Proteome turnover in the spotlight: approaches, applications, and perspectives

AB Ross, JD Langer, M Jovanovic - Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2021 - ASBMB
In all cells, proteins are continuously synthesized and degraded to maintain protein
homeostasis and modify gene expression levels in response to stimuli. Collectively, the …

Single-cell protein analysis by mass spectrometry

N Slavov - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Human physiology and pathology arise from the coordinated interactions of diverse single
cells. However, analyzing single cells has been limited by the low sensitivity and throughput …

Mitochondrial RNA modifications shape metabolic plasticity in metastasis

S Delaunay, G Pascual, B Feng, K Klann, M Behm… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Aggressive and metastatic cancers show enhanced metabolic plasticity, but the precise
underlying mechanisms of this remain unclear. Here we show how two NOP2/Sun RNA …

Papain-like protease regulates SARS-CoV-2 viral spread and innate immunity

D Shin, R Mukherjee, D Grewe, D Bojkova, K Baek… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The papain-like protease PLpro is an essential coronavirus enzyme that is required for
processing viral polyproteins to generate a functional replicase complex and enable viral …

Proteomics of SARS-CoV-2-infected host cells reveals therapy targets

D Bojkova, K Klann, B Koch, M Widera, D Krause… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
A new coronavirus was recently discovered and named severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Infection with SARS-CoV-2 in humans causes coronavirus …

Protein synthesis control in cancer: selectivity and therapeutic targeting

JR Kovalski, D Kuzuoglu‐Ozturk, D Ruggero - The EMBO Journal, 2022 - embopress.org
Translational control of mRNAs is a point of convergence for many oncogenic signals
through which cancer cells tune protein expression in tumorigenesis. Cancer cells rely on …

Small molecule cognitive enhancer reverses age-related memory decline in mice

K Krukowski, A Nolan, ES Frias, M Boone, G Ureta… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
With increased life expectancy, age-associated cognitive decline becomes a growing
concern, even in the absence of recognizable neurodegenerative disease. The integrated …

Protein import motor complex reacts to mitochondrial misfolding by reducing protein import and activating mitophagy

JB Michaelis, ME Brunstein, S Bozkurt, L Alves… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitophagy is essential to maintain mitochondrial function and prevent diseases. It activates
upon mitochondria depolarization, which causes PINK1 stabilization on the mitochondrial …

Aprotinin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication

D Bojkova, M Bechtel, KM McLaughlin, JE McGreig… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of the current
coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Protease inhibitors are under consideration …

[HTML][HTML] Growth factor receptor signaling inhibition prevents SARS-CoV-2 replication

K Klann, D Bojkova, G Tascher, S Ciesek, C Münch… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
SARS-CoV-2 infections are rapidly spreading around the globe. The rapid development of
therapies is of major importance. However, our lack of understanding of the molecular …