Human PCNA structure, function, and interactions

A González-Magaña, FJ Blanco - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is an essential factor in DNA replication and repair.
It forms a homotrimeric ring that embraces the DNA and slides along it, anchoring DNA …

ELM—the eukaryotic linear motif resource in 2020

M Kumar, M Gouw, S Michael… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Studies on the DNA-binding properties of transcription factors are important in searching for
the downstream genes regulated by these factors. In the present study, we report on the …

Targeting PCNA with peptide mimetics for therapeutic purposes

AJ Horsfall, AD Abell, JB Bruning - ChemBioChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is an excellent inhibition target to shut down highly
proliferative cells and thereby develop a broad‐spectrum cancer therapeutic. It interacts with …

The PCNA interaction motifs revisited: thinking outside the PIP-box

A Prestel, N Wichmann, JM Martins, R Marabini… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is a cellular hub in DNA metabolism and a
potential drug target. Its binding partners carry a short linear motif (SLiM) known as the …

A FRET-based assay for the identification of PCNA inhibitors

S Hardebeck, S Schreiber, A Adick, K Langer… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is the key regulator of human DNA metabolism.
One important interaction partner is p15, involved in DNA replication and repair. Targeting …

Peptides containing the PCNA interacting motif APIM bind to the β-clamp and inhibit bacterial growth and mutagenesis

A Nedal, SB Ræder, B Dalhus, E Helgesen… - Nucleic Acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In the fight against antimicrobial resistance, the bacterial DNA sliding clamp, β-clamp, is a
promising drug target for inhibition of DNA replication and translesion synthesis. The β …

Post-translational modifications of PCNA: guiding for the best DNA damage tolerance choice

G Bellí, N Colomina, L Castells-Roca, NP Lorite - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sliding clamp PCNA is a multifunctional homotrimer mainly linked to DNA replication.
During this process, cells must ensure an accurate and complete genome replication when …

Impact of Asp/Glu‐ADP‐ribosylation on protein‐protein interaction and protein function

J Pei, J Zhang, XD Wang, C Kim, Y Yu, Q Cong - Proteomics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
PARylation plays critical role in regulating multiple cellular processes such as DNA damage
response and repair, transcription, RNA processing, and stress response. More than 300 …

The XPA Protein—Life under Precise Control

YS Krasikova, OI Lavrik, NI Rechkunova - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is a central DNA repair pathway responsible for removing
a wide variety of DNA-distorting lesions from the genome. The highly choreographed …

Knockout of TLR4 promotes fracture healing by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

C Zhao, T Yu, Q Dou, Y Guo, X Yang, Y Chen - Pathology-Research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) on
fracture healing. Methods The open tibial fracture models in TLR4 knockout (TLR4−/−) and …