Regulation of epithelial and endothelial barriers by molecular chaperones

S Lechuga, A Marino-Melendez, NG Naydenov, A Zafar… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
The integrity and permeability of epithelial and endothelial barriers depend on the formation
of tight junctions, adherens junctions, and a junction-associated cytoskeleton. The …

Revisiting the chaperonin T‐complex protein‐1 ring complex in human health and disease: A proteostasis modulator and beyond

C Zeng, S Han, Y Pan, Z Huang… - Clinical and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Disrupted protein homeostasis (proteostasis) has been demonstrated to
facilitate the progression of various diseases. The cytosolic T‐complex protein‐1 ring …

Glioblastoma biomarkers in urinary extracellular vesicles reveal the potential for a 'liquid gold'biopsy

SM Hallal, Á Tűzesi, LA Sida, E Xian, D Madani… - British Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Biomarkers that reflect glioblastoma tumour activity and treatment response are
urgently needed to help guide clinical management, particularly for recurrent disease. As the …

Systematic identification of structure-specific protein–protein interactions

A Holfeld, D Schuster, F Sesterhenn… - Molecular Systems …, 2024 - embopress.org
The physical interactome of a protein can be altered upon perturbation, modulating cell
physiology and contributing to disease. Identifying interactome differences of normal and …

Chaperonin containing TCP-1 (CCT/TRiC) is a novel therapeutic and diagnostic target for neuroblastoma

A Cox, D Nierenberg, O Camargo, E Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chaperonin containing TCP1 (CCT/TRiC) is a multi-subunit protein folding complex that
enables the cancer phenotype to emerge from the mutational landscape that drives …

The role of molecular chaperone CCT/TRiC in translation elongation: A literature review

Y Que, Y Qiu, Z Ding, S Zhang, R Wei, J Xia, Y Lin - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Protein synthesis from mRNA is an energy-intensive and strictly controlled biological
process. Translation elongation is a well-coordinated and multifactorial step in translation …

BAG3: nature's quintessential multi-functional protein functions as a ubiquitous intra-cellular glue

CM Brenner, M Choudhary, MG McCormick, D Cheung… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
BAG3 is a 575 amino acid protein that is found throughout the animal kingdom and
homologs have been identified in plants. The protein is expressed ubiquitously but is most …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the roles of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in regulating carcinogenesis

ZX Chong, CY Yong, AHK Ong, SK Yeap, WY Ho - Toxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-dependent receptor that belongs to the
superfamily of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors. The activation of the …

Molecular Chaperonin HSP60: Current Understanding and Future Prospects

MK Singh, Y Shin, S Han, J Ha, PK Tiwari… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Molecular chaperones are highly conserved across evolution and play a crucial role in
preserving protein homeostasis. The 60 kDa heat shock protein (HSP60), also referred to as …

Usher syndrome proteins ADGRV1 (USH2C) and CIB2 (USH1J) interact and share a common interactome containing TRiC/CCT-BBS chaperonins

J Linnert, B Knapp, BE Güler, K Boldt… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The human Usher syndrome (USH) is the most common form of a sensory hereditary
ciliopathy characterized by progressive vision and hearing loss. Mutations in the genes …