Rational design of allosteric modulators: Challenges and successes

A Chatzigoulas, Z Cournia - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in structural biology and computational techniques have revealed
allosteric mechanisms for an abundance of targets leading to the establishment of rational …

[HTML][HTML] Hsp90: from cellular to organismal proteostasis

M Somogyvári, S Khatatneh, C Sőti - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Assuring a healthy proteome is indispensable for survival and organismal health. Proteome
disbalance and the loss of the proteostasis buffer are hallmarks of various diseases. The …

Allosteric modulators of HSP90 and HSP70: dynamics meets function through structure-based drug design

M Ferraro, I D'Annessa, E Moroni, G Morra… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Molecular chaperones HSP90 and HSP70 are essential regulators of the folding and
activation of a disparate ensemble of client proteins. They function through ATP hydrolysis …

Machine learning prediction of allosteric drug activity from molecular dynamics

F Marchetti, E Moroni, A Pandini… - The journal of physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Allosteric drugs have been attracting increasing interest over the past few years. In this
context, it is common practice to use high-throughput screening for the discovery of non …

[HTML][HTML] Allosteric regulation at the crossroads of new technologies: multiscale modeling, networks, and machine learning

GM Verkhivker, S Agajanian, G Hu… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Allosteric regulation is a common mechanism employed by complex biomolecular systems
for regulation of activity and adaptability in the cellular environment, serving as an effective …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamically shaping chaperones. Allosteric modulators of HSP90 family as regulatory tools of cell metabolism in neoplastic progression

C Sanchez-Martin, SA Serapian, G Colombo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Molecular chaperones have recently emerged as fundamental regulators of salient
biological routines, including metabolic adaptations to environmental changes. Yet, many of …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming and oxidative stress to overcome chemoresistance in cancer

R Avolio, DS Matassa, D Criscuolo, M Landriscina… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metabolic reprogramming, carried out by cancer cells to rapidly adapt to stress such as
hypoxia and limited nutrient conditions, is an emerging concepts in tumor biology, and is …

Molecular mechanisms of chaperone‐directed protein folding: Insights from atomistic simulations

M Castelli, A Magni, G Bonollo, S Pavoni… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular chaperones, a family of proteins of which Hsp90 and Hsp70 are integral
members, form an essential machinery to maintain healthy proteomes by controlling the …

Ligand binding, unbinding, and allosteric effects: deciphering small-molecule modulation of HSP90

I D'Annessa, S Raniolo, V Limongelli… - Journal of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The molecular chaperone HSP90 oversees the functional activation of a large number of
client proteins. Because of its role in multiple pathways linked to cancer and …

Targeting the mitochondrial chaperone TRAP1: strategies and therapeutic perspectives

SA Serapian, C Sanchez-Martín, E Moroni… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
TRAP1, the mitochondrial isoform of heat shock protein (Hsp) 90 chaperones, is a key
regulator of metabolism and organelle homeostasis in diverse pathological states. While …