Endoplasmic reticulum-resident selenoproteins as regulators of calcium signaling and homeostasis

MW Pitts, PR Hoffmann - Cell Calcium, 2018 - Elsevier
The human selenoprotein family contains 25 members that share the common feature of
containing the amino acid, selenocysteine (Sec). Seven selenoproteins are localized to the …

System-wide pollution of biomedical data: consequence of the search for hub genes of hepatocellular carcinoma without spatiotemporal consideration

A Sharma, G Colonna - Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2021 - Springer
Biomedical institutions rely on data evaluation and are turning into data factories. Big-data
storage centers, supercomputing systems, and increased algorithmic efficiency allow us to …

Structural analysis of human SEPHS2 protein, a selenocysteine machinery component, over-expressed in triple negative breast cancer

C Nunziata, A Polo, A Sorice, F Capone, M Accardo… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Selenophosphate synthetase 2 (SEPHS2) synthesizes selenide and ATP into
selenophosphate, the selenium donor for selenocysteine (Sec), which is cotranslationally …

Biochemical characterization of the selenoproteome in Gallus gallus via bioinformatics analysis: structure–function relationships and interactions of binding …

SY Zhu, XN Li, XC Sun, J Lin, W Li, C Zhang, JL Li - Metallomics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Knowledge about mammalian selenoproteins is increasing. However, the
selenoproteome of birds remains considerably less understood, especially concerning its …

Filter-based protein digestion (FPD): a detergent-free and scaffold-based strategy for TMT workflows

E Stepanova, SP Gygi, JA Paulo - Journal of proteome research, 2018 - ACS Publications
High-throughput proteome profiling requires thorough optimization to achieve
comprehensive analysis. We developed a filter aided sample preparation (FASP)-like …

AGGRESCAN3D: toward the prediction of the aggregation propensities of protein structures

J Pujols, S Peña-Díaz, S Ventura - Computational Drug Discovery and …, 2018 - Springer
Protein aggregation is responsible for the onset and spread of many human diseases,
ranging from neurodegenerative disorders to cancer and diabetes. Moreover, it is one of the …

A study on the structural features of SELK, an over-expressed protein in hepatocellular carcinoma, by molecular dynamics simulations in a lipid–water system

A Polo, S Guariniello, G Colonna, G Ciliberto… - Molecular …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Human SELK is a small trans-membrane selenoprotein characterized by a single trans-
membrane helix, while the N-terminal region protrudes into the lumen and the long C …

Selenium and cardiovascular disease: Epidemiological evidence of a possible U-shaped relationship

X Zhang, X Li, W Zhang, Y Song - Selenium, 2018 - Springer
Selenium is an essential mineral that plays a crucial role in the regulation of cardiovascular
system. The relation between selenium and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been studied …

In silico studying of the whole protein structure and dynamics of Dickkopf family members showed that N-terminal domain of Dickkopf 2 in contrary to other Dickkopfs …

S Sadeghi, M Poorebrahim, H Rahimi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Wnt (Wingless Int) signaling pathway has been known to be dysregulated in several
human cancers, especially colorectal cancer (CRC). The Dickkopf (DKK) family which …

Structural investigation of a C-terminal EphA2 receptor mutant: Does mutation affect the structure and interaction properties of the Sam domain?

FA Mercurio, S Costantini, C Di Natale, L Pirone… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Ephrin A2 receptor (EphA2) plays a key role in cancer, it is up-regulated in several
types of tumors and the process of ligand-induced receptor endocytosis, followed by …