PROTACs: great opportunities for academia and industry (an update from 2020 to 2021)
M He, C Cao, Z Ni, Y Liu, P Song, S Hao, Y He… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) technology is a new protein-
degradation strategy that has emerged in recent years. It uses bifunctional small molecules …
degradation strategy that has emerged in recent years. It uses bifunctional small molecules …
Recent advances in targeting the “undruggable” proteins: from drug discovery to clinical trials
Undruggable proteins are a class of proteins that are often characterized by large, complex
structures or functions that are difficult to interfere with using conventional drug design …
structures or functions that are difficult to interfere with using conventional drug design …
Emerging mechanistic understanding of cilia function in cellular signalling
Primary cilia are solitary, immotile sensory organelles present on most cells in the body that
participate broadly in human health, physiology and disease. Cilia generate a unique …
participate broadly in human health, physiology and disease. Cilia generate a unique …
Establishing and regulating the composition of cilia for signal transduction
MV Nachury, DU Mick - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
The primary cilium is a hair-like surface-exposed organelle of the eukaryotic cell that
decodes a variety of signals—such as odorants, light and Hedgehog morphogens—by …
decodes a variety of signals—such as odorants, light and Hedgehog morphogens—by …
NBD-based synthetic probes for sensing small molecules and proteins: design, sensing mechanisms and biological applications
Compounds with a nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) skeleton exhibit prominent useful properties
including environmental sensitivity, high reactivity toward amines and biothiols (including …
including environmental sensitivity, high reactivity toward amines and biothiols (including …
Protein lipidation: occurrence, mechanisms, biological functions, and enabling technologies
Protein lipidation, including cysteine prenylation, N-terminal glycine myristoylation, cysteine
palmitoylation, and serine and lysine fatty acylation, occurs in many proteins in eukaryotic …
palmitoylation, and serine and lysine fatty acylation, occurs in many proteins in eukaryotic …
Protein prenylation: unique fats make their mark on biology
M Wang, PJ Casey - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
The modification of eukaryotic proteins by isoprenoid lipids, which is known as prenylation,
controls the localization and activity of a range of proteins that have crucial functions in …
controls the localization and activity of a range of proteins that have crucial functions in …
Regulation of small gtpases by gefs, gaps, and gdis
J Cherfils, M Zeghouf - Physiological reviews, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Small GTPases use GDP/GTP alternation to actuate a variety of functional switches that are
pivotal for cell dynamics. The GTPase switch is turned on by GEFs, which stimulate …
pivotal for cell dynamics. The GTPase switch is turned on by GEFs, which stimulate …
ARF GTPases and their GEFs and GAPs: concepts and challenges
E Sztul, PW Chen, JE Casanova… - Molecular biology of …, 2019 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Detailed structural, biochemical, cell biological, and genetic studies of any gene/protein are
required to develop models of its actions in cells. Studying a protein family in the aggregate …
required to develop models of its actions in cells. Studying a protein family in the aggregate …
Small molecule inhibition of the KRAS–PDEδ interaction impairs oncogenic KRAS signalling
The KRAS oncogene product is considered a major target in anticancer drug discovery,,.
However, direct interference with KRAS signalling has not yet led to clinically useful …
However, direct interference with KRAS signalling has not yet led to clinically useful …