[HTML][HTML] The antifungal antibiotic filipin as a diagnostic tool of cholesterol alterations in lysosomal storage diseases and neurodegenerative disorders
F Bruno, S Camuso, E Capuozzo, S Canterini - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cholesterol is the most considerable member of a family of polycyclic compounds
understood as sterols, and represents an amphipathic molecule, such as phospholipids …
understood as sterols, and represents an amphipathic molecule, such as phospholipids …
[HTML][HTML] Capturing the conversion of the pathogenic alpha-1-antitrypsin fold by ATF6 enhanced proteostasis
Genetic variation in alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) causes AAT deficiency (AATD) through liver
aggregation-associated gain-of-toxic pathology and/or insufficient AAT activity in the lung …
aggregation-associated gain-of-toxic pathology and/or insufficient AAT activity in the lung …
[HTML][HTML] Alterations in Proteostasis Mechanisms in Niemann–Pick Type C Disease
IV Servín Muñoz, D Ortuño-Sahagún… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Niemann–Pick Type C (NPC) represents an autosomal recessive disorder with an incidence
rate of 1 in 150,000 live births, classified within lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs). The …
rate of 1 in 150,000 live births, classified within lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs). The …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial covariance analysis reveals the residue-by-residue thermodynamic contribution of variation to the CFTR fold
F Anglès, C Wang, WE Balch - Communications Biology, 2022 - nature.com
Although the impact of genome variation on the thermodynamic properties of function on the
protein fold has been studied in vitro, it remains a challenge to assign these relationships …
protein fold has been studied in vitro, it remains a challenge to assign these relationships …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding the host-pathogen evolutionary balance through Gaussian process modeling of SARS-CoV-2
S Loguercio, BC Calverley, C Wang, D Shak, P Zhao… - Patterns, 2023 - cell.com
We have developed a machine learning (ML) approach using Gaussian process (GP)-based
spatial covariance (SCV) to track the impact of spatial-temporal mutational events driving …
spatial covariance (SCV) to track the impact of spatial-temporal mutational events driving …
[HTML][HTML] Tracing genetic diversity captures the molecular basis of misfolding disease
Genetic variation in human populations can result in the misfolding and aggregation of
proteins, giving rise to systemic and neurodegenerative diseases that require management …
proteins, giving rise to systemic and neurodegenerative diseases that require management …
[HTML][HTML] Triangulating variation in the population to define mechanisms for precision management of genetic disease
C Wang, F Anglès, WE Balch - Structure, 2022 - cell.com
To understand mechanistically how the protein fold is shaped by therapeutics to inform
precision management of disease, we developed variation-capture (VarC) mapping. VarC …
precision management of disease, we developed variation-capture (VarC) mapping. VarC …
[HTML][HTML] Proteostasis regulators restore function of epilepsy-associated GABAA receptors
Proteostasis deficiency in mutated ion channels leads to a variety of ion channel diseases
that are caused by excessive endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) and …
that are caused by excessive endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) and …
[HTML][HTML] Quantitating the epigenetic transformation contributing to cholesterol homeostasis using Gaussian process
To understand the impact of epigenetics on human misfolding disease, we apply Gaussian-
process regression (GPR) based machine learning (ML)(GPR-ML) through variation spatial …
process regression (GPR) based machine learning (ML)(GPR-ML) through variation spatial …
[HTML][HTML] Image-based screen capturing misfolding status of Niemann-Pick type C1 identifies potential candidates for chaperone drugs
R Shioi, F Karaki, H Yoshioka, T Noguchi-Yachide… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Niemann-Pick disease type C is a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
massive intracellular accumulation of cholesterol. In most cases, loss-of-function mutations …
massive intracellular accumulation of cholesterol. In most cases, loss-of-function mutations …