Post-translational modifications of Hsp90 and translating the chaperone code

SJ Backe, RA Sager, MR Woodford… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Cells have a remarkable ability to synthesize large amounts of protein in a very short period
of time. Under these conditions, many hydrophobic surfaces on proteins may be transiently …

[HTML][HTML] Redox toxicology of environmental chemicals causing oxidative stress

F Zheng, FM Gonçalves, Y Abiko, H Li, Y Kumagai… - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Living organisms are surrounded with heavy metals such as methylmercury, manganese,
cobalt, cadmium, arsenic, as well as pesticides such as deltamethrin and paraquat, or …

Regulation of the mammalian heat shock factor 1

S Dayalan Naidu, AT Dinkova‐Kostova - The FEBS journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Living organisms are endowed with the capability to tackle various forms of cellular stress
due to the presence of molecular chaperone machinery complexes that are ubiquitous …

Mechanistic applications of click chemistry for pharmaceutical drug discovery and drug delivery

NM Meghani, HH Amin, BJ Lee - Drug Discovery Today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Basic mechanism for all the discussed click reaction has been shown.•Many new
enzyme inhibitors was identified by drug discovery using click approaches.•Drug delivery by …

Heat shock factor 1 is a substrate for p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases

S Dayalan Naidu, C Sutherland, Y Zhang… - … and cellular biology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) monitors the structural integrity of the proteome. Phosphorylation
at S326 is a hallmark for HSF1 activation, but the identity of the kinase (s) phosphorylating …

The multiple roles and therapeutic potential of molecular chaperones in prostate cancer

A Hoter, S Rizk, HY Naim - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancer types in men worldwide. Heat
shock proteins (HSPs) are molecular chaperones that are widely implicated in the …

Phenethyl isothiocyanate, a dual activator of transcription factors NRF2 and HSF1

S Dayalan Naidu, T Suzuki… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cruciferous vegetables are rich sources of glucosinolates which are the biogenic precursor
molecules of isothiocyanates (ITCs). The relationship between the consumption of …

Design and synthesis of isothiocyanate‐containing hybrid androgen receptor (AR) antagonist to downregulate AR and induce ferroptosis in GSH–Deficient prostate …

Z Qin, S Ou, L Xu, K Sorensen, Y Zhang… - Chemical biology & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sustained androgen receptor (AR) signaling and apoptosis evasion are among the main
hurdles of castration‐resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) treatment. We designed and …

[HTML][HTML] The isothiocyanate sulforaphane inhibits mTOR in an NRF2-independent manner

Y Zhang, A Gilmour, YH Ahn, L de la Vega… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The isothiocyanate sulforaphane (SFN) has multiple protein targets in
mammalian cells, affecting processes of fundamental importance for the maintenance of …

Biomarker-guided strategy for treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

H Liu, P Talalay, JW Fahey - CNS & Neurological Disorders …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex, life-long neurodevelopmental disorder
currently affecting an estimated 1 out of 68 among children aged 8 y in the United States …