Results 41 to 50 of about 157,149 (239)

Sequence determinants of RNA G‐quadruplex unfolding by Arg‐rich regions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We show that Arg‐rich peptides selectively unfold RNA G‐quadruplexes, but not RNA stem‐loops or DNA/RNA duplexes. This length‐dependent activity is inhibited by acidic residues and is conserved among SR and SR‐related proteins (SRSF1, SRSF3, SRSF9, U1‐70K, and U2AF1).
Naiduwadura Ivon Upekala De Silva, Puspa Kunwar, Md Ibnul Rifat Rahman, Joanna Koryo Kwao, Nathan Lehman, Zihan Zhang, Trenton Paul, Claire Cheng, Nicholas Truex, Hui‐Ting Lee, Jun Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
wiley   +1 more source

Computational Design and Optimization of Peptide Inhibitors for SIRT2

Pharmaceuticals
Sirtuin 2 (SIRT2), an NAD+-dependent deacetylase, is crucial for regulating vital physiological processes, including aging, DNA repair, and cell cycle progression.
Heba A. Alkhatabi, Fatmah M. A. Naemi, Reem Alsolami, Hisham N. Alatyb   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of antibodies against a cyclic peptide mimicking the FG loop of the human papillomavirus type 16 capsid among Tunisian women

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020
Background In the past decade, cervical cancer has gone from being the second to the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, but remains the second most common in developing countries. This cancer is most commonly caused by high-risk types of human
Elham Hassen, Devendra Bansal, Randa Ghdira, Anouar Chaieb, Hedi Khairi, Abdelfattah Zakhama, Sami Remadi, Johan Hoebeke, Ali A. Sultan, Lotfi Chouchane   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Site-Specific Protein Modifications by an Engineered Asparaginyl Endopeptidase from Viola canadensis

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021
Asparaginyl endopeptidases (AEPs) or legumains are Asn/Asp (Asx)-specific proteases that break peptide bonds, but also function as peptide asparaginyl ligases (PALs) that make peptide bonds.
Yu Chen, Yu Chen, Dingpeng Zhang, Dingpeng Zhang, Xiaohong Zhang, Xiaohong Zhang, Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang, Chuan-Fa Liu, Chuan-Fa Liu, Chuan-Fa Liu, James P. Tam, James P. Tam, James P. Tam   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel pH-Sensitive Cyclic Peptides [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2016
AbstractA series of cyclic peptides containing a number of tryptophan (W) and glutamic acid (E) residues were synthesized and evaluated as pH-sensitive agents for targeting of acidic tissue and pH-dependent cytoplasmic delivery of molecules. Biophysical studies revealed the molecular mechanism of peptides action and localization within the lipid ...
Weerakkody, Dhammika, Moshnikova, Anna, El-Sayed, Naglaa Salem, Adochite, Ramona-Cosima, Slaybaugh, Gregory, Golijanin, Jovana, Tiwari, Rakesh, Andreev, Oleg A., Parang, Keykavous, Reshetnyak, Yana K.   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The planar cell polarity protein Vangl2 interacts with the PDZ‐domains of Scribble but not with a unique PDZ‐like domain in Inturned

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Structural and biochemical characterisations show that the planar cell polarity (PCP) protein Inturned harbours a unique PDZ‐like domain that does not bind canonical PDZ‐binding motifs (PBMs) like that of another PCP protein Vangl2. In contrast, the apical‐basal polarity protein Scribble contains four PDZ domains that bind Vangl2, but one PDZ domain ...
Stephan Wilmes, Jan Brysch, Carmen Gelze, Lilli Meier, Daniel Kümmel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Software-aided approach to investigate peptide structure and metabolic susceptibility of amide bonds in peptide drugs based on high resolution mass spectrometry. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Interest in using peptide molecules as therapeutic agents due to high selectivity and efficacy is increasing within the pharmaceutical industry. However, most peptide-derived drugs cannot be administered orally because of low bioavailability and ...
Tatiana Radchenko, Andreas Brink, Yves Siegrist, Christopher Kochansky, Alison Bateman, Fabien Fontaine, Luca Morettoni, Ismael Zamora   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and Pharmacological Characterization of a Low-Liability Antinociceptive Bifunctional MOR/DOR Cyclic Peptide

Molecules, 2023
Peptide-based opioid ligands are important candidates for the development of novel, safer, and more effective analgesics to treat pain. To develop peptide-based safer analgesics, we synthesized a mixture-based cyclic pentapeptide library containing a ...
Yangmei Li, Shainnel O. Eans, Michelle Ganno-Sherwood, Abbe Eliasof, Richard A. Houghten, Jay P. McLaughlin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tau acetylation at K331 has limited impact on tau pathology in vivo

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We mapped tau post‐translational modifications in humanized MAPT knock‐in mice and in amyloid‐bearing double knock‐in mice. Acetylation within the repeat domain, particularly around K331, showed modest increases under amyloid pathology. To test functional relevance, we generated MAPTK331Q knock‐in mice.
Shoko Hashimoto, Yukio Matsuba, Mika Takahashi, Takaomi C. Saido   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source