Cytochrome c in cancer therapy and prognosis

J Pessoa - Bioscience Reports, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Cytochrome c (cyt c) is an electron transporter of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Upon
permeabilization of the mitochondrial outer membrane, cyt c is released into the cytoplasm …

Pre-molten, wet, and dry molten globules en route to the functional state of proteins

MN Gupta, VN Uversky - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Transitions between the unfolded and native states of the ordered globular proteins are
accompanied by the accumulation of several intermediates, such as pre-molten globules …

Size-morphology control, surface reaction mechanism and excellent electromagnetic wave absorption characteristics of Fe3O4 hollow spheres

X Shu, J Zhou, W Lian, Y Jiang, Y Wang, R Shu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper designs and regulates unique monodisperse Fe 3 O 4 hollow spheres through
solvothermal method. Hollow structure provide light-weight property which is required for …

Interaction of polyethylene glycol with cytochrome c investigated via in vitro and in silico approaches

ZA Parray, F Ahmad, MF Alajmi, A Hussain… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
One of the significant proteins that have attracted research groups due to virtue of being a
potent selective anticancer drug target and property of triggering apoptosis upon release in …

Shape-dependent macromolecular crowding on the thermodynamics and microsecond conformational dynamics of protein unfolding revealed at the single-molecule …

N Das, P Sen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2020 - ACS Publications
One of the main differences in the intercellular environment compared to the laboratory
condition is the presence of macromolecular crowders of various compositions, sizes, and …

Biophysical elucidation of fibrillation inhibition by sugar osmolytes in α-lactalbumin: multispectroscopic and molecular docking approaches

S Bashir, A Shamsi, F Ahmad, MI Hassan, MA Kamal… - Acs Omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Protein aggregation is among the most challenging new frontiers in protein chemistry as well
as in molecular medicine and has direct implications in protein misfolding. This study …

Heparin accelerates the protein aggregation via the downhill polymerization mechanism: multi-spectroscopic studies to delineate the implications on proteinopathies

IA Ahanger, ZA Parray, K Nasreen, F Ahmad… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Heparin is one of the members of the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) family, which has been
associated with protein aggregation diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's …

Size-Dependent Interplay of Volume Exclusion Versus Soft Interactions: Cytochrome c in Macromolecular Crowded Environment

ZA Parray, F Ahmad, AA Chaudhary… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Even though there are a great number of possible conformational states, how a protein
generated as a linear unfolded polypeptide efficiently folds into its physiologically active …

New insights into the inhibitory effect of phenol carboxylic acid antioxidants on mushroom tyrosinase by molecular dynamic studies and experimental assessment

T Shojazadeh, L Zolghadr, S Gharaghani… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The inhibitory effects of ferulic and chlorogenic acids on tyrosinase activity were investigated
through multi-spectroscopic and molecular docking techniques. Ferulic and chlorogenic …

Crowding by poly (ethylene glycol) destabilizes chemotaxis protein Y (CheY)

SS Irukuvajjula, JG Reddy, R Vadrevu - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The prevailing understanding of various aspects of biochemical processes, including
folding, stability, intermolecular interactions, and the binding of metals, substrates, and …