[HTML][HTML] Small heat shock proteins: role in cellular functions and pathology
Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are conserved across species and are important in stress
tolerance. Many sHsps exhibit chaperone-like activity in preventing aggregation of target …
tolerance. Many sHsps exhibit chaperone-like activity in preventing aggregation of target …
Walking the tightrope: proteostasis and neurodegenerative disease
A characteristic of many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD),
Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …
Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …
Small heat-shock proteins: important players in regulating cellular proteostasis
Small heat-shock proteins (sHsps) are a diverse family of intra-cellular molecular chaperone
proteins that play a critical role in mitigating and preventing protein aggregation under stress …
proteins that play a critical role in mitigating and preventing protein aggregation under stress …
The structured core domain of αB-crystallin can prevent amyloid fibrillation and associated toxicity
Mammalian small heat-shock proteins (sHSPs) are molecular chaperones that form
polydisperse and dynamic complexes with target proteins, serving as a first line of defense …
polydisperse and dynamic complexes with target proteins, serving as a first line of defense …
[HTML][HTML] The small heat shock protein Hsp27 binds α-synuclein fibrils, preventing elongation and cytotoxicity
Proteostasis, or protein homeostasis, encompasses the maintenance of the conformational
and functional integrity of the proteome and involves an integrated network of cellular …
and functional integrity of the proteome and involves an integrated network of cellular …
[HTML][HTML] Small heat-shock proteins prevent α-synuclein aggregation via transient interactions and their efficacy is affected by the rate of aggregation
The aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) into amyloid fibrils is associated with
neurodegenerative diseases, collectively referred to as the α-synucleinopathies. In vivo …
neurodegenerative diseases, collectively referred to as the α-synucleinopathies. In vivo …
Advances in the characterization of RNA‐binding proteins
D Marchese, NS de Groot… - Wiley …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
From transcription, to transport, storage, and translation, RNA depends on association with
different RNA‐binding proteins (RBPs). Methods based on next‐generation sequencing and …
different RNA‐binding proteins (RBPs). Methods based on next‐generation sequencing and …
Chaperones in neurodegeneration
Cellular protein homeostasis (proteostasis) maintains the integrity of the proteome and
includes protein synthesis, folding, oligomerization, and turnover; chaperone proteins assist …
includes protein synthesis, folding, oligomerization, and turnover; chaperone proteins assist …
Neurodegenerative diseases: their onset, epidemiology, causes and treatment
Neurodegenerative diseases are a group of diseases with several neuropathological
symptoms. Degenerative nerve diseases can be serious or life‐threatening. Because of the …
symptoms. Degenerative nerve diseases can be serious or life‐threatening. Because of the …
Gallic acid interacts with α-synuclein to prevent the structural collapse necessary for its aggregation
Y Liu, JA Carver, AN Calabrese, TL Pukala - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2014 - Elsevier
The accumulation of protein aggregates containing amyloid fibrils, with α-synuclein being
the main component, is a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). Molecules …
the main component, is a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). Molecules …