhibits anti-inflammatory as well as antioxidant characteristics that …