Molecular mechanisms and physiological functions of mitophagy

M Onishi, K Yamano, M Sato, N Matsuda… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Degradation of mitochondria via a selective form of autophagy, named mitophagy, is a
fundamental mechanism conserved from yeast to humans that regulates mitochondrial …

Targeting autophagy in disease: established and new strategies

M Kocak, S Ezazi Erdi, G Jorba, I Maestro, J Farrés… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Macroautophagy/autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved pathway responsible for clearing
cytosolic aggregated proteins, damaged organelles or invading microorganisms …

AUTACs: cargo-specific degraders using selective autophagy

D Takahashi, J Moriyama, T Nakamura, E Miki… - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
Protein silencing represents an essential tool in biomedical research. Targeted protein
degradation (TPD) strategies exemplified by PROTACs are rapidly emerging as modalities …

Major advances in targeted protein degradation: PROTACs, LYTACs, and MADTACs

SB Alabi, CM Crews - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2021 - ASBMB
Of late, targeted protein degradation (TPD) has surfaced as a novel and innovative chemical
tool and therapeutic modality. By co-opting protein degradation pathways, TPD facilitates …

Multispecific drugs herald a new era of biopharmaceutical innovation

RJ Deshaies - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The modern biopharmaceutical industry traces its roots to the dawn of the twentieth century,
coincident with marketing of aspirin—a signature event in the history of modern drug …

Ubiquitin-dependent and independent signals in selective autophagy

A Khaminets, C Behl, I Dikic - Trends in cell biology, 2016 - cell.com
Selective autophagy regulates the abundance of specific cellular components via a
specialized arsenal of factors, termed autophagy receptors, that target protein complexes …

Nitric oxide synthase in innate and adaptive immunity: an update

C Bogdan - Trends in immunology, 2015 - cell.com
Thirty years after the discovery of its production by activated macrophages, our appreciation
of the diverse roles of nitric oxide (NO) continues to grow. Recent findings have not only …

[HTML][HTML] Defining ROS in biology and medicine

R Li, Z Jia, MA Trush - Reactive oxygen species (Apex, NC), 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Utilization of molecular oxygen by aerobic organisms inevitably results in the formation of a
number of oxygen-containing reactive species that are collectively known as reactive …

Strategies to increase nitric oxide signalling in cardiovascular disease

JO Lundberg, MT Gladwin, E Weitzberg - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is a key signalling molecule in the cardiovascular, immune and central
nervous systems, and crucial steps in the regulation of NO bioavailability in health and …

Progress and challenges in targeted protein degradation for neurodegenerative disease therapy

Y Fang, J Wang, M Zhao, Q Zheng, C Ren… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are currently incurable diseases that cause progressive
degeneration of nerve cells. Many of the disease-causing proteins of NDs are “undruggable” …