The proteasome as a druggable target with multiple therapeutic potentialities: Cutting and non-cutting edges

GR Tundo, D Sbardella, AM Santoro, A Coletta… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) is an adaptable and finely tuned system that
sustains proteostasis network under a large variety of physiopathological conditions. Its …

[HTML][HTML] Protein electrostatics: From computational and structural analysis to discovery of functional fingerprints and biotechnological design

F Vascon, M Gasparotto, M Giacomello… - Computational and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Computationally driven engineering of proteins aims to allow them to withstand an extended
range of conditions and to mediate modified or novel functions. Therefore, it is crucial to the …

Exploring the proteasome system: A novel concept of proteasome inhibition and regulation

X Wang, T Meul, S Meiners - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
The proteasome is a well-identified therapeutic target for cancer treatment. It acts as the
main protein degradation system in the cell and degrades key mediators of cell growth …

[HTML][HTML] At the cutting edge against cancer: A perspective on immunoproteasome and immune checkpoints modulation as a potential therapeutic intervention

GR Tundo, D Sbardella, F Oddone, AA Kudriaeva… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immunoproteasome plays a key role in the generation of antigenic
peptides. Immune checkpoints therapy is a front-line treatment of advanced/metastatic …

Targeting immunoproteasome in neurodegeneration: A glance to the future

GR Tundo, P Cascio, D Milardi, AM Santoro… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The immunoproteasome is a specialized form of proteasome equipped with modified
catalytic subunits that was initially discovered to play a pivotal role in MHC class I antigen …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive atlas of the myelin basic protein interaction landscape

EV Smirnova, TV Rakitina, RH Ziganshin, GP Arapidi… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intrinsically disordered myelin basic protein (MBP) is one of the key autoantigens in
autoimmune neurodegeneration and multiple sclerosis particularly. MBP is highly positively …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Myelin Basic Protein Proximity Interactome Using TurboID Labeling Proteomics

EV Smirnova, TV Rakitina, RH Ziganshin, GA Saratov… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Myelin basic protein (MBP) is one of the key structural elements of the myelin sheath and
has autoantigenic properties in multiple sclerosis (MS). Its intracellular interaction network is …

[HTML][HTML] The dichotomous role of immunoproteasome in cancer: Friend or foe?

B Chen, H Zhu, B Yang, J Cao - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Immunoproteasome is a variant of proteasome with structural differences in 20S subunits
optimizing them for the production of antigenic peptides with higher binding affinity to major …

Simulating the directional translocation of a substrate by the AAA+ motor in the 26S proteasome

A Saha, A Warshel - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
This work explored the molecular origin of substrate translocation by the AAA+ motor of the
26S proteasome. This exploration was performed by combining different simulation …

[HTML][HTML] PA28γ–20S proteasome is a proteolytic complex committed to degrade unfolded proteins

JYA Frayssinhes, F Cerruti, J Laulin, A Cattaneo… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
PA28γ is a nuclear activator of the 20S proteasome that, unlike the 19S regulatory particle,
stimulates hydrolysis of several substrates in an ATP-and ubiquitin-independent manner …