Protein posttranslational modifications in health and diseases: Functions, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Q Zhong, X Xiao, Y Qiu, Z Xu, C Chen, B Chong… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) refer to the breaking or generation of covalent
bonds on the backbones or amino acid side chains of proteins and expand the diversity of …

Molecular mechanisms of neutrophil extracellular trap (NETs) degradation

U Demkow - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although many studies have been exploring the mechanisms driving NETs formation, much
less attention has been paid to the degradation and elimination of these structures. The …

PAD4 and its inhibitors in cancer progression and prognosis

D Zhu, Y Lu, Y Wang, Y Wang - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The systemic spread of malignancies and the risk of cancer-associated thrombosis are
major clinical challenges in cancer therapy worldwide. As an important post-translational …

The virtues and vices of protein citrullination

MA Christophorou - Royal Society Open Science, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The post-translational modification of proteins expands the regulatory scope of the proteome
far beyond what is achievable through genome regulation. The field of protein citrullination …

Orthogonal Translation for Site-Specific Installation of Post-translational Modifications

Q Gan, C Fan - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) endow proteins with new properties to respond to
environmental changes or growth needs. With the development of advanced proteomics …

Protein citrullination marks myelin protein aggregation and disease progression in mouse ALS models

IO Yusuf, T Qiao, S Parsi, R Tilvawala… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
Increased protein citrullination (PC) and dysregulated protein arginine deiminase (PAD)
activity have been observed in several neurodegenerative diseases. PC is a …

Anti–Citrullinated Protein Antibodies With Multiple Specificities Ameliorate Collagen Antibody–Induced Arthritis in a Time‐Dependent Manner

AM Gomez, RC Brewer, JS Moon… - Arthritis & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Anti–citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) are highly specific for rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) and have long been regarded as pathogenic. Despite substantial in vitro …

A quantitative and site-specific atlas of the citrullinome reveals widespread existence of citrullination and insights into PADI4 substrates

AS Rebak, IA Hendriks, JD Elsborg… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
Despite the importance of citrullination in physiology and disease, global identification of
citrullinated proteins, and the precise targeted sites, has remained challenging. Here we …

Proteomics of the Heart

OA Karpov, A Stotland, K Raedschelders… - Physiological …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Mass spectrometry-based proteomics is a sophisticated identification tool specializing in
portraying protein dynamics at a molecular level. Proteomics provides biologists with a …

Catalytic Antibodies May Contribute to Demyelination in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

MA Jensen, ML Dafoe, J Wilhelmy, L Cervantes… - Biochemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Here we report preliminary data demonstrating that some patients with myalgic
encephalomyelitis/chronic fatiguesyndrome (ME/CFS) may have catalytic autoantibodies …