PROTACs: A novel strategy for cancer drug discovery and development

X Han, Y Sun - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) technology has become a powerful strategy in drug
discovery, especially for undruggable targets/proteins. A typical PROTAC degrader consists …

Pharmacological Effects of Urolithin A and Its Role in Muscle Health and Performance: Current Knowledge and Prospects

H Zhao, G Song, H Zhu, H Qian, X Pan, X Song, Y Xie… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urolithin A (UA) is a naturally occurring compound derived from the metabolism of gut
microbiota, which has attracted considerable research attention due to its pharmacological …

Whole exome sequencing and in silico analysis of human Sertoli in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia

H Azizi, D Hashemi Karoii, T Skutella - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is a serious cause of male infertility. The Sertoli cell
responds to androgens and takes on roles supporting spermatogenesis, which may cause …

Transcriptome profiling of male and female Ascaris lumbricoides reproductive tissues

O Phuphisut, A Poodeepiyasawat, T Yoonuan… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Ascaris lumbricoides causes human ascariasis, the most prevalent helminth
disease, infecting approximately 1 billion individuals globally. In 2019 the global disease …

The deubiquitinase Usp7 in Drosophila melanogaster is required for synaptonemal complex maintenance

CM Lake, J Gardner, S Briggs, Z Yu, G McKown… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Meiosis is a form of cell division that is essential to sexually reproducing organisms and is
therefore highly regulated. Each event of meiosis must occur at the correct developmental …

Identification of proline-rich protein 11 as a major regulator in mouse spermatogonia maintenance via an increase in BMI1 protein stability

J Xue, T Wu, C Huang, M Shu, C Shen, B Zheng… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - Springer
Background Spermatogenesis accompanied by self-renewal and differentiation of
spermatogonia under complicated regulation is crucial for male fertility. Our previous study …

LncRNA FAM13A-AS1, transcriptionally regulated by PHOX2B, modulates hepatocellular carcinoma chemoresistance via stabilizing PPARγ

D Ye, J Ma, T Yu, F Ran, Y Zha - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major global public health concern, with approximately
79 million new cases and 75 million HCC-related deaths occurring annually worldwide …

The emerging and diverse roles of F-box proteins in spermatogenesis and male infertility

X Zhuang, J Ruan, C Zhou, Z Li - Cell Regeneration, 2024 - Springer
F-box proteins play essential roles in various cellular processes of spermatogenesis by
means of ubiquitylation and subsequent target protein degradation. They are the substrate …

Sperm proteomic landscape is altered in breeding bulls with greater sperm DNA fragmentation index

K Raval, A Kumaresan, MK Sinha, K Elango… - Theriogenology, 2024 - Elsevier
Although, it is well understood that sperm DNA damage is associated with infertility, the
molecular details of how damaged sperm DNA affects fertility are not fully elucidated. Since …

Comparative Proteome Analysis of Four Stages of Spermatogenesis in the Small-Spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), Using High-Resolution NanoLC-ESI-MS …

F Jeanne, B Bernay, P Sourdaine - Journal of Proteome Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Spermatogenesis is a highly specialized process of cell proliferation and differentiation
leading to the production of spermatozoa from spermatogonial stem cells. Due to its …