PDZ domains as drug targets

NR Christensen, J Čalyševa… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Protein–protein interactions within protein networks shape the human interactome, which
often is promoted by specialized protein interaction modules, such as the postsynaptic …

Emerging therapeutic agents for colorectal cancer

M Nalli, M Puxeddu, G La Regina, S Gianni, R Silvestri - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
There are promising new therapeutic agents for CRC patients, including novel small-
molecule inhibitors and immune checkpoint blockers. We focused on emerging CRC's …

In-depth proteomic analysis of nacre, prism, and myostracum of Mytilus shell

Z Liao, L Bao, M Fan, P Gao, X Wang, C Qin, X Li - Journal of proteomics, 2015 - Elsevier
Mytilus is an economically important bivalve and its shell is a biomineralized tissue with
various microstructures/layers. In the present study, the shell of marine mussel, Mytilus …

Real-time observation of ligand-induced allosteric transitions in a PDZ domain

O Bozovic, C Zanobini, A Gulzar… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
While allostery is of paramount importance for protein regulation, the underlying dynamical
process of ligand (un) binding at one site, resulting time evolution of the protein structure …

Research progress of multi-enzyme complexes based on the design of scaffold protein

X Wang, Y Jiang, H Liu, H Yuan, D Huang… - Bioresources and …, 2023 - Springer
Multi-enzyme complexes designed based on scaffold proteins are a current topic in
molecular enzyme engineering. They have been gradually applied to increase the …

Molecular basis of the alternative recruitment of GABAA versus glycine receptors through gephyrin

HM Maric, VB Kasaragod, TJ Hausrat… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract γ-Aminobutyric acid type A and glycine receptors (GABAARs, GlyRs) are the major
inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors and contribute to many synaptic functions, dysfunctions …

[HTML][HTML] The tight junction protein JAM-A functions as coreceptor for rotavirus entry into MA104 cells

JM Torres-Flores, D Silva-Ayala, MA Espinoza… - Virology, 2015 - Elsevier
Several molecules have been identified as receptors or coreceptors for rotavirus infection,
including glycans, integrins, and hsc70. In this work we report that the tight junction proteins …

Autoregulation of the LIM kinases by their PDZ domain

G Casanova-Sepúlveda, JA Sexton, BE Turk… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
LIM domain kinases (LIMK) are important regulators of actin cytoskeletal remodeling. These
protein kinases phosphorylate the actin depolymerizing factor cofilin to suppress filament …

Nonequilibrium modeling of the elementary step in PDZ3 allosteric communication

AAAI Ali, A Gulzar, S Wolf, G Stock - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
While allostery is of paramount importance for protein signaling and regulation, the
underlying dynamical process of allosteric communication is not well understood. The PDZ3 …

Molecular mechanisms of AMPA receptor trafficking in the nervous system

YY Cao, LL Wu, XN Li, YL Yuan, WW Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Synaptic plasticity enhances or reduces connections between neurons, affecting learning
and memory. Postsynaptic AMPARs mediate greater than 90% of the rapid excitatory …