WNT signaling in melanoma

A Gajos-Michniewicz, M Czyz - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
WNT-signaling controls important cellular processes throughout embryonic development
and adult life, so any deregulation of this signaling can result in a wide range of pathologies …

The role of liquid–liquid phase separation in regulating enzyme activity

BG O'Flynn, T Mittag - Current opinion in cell biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is now recognized as a common mechanism
underlying regulation of enzyme activity in cells. Insights from studies in cells are …

How the same core catalytic machinery catalyzes 17 different reactions: the serine-histidine-aspartate catalytic triad of α/β-hydrolase fold enzymes

A Rauwerdink, RJ Kazlauskas - ACS catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
Enzymes within a family often catalyze different reactions. In some cases, this variety stems
from different catalytic machinery, but in other cases, the machinery is identical; …

Characterization and Biological Function of the ISOCHORISMATE SYNTHASE2 Gene of Arabidopsis

C Garcion, A Lohmann, E Lamodière, J Catinot… - Plant …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Salicylic acid (SA) is an important mediator of plant defense response. In Arabidopsis
(Arabidopsis thaliana), this compound was proposed to derive mainly from isochorismate …

Building bridges: Biocatalytic C–C-bond formation toward multifunctional products

NG Schmidt, E Eger, W Kroutil - ACS catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Carbon–carbon bond formation is the key reaction for organic synthesis to construct the
carbon framework of organic molecules. The review gives a selection of biocatalytic C–C …

Biosynthesis and molecular actions of specialized 1, 4-naphthoquinone natural products produced by horticultural plants

JR Widhalm, D Rhodes - Horticulture Research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The 1, 4-naphthoquinones (1, 4-NQs) are a diverse group of natural products found
in every kingdom of life. Plants, including many horticultural species, collectively synthesize …

Chemomimetic biocatalysis: exploiting the synthetic potential of cofactor-dependent enzymes to create new catalysts

CK Prier, FH Arnold - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015 - ACS Publications
Despite the astonishing breadth of enzymes in nature, no enzymes are known for many of
the valuable catalytic transformations discovered by chemists. Recent work in enzyme …

Self-assembled multienzyme nanostructures on synthetic protein scaffolds

Z Liu, S Cao, M Liu, W Kang, J Xia - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Sequential enzymes in a biosynthetic pathway often self-assemble to form nanomachineries
known as multienzyme complexes inside cells. Enzyme self-assembly insulates toxic …

Oxidative phosphorylation as a target space for tuberculosis: success, caution, and future directions

GM Cook, K Hards, E Dunn, A Heikal… - Tuberculosis and the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Mycobacterium comprises a group of obligately aerobic bacteria that have
adapted to inhabit a wide range of intracellular and extracellular environments …

GC-MS Analysis, Antibacterial, and Anticancer Activities of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Methanolic Extract: In Vitro and In Silico Studies

AE Sehim, BH Amin, M Yosri, HM Salama… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of bacteria that are resistant to several antibiotics has represented a serious
hazard to human health globally. Bioactive metabolites from medicinal plants have a wide …