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Design and Synthesis of Cysteine Proteases Inhibitors

Proceedings, 2019
Cysteine proteases belonging to the papain superfamily have been recognized as interesting therapeutic targets for the search for new drugs against infectious tropical diseases such as malaria (falcipain), Chagas’ disease (curtain), leishmaniasis, and ...
Florenci V. Gonzalez
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Bioinorganic Site‐Specific Conjugation of Multi‐Arm Linkers to Create Pharmaceuticals With Targeting and Effector Functions

Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, EarlyView.
This Account showcases a modular, multi‐arm linker platform that decouples payload loading from antibody conjugation. By leveraging a computationally designed ACPGHA zinc‐binding motif, we demonstrate the construction of homogeneous antibody‐drug conjugates and theranostic antibody‐radionuclide conjugates with high payload loading. The multi‐arm linker
Cédric Grauffel, Tse Wen Chang, Carmay Lim   +2 more
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Comparison of Expression of Cathepsins B and L and MMP2 in Endothelial Cells and in Capillary Sprouting in Collagen Gel

The International Journal of Biological Markers, 2004
The lysosomal cysteine proteinases cathepsins B and L are known to play an important role in the invasive growth of tumor cells, but their association with angiogenesis has been less well studied.
S. Caserman, T.T. Lah
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Deficiency for the cysteine protease cathepsin L impairs Myc-induced tumorigenesis in a mouse model of pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Motivated by the recent implication of cysteine protease cathepsin L as a potential target for anti-cancer drug development, we used a conditional MycERTAM;Bcl-xL model of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorigenesis (PNET) to assess the role of cathepsin L ...
Nicola R Brindle, Johanna A Joyce, Fanya Rostker, Elizabeth R Lawlor, Lamorna Swigart-Brown, Gerard Evan, Douglas Hanahan, Ksenya Shchors   +7 more
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β‐Aminoisobutyric Acid Alleviates Cisplatin‐Induced Muscle Atrophy by Regulating E3 Ubiquitin Ligases, Apoptosis, Amino Acid Metabolism, Autophagy, and Ferroptosis

Medicine Bulletin, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cisplatin (CIS) is a widely used broad‐spectrum anticancer agent, but its clinical application is often limited by severe adverse effects, including skeletal muscle atrophy, which compromises patients' quality of life and treatment efficacy.
Hao‐Zhe Wang, Wen‐Bi He, Huan Wang, Hao Wang, Wen‐Jun Fang, Meng‐Qian Li, Jiong‐Xing Huang, Fei‐Peng Chen, Hui‐Guo Wang, Lin Zhu, Xiao‐Guang Liu   +10 more
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Cysteine peptidases of Eudiplozoon nipponicum: a broad repertoire of structurally assorted cathepsins L in contrast to the scarcity of cathepsins B in an invasive species of haematophagous monogenean of common carp

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Cysteine peptidases of clan CA, family C1 account for a major part of proteolytic activity in the haematophagous monogenean Eudiplozoon nipponicum.
Lucie Jedličková, Hana Dvořáková, Jan Dvořák, Martin Kašný, Lenka Ulrychová, Jiří Vorel, Vojtěch Žárský, Libor Mikeš   +7 more
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Plasmepsins as Antimalarial Drug Targets—Then, Now, and the Future

Medicinal Research Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malaria is a devastating disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. Plasmodium parasites express ten cathepsin D‐like aspartyl proteases, called plasmepsins (PMs). These PMs have diverse roles fulfill diverse functions throughout the parasite's lifecycle, though several exhibit functional redundancies. Among them, PMV, PMIV, and PMX are essential
Brad E. Sleebs
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Papain-like peptidases: structure, function, and evolution

Biomolecular Concepts, 2013
Papain-like cysteine peptidases are a diverse family of peptidases found in most known organisms. In eukaryotes, they are divided into multiple evolutionary groups, which can be clearly distinguished on the basis of the structural characteristics of the ...
Novinec Marko, Lenarčič Brigita
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Isothiocyanates as Ferroptosis Inducers to Promote Cancer Cell Death

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cancer remains a leading cause of global mortality, with the therapeutic efficacy of anticancer drugs often hampered by late diagnosis and the development of chemotherapy resistance. Ferroptosis is an iron‐dependent form of regulated non‐apoptotic cell death driven by lipid peroxidation.
Valentina Citi, Renda Chahna, Francesca Maffei, Alma Martelli, Vincenzo Calderone, Carmela Fimognari, Eleonora Turrini   +6 more
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Cathepsin inhibition-induced lysosomal dysfunction enhances pancreatic beta-cell apoptosis in high glucose.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Autophagy is a lysosomal degradative pathway that plays an important role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. We previously showed that the inhibition of autophagy causes pancreatic β-cell apoptosis, suggesting that autophagy is a protective mechanism ...
Minjeong Jung, Jaemeun Lee, Hye-Young Seo, Ji Sun Lim, Eun-Kyoung Kim   +4 more
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