CFTR Folding: From Structure and Proteostasis to Cystic Fibrosis Personalized Medicine

EF McDonald, J Meiler, L Plate - ACS Chemical Biology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lethal genetic disease caused by mutations in the chloride ion
channel cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Class-II mutants of …

[HTML][HTML] ABC-transporter CFTR folds with high fidelity through a modular, stepwise pathway

J Im, T Hillenaar, HY Yeoh, P Sahasrabudhe… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The question how proteins fold is especially pointed for large multi-domain, multi-spanning
membrane proteins with complex topologies. We have uncovered the sequence of events …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmarking AlphaMissense pathogenicity predictions against cystic fibrosis variants

EF McDonald, KE Oliver, JP Schlebach, J Meiler… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Variants in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) result in
cystic fibrosis–a lethal autosomal recessive disorder. Missense variants that alter a single …

[HTML][HTML] Capturing the conversion of the pathogenic alpha-1-antitrypsin fold by ATF6 enhanced proteostasis

S Sun, C Wang, P Zhao, GM Kline, JMD Grandjean… - Cell chemical …, 2023 - cell.com
Genetic variation in alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) causes AAT deficiency (AATD) through liver
aggregation-associated gain-of-toxic pathology and/or insufficient AAT activity in the lung …

Recent advances in proteomic-based diagnostics of cystic fibrosis

RM Nimer, AM Abdel Rahman - Expert Review of Proteomics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease characterized by thick and sticky mucus
accumulation, which may harm numerous internal organs. Various variables such as gene …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the host-pathogen evolutionary balance through Gaussian process modeling of SARS-CoV-2

S Loguercio, BC Calverley, C Wang, D Shak, P Zhao… - Patterns, 2023 - cell.com
We have developed a machine learning (ML) approach using Gaussian process (GP)-based
spatial covariance (SCV) to track the impact of spatial-temporal mutational events driving …

Structure basis of CFTR folding, function and pharmacology

TC Hwang, I Braakman, P van der Sluijs… - Journal of Cystic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The root cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common life-shortening genetic disease in
the Caucasian population, is the loss of function of the CFTR protein, which serves as a …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing genetic diversity captures the molecular basis of misfolding disease

P Zhao, C Wang, S Sun, X Wang, WE Balch - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Genetic variation in human populations can result in the misfolding and aggregation of
proteins, giving rise to systemic and neurodegenerative diseases that require management …

[HTML][HTML] Triangulating variation in the population to define mechanisms for precision management of genetic disease

C Wang, F Anglès, WE Balch - Structure, 2022 - cell.com
To understand mechanistically how the protein fold is shaped by therapeutics to inform
precision management of disease, we developed variation-capture (VarC) mapping. VarC …

[HTML][HTML] Rescue of Rare CFTR Trafficking Mutants Highlights a Structural Location-Dependent Pattern for Correction

S Zacarias, MSP Batista, SS Ramalho… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding the
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) channel. Currently, more …