Targeting biomolecular condensation and protein aggregation against cancer

JL Silva, D Foguel, VF Ferreira, TCRG Vieira… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates, membrane-less entities arising from liquid–liquid phase
separation, hold dichotomous roles in health and disease. Alongside their physiological …

Biochemical and cellular basis of oxidative stress: implications for disease onset

K Aramouni, R Assaf, A Shaito… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular oxidation–reduction (redox) systems, which encompass pro‐and antioxidant
molecules, are integral components of a plethora of essential cellular processes. Any …

Nuclear and cytoplasmic spatial protein quality control is coordinated by nuclear–vacuolar junctions and perinuclear ESCRT

EM Sontag, F Morales-Polanco, JH Chen… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Effective protein quality control (PQC), essential for cellular health, relies on spatial
sequestration of misfolded proteins into defined inclusions. Here we reveal the coordination …

Advanced techniques for detecting protein misfolding and aggregation in cellular environments

Y Bai, S Zhang, H Dong, Y Liu, C Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation, a key contributor to the progression of numerous
neurodegenerative diseases, results in functional deficiencies and the creation of harmful …

TRIM11 protects against tauopathies and is down-regulated in Alzheimer's disease

ZY Zhang, DS Harischandra, R Wang, S Ghaisas… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Aggregation of tau into filamentous inclusions underlies Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
numerous other neurodegenerative tauopathies. The pathogenesis of tauopathies remains …

Inhibitors of the ATPase p97/VCP: From basic research to clinical applications

S Kilgas, K Ramadan - Cell Chemical Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Protein homeostasis deficiencies underlie various cancers and neurodegenerative
diseases. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy are responsible for most …

Cotranslational sorting and processing of newly synthesized proteins in eukaryotes

M Gamerdinger, E Deuerling - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Ribosomes interact with a variety of different protein biogenesis factors that guide newly
synthesized proteins to their native 3D shapes and cellular localization. Depending on the …

Controlling the supramolecular polymerization of squaraine dyes by a molecular chaperone analogue

L Kleine-Kleffmann, V Stepanenko… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Molecular chaperones are proteins that assist in the (un) folding and (dis) assembly of other
macromolecular structures toward their biologically functional state in a non-covalent …

Role of ganetespib, an HSP90 inhibitor, in cancer therapy: from molecular mechanisms to clinical practice

ME Youssef, S Cavalu, AM Hasan, G Yahya… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heat-shock proteins are upregulated in cancer and protect several client proteins from
degradation. Therefore, they contribute to tumorigenesis and cancer metastasis by reducing …

Nascent mitochondrial proteins initiate the localized condensation of cytosolic protein aggregates on the mitochondrial surface

Q Liu, B Fong, S Yoo, JR Unruh… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Eukaryotes organize cellular contents into membrane-bound organelles and membrane-
less condensates, for example, protein aggregates. An unsolved question is why the …