Protein posttranslational modifications in health and diseases: Functions, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Q Zhong, X Xiao, Y Qiu, Z Xu, C Chen, B Chong… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) refer to the breaking or generation of covalent
bonds on the backbones or amino acid side chains of proteins and expand the diversity of …

Biomolecular condensates in kidney physiology and disease

G Gao, ES Sumrall, S Pitchiaya, M Bitzer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The regulation and preservation of distinct intracellular and extracellular solute
microenvironments is crucial for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. In mammals, the …

Inhibition of ACSS2-mediated H3K9 crotonylation alleviates kidney fibrosis via IL-1β-dependent macrophage activation and tubular cell senescence

L Li, T Xiang, Y Wu, H Feng, J Liu, S Tao, F Guo, P Fu… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Histone lysine crotonylation (Kcr), a novel posttranslational modification, is widespread as
acetylation (Kac); however, its roles are largely unknown. In this study, we report that histone …

[HTML][HTML] Crotonylation and disease: Current progress and future perspectives

P Yang, Y Qin, L Zeng, Y He, Y Xie, X Cheng… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Histone lysine crotonylation was first identified as a new type of post-translational
modification in 2011. In recent years, prominent progress has been made in the study of …

[HTML][HTML] Acylations in cardiovascular biology and diseases, what's beyond acetylation

X Sun, Y Zhang, XF Chen, X Tang - EBioMedicine, 2023 - thelancet.com
Metabolism regulates cardiovascular biology through multiple mechanisms, including
epigenetic modifications. Over the past two decades, experimental and preclinical studies …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of ACSS2-mediated histone crotonylation alleviates kidney fibrosis via IL-1β-dependent macrophage activation and tubular cell senescence

L Li, T Xiang, J Guo, F Guo, Y Wu, H Feng, J Liu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Histone lysine crotonylation (Kcr), as a posttranslational modification, is widespread as
acetylation (Kac); however, its roles are largely unknown in kidney fibrosis. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Zebrafish—A Suitable Model for Rapid Translation of Effective Therapies for Pediatric Cancers

D Roy, B Subramaniam, WC Chong, M Bornhorst… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer stands as the leading cause of death among children and
adolescents in the United States. Some of these pediatric cancers are highly aggressive and …

Chromodomain Y‐like (CDYL) inhibition ameliorates acute kidney injury in mice by regulating tubular pyroptosis

T Xiang, L Li, J Li, X Chen, F Guo, J Liu, Y Wu… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2024 - nature.com
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common disease, but lacking effective drug treatments.
Chromodomain Y‐like (CDYL) is a kind of chromodomain protein that has been implicated …

Role of epigenetically regulated inflammation in renal diseases

J Jin, Y Yang, Q Gong, J Wang, W Ni, J Wen… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent decades, renal disease research has witnessed remarkable advances.
Experimental evidence in this field has highlighted the role of inflammation in kidney …

Application of Crotonylation Modification in Pan-vascular Diseases

W Yan, Y Zhang, Y Dai, J Ge - Journal of Drug Targeting, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Pan-vascular diseases, based on systems biology theory, explore the commonalities and
individualities of important target organs such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and …