Structural biology of SARS-CoV-2: open the door for novel therapies

W Yan, Y Zheng, X Zeng, B He, W Cheng - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative
agent of the pandemic disease COVID-19, which is so far without efficacious treatment. The …

Chemoenzymatic semisynthesis of proteins

RE Thompson, TW Muir - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Protein semisynthesis—defined herein as the assembly of a protein from a combination of
synthetic and recombinant fragments—is a burgeoning field of chemical biology that has …

Structural basis for SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein recognition of human cell junction protein PALS1

J Chai, Y Cai, C Pang, L Wang, S McSweeney… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has created global health and
economic emergencies. SARS-CoV-2 viruses promote their own spread and virulence by …

Structural features of tight-junction proteins

U Heinemann, A Schuetz - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tight junctions are complex supramolecular entities composed of integral membrane
proteins, membrane-associated and soluble cytoplasmic proteins engaging in an intricate …

Advances in targeting the WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway in cancer

A Chatterjee, S Paul, B Bisht, S Bhattacharya… - Drug Discovery …, 2022 - Elsevier
WNT/β-catenin signaling orchestrates various physiological processes, including embryonic
development, growth, tissue homeostasis, and regeneration. Abnormal WNT/β-catenin …

Host PDZ‐containing proteins targeted by SARS‐CoV‐2

C Caillet‐Saguy, F Durbesson, VV Rezelj… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Small linear motifs targeting protein interacting domains called PSD‐95/Dlg/ZO‐1 (PDZ)
have been identified at the C terminus of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

PSD-95: an effective target for stroke therapy using neuroprotective peptides

L Ugalde-Triviño, M Díaz-Guerra - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Therapies for stroke have remained elusive in the past despite the great relevance of this
pathology. However, recent results have provided strong evidence that postsynaptic density …

Endocytosis and transcytosis of SARS-CoV-2 across the intestinal epithelium and other tissue barriers

E Knyazev, S Nersisyan, A Tonevitsky - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since 2003, the world has been confronted with three new betacoronaviruses that cause
human respiratory infections: SARS-CoV, which causes severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Short linear motif candidates in the cell entry system used by SARS-CoV-2 and their potential therapeutic implications

B Mészáros, H Sámano-Sánchez… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The first reported receptor for SARS-CoV-2 on host cells was the angiotensin-converting
enzyme 2 (ACE2). However, the viral spike protein also has an RGD motif, suggesting that …

Targeting syndecan-1: new opportunities in cancer therapy

Z Yang, S Chen, H Ying, W Yao - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Syndecan-1 (SDC1, CD138) is one of the heparan sulfate proteoglycans and is essential for
maintaining normal cell morphology, interacting with the extracellular and intracellular …