PDZ domains and their binding partners: structure, specificity, and modification

HJ Lee, JJ Zheng - Cell communication and Signaling, 2010 - Springer
PDZ domains are abundant protein interaction modules that often recognize short amino
acid motifs at the C-termini of target proteins. They regulate multiple biological processes …

PSD-95: an effective target for stroke therapy using neuroprotective peptides

L Ugalde-Triviño, M Díaz-Guerra - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Therapies for stroke have remained elusive in the past despite the great relevance of this
pathology. However, recent results have provided strong evidence that postsynaptic density …

A high-affinity, dimeric inhibitor of PSD-95 bivalently interacts with PDZ1-2 and protects against ischemic brain damage

A Bach, BH Clausen, M Møller… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Inhibition of the ternary protein complex of the synaptic scaffolding protein postsynaptic
density protein-95 (PSD-95), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), and the N-methyl-d …

Targeting receptor complexes: a new dimension in drug discovery

MI Rosenbaum, LS Clemmensen, DS Bredt… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Targeting receptor proteins, such as ligand-gated ion channels and G protein-coupled
receptors, has directly enabled the discovery of most drugs developed to modulate receptor …

PDZ domains as drug targets

NR Christensen, J Čalyševa… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Protein–protein interactions within protein networks shape the human interactome, which
often is promoted by specialized protein interaction modules, such as the postsynaptic …

A comparative assessment study of known small-molecule Keap1− Nrf2 protein–protein interaction inhibitors: chemical synthesis, binding properties, and cellular …

KT Tran, JS Pallesen, SMØ Solbak… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Inhibiting the protein–protein interaction (PPI) between the transcription factor Nrf2 and its
repressor protein Keap1 has emerged as a promising strategy to target oxidative stress in …

[HTML][HTML] Novel microscale approaches for easy, rapid determination of protein stability in academic and commercial settings

CG Alexander, R Wanner, CM Johnson… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Chemical denaturant titrations can be used to accurately determine protein stability.
However, data acquisition is typically labour intensive, has low throughput and is difficult to …

Emerging themes in PDZ domain signaling: structure, function, and inhibition

X Liu, EJ Fuentes - International review of cell and molecular biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Post-synaptic density-95, disks-large and zonula occludens-1 (PDZ) domains are
small globular protein–protein interaction domains widely conserved from yeast to humans …

Identification of a small-molecule inhibitor of the PICK1 PDZ domain that inhibits hippocampal LTP and LTD

TS Thorsen, KL Madsen, N Rebola… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Proteins containing PSD-95/Discs-large/ZO-1 homology (PDZ) domains play key roles in the
assembly and regulation of cellular signaling pathways and represent putative targets for …

Cell-Permeable and Plasma-Stable Peptidomimetic Inhibitors of the Postsynaptic Density-95/N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Interaction

A Bach, JNN Eildal, N Stuhr-Hansen… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The protein− protein interaction between the NMDA receptor and its intracellular scaffolding
protein, PSD-95, is a potential target for treating ischemic brain diseases, neuropathic pain …