Signalling mechanisms and cellular functions of SUMO

ACO Vertegaal - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Sumoylation is an essential post-translational modification that is catalysed by a small
number of modifying enzymes but regulates thousands of target proteins in a dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Insights in post-translational modifications: ubiquitin and SUMO

D Salas-Lloret, R González-Prieto - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Both ubiquitination and SUMOylation are dynamic post-translational modifications that
regulate thousands of target proteins to control virtually every cellular process …

[HTML][HTML] A modular toolbox to generate complex polymeric ubiquitin architectures using orthogonal sortase enzymes

M Fottner, M Weyh, S Gaussmann, D Schwarz… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The post-translational modification of proteins with ubiquitin (Ub) and Ub-like modifiers
(Ubls) represents one of the most important regulators in eukaryotic biology. Polymeric …

Recent advances in chemical protein synthesis: method developments and biological applications

S Dong, JS Zheng, Y Li, H Wang, G Chen… - Science China …, 2024 - Springer
The central dogma of modern biology underscores the pivotal roles proteins play in diverse
biological processes, the study of which necessitates advanced methods to produce …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and perspectives in chemical synthesis of highly hydrophobic peptides

LK Mueller, AC Baumruck, H Zhdanova… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) provides the possibility to chemically synthesize
peptides and proteins. Applying the method on hydrophilic structures is usually without …

Chemical Synthesis of Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau

WC Powell, R Jing, MA Walczak - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Deposits of the microtubule-associated protein Tau (MAPT) serve as a hallmark of
neurodegenerative diseases known as tauopathies. Numerous studies have demonstrated …

[HTML][HTML] Palladium prompted on-demand cysteine chemistry for the synthesis of challenging and uniquely modified proteins

M Jbara, S Laps, M Morgan, G Kamnesky… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Organic chemistry allows for the modification and chemical preparation of protein analogues
for various studies. The thiolate side chain of the Cys residue has been a key functionality in …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive-site-centric chemoproteomics identifies a distinct class of deubiquitinase enzymes

DS Hewings, J Heideker, TP Ma, AP AhYoung… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Activity-based probes (ABPs) are widely used to monitor the activity of enzyme families in
biological systems. Inferring enzyme activity from probe reactivity requires that the probe …

The journey for the total chemical synthesis of a 53 kDa protein

H Sun, A Brik - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Chemical protein synthesis has been proved as an efficient way to afford
medium-sized proteins with high homogeneity in workable quantities for various …

Enhanced live‐cell delivery of synthetic proteins assisted by cell‐penetrating peptides fused to DABCYL

S Mandal, G Mann, G Satish… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Live‐cell delivery of a fully synthetic protein having selectivity towards a particular target is a
promising approach with potential applications for basic research and therapeutics. Cell …