Globin phylogeny, evolution and function, the newest update

CD Schuster, F Salvatore, L Moens… - … Structure, Function, and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our globin census update allows us to refine our vision of globin origin, evolution, and
structure to function relationship in the context of the currently accepted tree of life. The …

Cytoglobin silencing promotes melanoma malignancy but sensitizes for ferroptosis and pyroptosis therapy response

J De Backer, D Maric, K Zuhra, A Bogaerts, C Szabo… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite recent advances in melanoma treatment, there are still patients that either do not
respond or develop resistance. This unresponsiveness and/or acquired resistance to …

ADGB variants cause asthenozoospermia and male infertility

R Qu, Z Zhang, L Wu, Q Li, J Mu, L Zhao, Z Yan… - Human Genetics, 2023 - Springer
Asthenozoospermia is one of the main factors leading to male infertility, but the genetic
mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. Variants in the androglobin (ADGB) gene were …

The circularly permuted globin domain of Androglobin exhibits atypical heme stabilization and nitric oxide interaction

BJ Reeder, G Deganutti, J Ukeri, S Atanasio… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In the decade since the discovery of androglobin, a multi-domain hemoglobin of metazoans
associated with ciliogenesis and spermatogenesis, there has been little advance in the …

Oxygen is an essential gasotransmitter directly sensed via protein gasoreceptors

S Anbalagan - Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The current restrictive criteria for gasotransmitters exclude oxygen (O2) as a gasotransmitter
in vertebrates. In this manuscript, I propose a revision of gasotransmitter criteria to include …

Elevated Id2 expression causes defective meiosis and spermatogenesis in mice

Z He, RG Yan, QB Shang, QE Yang - Developmental Dynamics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Inhibitors of DNA binding (ID) proteins mainly inhibit gene expression and
regulate cell fate decisions by interacting with E‐proteins. All four ID proteins (ID1–4) are …

The cytoglobin-dependent transcriptome in melanoma indicates a protective function associated with oxidative stress, inflammation and cancer-associated pathways

J De Backer, D Hoogewijs - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Cytoglobin (CYGB) is a member of the oxygen-binding globin superfamily. In this study we
generated stable CYGB overexpressing A375 melanoma cells and performed RNA …

Whole‐exome sequencing identifies ADGB as a novel causative gene for male infertility in humans: from motility to fertilization

Y Gao, L Liu, S Tian, C Liu, M Lv, H Wu, D Tang… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives In male mice, adgb‐knockout has been reported to cause male infertility with
spermatogenesis defects involving flagella and acrosome. However, this remains unclear for …

Ectopic MYBL2-Mediated Regulation of Androglobin Gene Expression

A Herwig, C Osterhof, A Keppner, D Maric, TW Koay… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Androglobin (ADGB) is a highly conserved and recently identified member of the globin
superfamily. Although previous studies revealed a link to ciliogenesis and an involvement in …

Comparison of Evolutionary Relationships between Branchiostoma floridae, Ciona intestinalis, and Homo sapiens Globins Provide Evidence of Gene Co-Option …

N Yano, T Minamoto, H Yamaguchi, T Goto… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Globins have been studied as model proteins to elucidate the principles of protein evolution.
This was achieved by understanding the relationship between amino acid sequence, three …