[PDF][PDF] The tubulin code in microtubule dynamics and information encoding

A Roll-Mecak - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Microtubules are non-covalent mesoscale polymers central to the eukaryotic cytoskeleton.
Microtubule structure, dynamics, and mechanics are modulated by a cell's choice of tubulin …

HDAC6 as privileged target in drug discovery: A perspective

S Pulya, SA Amin, N Adhikari, S Biswas, T Jha… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract HDAC6, a class IIB HDAC isoenzyme, stands unique in its structural and
physiological functions. Besides histone modification, largely due to its cytoplasmic …

HDAC6 mediates an aggresome-like mechanism for NLRP3 and pyrin inflammasome activation

VG Magupalli, R Negro, Y Tian, AV Hauenstein… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Canonical inflammasomes are multicomponent protein complexes that
play key roles in immune surveillance of infections and danger by activating caspase-1 …

[PDF][PDF] Turbulence activates platelet biogenesis to enable clinical scale ex vivo production

Y Ito, S Nakamura, N Sugimoto, T Shigemori, Y Kato… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
The ex vivo generation of platelets from human-induced pluripotent cells (hiPSCs) is
expected to compensate donor-dependent transfusion systems. However, manufacturing the …

[PDF][PDF] Causes and consequences of microtubule acetylation

C Janke, G Montagnac - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
Among the different types of cytoskeletal components, microtubules arguably accumulate
the greatest diversity of post-translational modifications (PTMs). Acetylation of lysine 40 …

A review of progress in histone deacetylase 6 inhibitors research: structural specificity and functional diversity

XH Zhang, Qin-Ma, HP Wu, MY Khamis… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are essential for maintaining homeostasis by catalyzing
histone deacetylation. Aberrant expression of HDACs is associated with various human …

Development of multifunctional histone deacetylase 6 degraders with potent antimyeloma activity

H Wu, K Yang, Z Zhang, ED Leisten, Z Li… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) primarily catalyzes the removal of acetyl group from the
side chain of acetylated lysine residues in cytoplasmic proteins such as α-tubulin and …

The tubulin code, from molecules to health and disease

ED McKenna, SL Sarbanes… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Microtubules are essential dynamic polymers composed of α/β-tubulin heterodimers. They
support intracellular trafficking, cell division, cellular motility, and other essential cellular …

Acetylation of intrinsically disordered regions regulates phase separation

M Saito, D Hess, J Eglinger, AW Fritsch… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins containing intrinsically disordered regions
(IDRs) has been proposed as a mechanism underlying the formation of membrane-less …

Histone deacetylase 10 structure and molecular function as a polyamine deacetylase

Y Hai, SA Shinsky, NJ Porter… - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
Cationic polyamines such as spermidine and spermine are critical in all forms of life, as they
regulate the function of biological macromolecules. Intracellular polyamine metabolism is …