Chemical synthesis of bioactive proteins

O Harel, M Jbara - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nature has developed a plethora of protein machinery to operate and maintain nearly every
task of cellular life. These processes are tightly regulated via post‐expression modifications …

Protein degradation: expanding the toolbox to restrain cancer drug resistance

H Ming, B Li, J Jiang, S Qin, EC Nice, W He… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Despite significant progress in clinical management, drug resistance remains a major
obstacle. Recent research based on protein degradation to restrain drug resistance has …

Structural snapshots along K48-linked ubiquitin chain formation by the HECT E3 UBR5

LA Hehl, D Horn-Ghetko, JR Prabu, R Vollrath… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Ubiquitin (Ub) chain formation by homologous to E6AP C-terminus (HECT)-family E3 ligases
regulates vast biology, yet the structural mechanisms remain unknown. We used chemistry …

Orphan quality control shapes network dynamics and gene expression

KG Mark, SDD Kolla, JD Aguirre, DM Garshott… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
All eukaryotes require intricate protein networks to translate developmental signals into
accurate cell fate decisions. Mutations that disturb interactions between network …

Intrinsic signaling pathways modulate targeted protein degradation

Y Mori, Y Akizuki, R Honda, M Takao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Targeted protein degradation is a groundbreaking modality in drug discovery; however, the
regulatory mechanisms are still not fully understood. Here, we identify cellular signaling …

The HDAC6-RNF168 axis regulates H2A/H2A. X ubiquitination to enable double-strand break repair

L Qiu, W Xu, X Lu, F Chen, Y Chen, Y Tian… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) mediates DNA damage signaling by regulating the
mismatch repair and nucleotide excision repair pathways. Whether HDAC6 also mediates …

TRIM21‐promoted FSP1 plasma membrane translocation confers ferroptosis resistance in human cancers

J Gong, Y Liu, W Wang, R He, Q Xia, L Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroptosis, an iron‐dependent form of regulated cell death driven by excessive
accumulation of lipid peroxides, has become a promising strategy in cancer treatment …

HAPSTR1 localizes HUWE1 to the nucleus to limit stress signaling pathways

JK Monda, X Ge, M Hunkeler, KA Donovan, MW Ma… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
HUWE1 is a large, enigmatic HECT-domain ubiquitin ligase implicated in the regulation of
diverse pathways, including DNA repair, apoptosis, and differentiation. How HUWE1 …

USP8-governed GPX4 homeostasis orchestrates ferroptosis and cancer immunotherapy

H Li, Y Sun, Y Yao, S Ke, N Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent type of regulated cell death resulting from extensive lipid
peroxidation and plays a critical role in various physiological and pathological processes …

Suppression of Skp2 contributes to sepsis-induced acute lung injury by enhancing ferroptosis through the ubiquitination of SLC3A2

Z Chen, J Zhang, S Gao, Y Jiang, M Qu, J Gu… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection. The inflammatory cytokine storm causes systemic organ damage, especially acute …