Sclerotiamide: The First Non-Peptide-Based Natural Product Activator of Bacterial Caseinolytic Protease P. [PDF]
Caseinolytic protease P (ClpP) maintains essential roles in bacterial homeostasis. As such, both the inhibition and activation of this enzyme result in bactericidal activity, making ClpP a promising target for antibacterial drug development. Herein, we report the results of a fluorescence-based screen of ∼450 structurally diverse fungal and bacterial ...
Lavey NP +3 more
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Identification of a phenyl ester covalent inhibitor of caseinolytic protease and analysis of the ClpP1P2 inhibition in mycobacteria [PDF]
The caseinolytic protease complex ClpP1P2 is crucial for protein homeostasis in mycobacteria and stress response and virulence of the pathogens. Its role as a potential drug target for combating tuberculosis (TB) has just begun to be substantiated in ...
Genhui Xiao +12 more
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Target Mechanism-Based Whole-Cell Screening Identifies Bortezomib as an Inhibitor of Caseinolytic Protease in Mycobacteria [PDF]
A novel type of antibacterial screening method, a target mechanism-based whole-cell screening method, was developed to combine the advantages of target mechanism- and whole-cell-based approaches. A mycobacterial reporter strain with a synthetic phenotype
Wilfried Moreira +15 more
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A Photocrosslinking Probe to Capture the Substrates of Caseinolytic Protease P
AbstractProtein homeostasis in bacteria is regulated by proteases such as the tetradecameric caseinolytic protease P (ClpP). Although substrates of ClpP have been successfully deciphered in genetically engineered cells, methods which directly trap processed proteins within native cells remain elusive.
Thomas F. Gronauer +3 more
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Structural Insights into Bortezomib-Induced Activation of the Caseinolytic Chaperone-Protease System in Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]
The caseinolytic protease (Clp) system has recently emerged as a promising anti-tuberculosis target. The anti-cancer drug bortezomib exhibits potent anti-mycobacterial activity and binds to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) Clp protease complexes.
Biao Zhou +21 more
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Structural insights into the inactive subunit of the apicoplast-localized caseinolytic protease complex of Plasmodium falciparum. [PDF]
The ATP-dependent caseinolytic protease, ClpP, is highly conserved in bacteria and in the organelles of different organisms. In cyanobacteria, plant plastids, and the apicoplast of the genus Plasmodium, a noncatalytic paralog of ClpP, termed ClpR, has been identified. ClpRs are found to form heterocomplexes with ClpP resulting in a ClpRP tetradecameric
El Bakkouri M +10 more
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Targeting human caseinolytic protease P (ClpP) as a novel therapeutic strategy in ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer (OC) is currently one of the most life‐threatening types of gynecological malignancy with limited treatment options and poor clinical outcomes.
Baozhu Luo +6 more
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Targeted proteomics reveal α-MSH-like Enterobacterial ClpB protein in gut microbiota of patients with anorexia nervosa [PDF]
α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is an anorexigenic peptide. In this exploratory study, a targeted proteomic approach was used to detect α-MSH-like bacterial proteins in the gut microbiota of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and healthy ...
Lisa Bremard +6 more
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Antibodies directed against bacterial antigens in sera of Polish patients with primary biliary cholangitis [PDF]
BackgroundPrimary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a cholestatic, autoimmune liver disease with the presence of characteristic autoantibodies. The aim of the work was to determine the level of antibodies directed against bacterial antigens: Chlamydia ...
Alicja Bauer, Andrzej Habior
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From Beer to Cheese: Characterization of Caseinolytic and Milk-Clotting Activities of Proteases Derived from Brewer’s Spent Grain (BSG) [PDF]
This study explores the extraction and characterization of proteolytic enzymes from brewer’s spent grain (BSG) and their potential as sustainable coagulants in the dairy industry.
Maximiliano M. Villegas +6 more
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