Autophagy lysosomal pathway dysfunction in Parkinson's disease; evidence from human genetics

K Senkevich, Z Gan-Or - Parkinsonism & related disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, multiple lines of evidence from human genetic and molecular studies have
highlighted the importance of the autophagy lysosomal pathway (ALP) in Parkinson's …

Opportunities and challenges of the tag-assisted protein purification techniques: Applications in the pharmaceutical industry

MM Gomari, N Saraygord-Afshari, M Farsimadan… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tag-assisted protein purification is a method of choice for both academic researches and
large-scale industrial demands. Application of the purification tags in the protein production …

Roles of farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 in tumour and tumour microenvironments

NT Ha, CH Lee - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 (FDFT1, squalene synthase), a membrane-
associated enzyme, synthesizes squalene via condensation of two molecules of farnesyl …

WWOX loss of function in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders

CM Aldaz, T Hussain - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The WWOX gene was initially discovered as a putative tumor suppressor. More recently, its
association with multiple central nervous system (CNS) pathologies has been recognized …

Molecular functions of WWOX potentially involved in cancer development

K Taouis, K Driouch, R Lidereau, F Lallemand - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The WW domain-containing oxidoreductase gene (WWOX) was cloned 21 years ago as a
putative tumor suppressor gene mapping to chromosomal fragile site FRA16D. The …

Pleiotropic tumor suppressor functions of WWOX antagonize metastasis

S Khawaled, G Nigita, R Distefano, S Oster… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Tumor progression and metastasis are the major causes of death among cancer associated
mortality. Metastatic cells acquire features of migration and invasion and usually undergo …

SCAMP3 regulates EGFR and promotes proliferation and migration of triple-negative breast cancer cells through the modulation of AKT, ERK, and STAT3 signaling …

A Acevedo-Díaz, BM Morales-Cabán… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cases constitute~ 15% of breast
cancer tumors. This subtype is characterized by the lack of hormone receptors, estrogen and …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol for establishing a protein-protein interaction network using tandem affinity purification followed by mass spectrometry in mammalian cells

W Bian, H Jiang, S Feng, J Chen, W Wang, X Li - STAR protocols, 2022 - Elsevier
Identification of protein interactors is fundamental to understanding their functions. Here, we
describe a modified protocol for tandem affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry …

[HTML][HTML] WWOX P47T partial loss-of-function mutation induces epilepsy, progressive neuroinflammation, and cerebellar degeneration in mice phenocopying human …

T Hussain, K Sanchez, J Crayton, D Saha, C Jeter… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
WWOX gene loss-of-function (LoF) has been associated with neuropathologies resulting in
developmental, epileptic, and ataxic phenotypes of varying severity based on the level of …

The WWOX gene in brain development and pathology

K Kośla, Ż Kałuzińska… - Experimental Biology and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Shortly after its discovery in 2000, WWOX was hailed as a tumor suppressor gene. In
subsequent years of research, this function was confirmed indisputably. Majority of tumors …