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In Silico Evaluation of New Fluoroquinolones as Possible Inhibitors of Bacterial Gyrases in Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens

Chemistry Proceedings, 2021
The work seeks to identify molecules with inhibitory activity against the DNA gyrase of Gram-negative microorganisms resistant to fluoroquinolones. Previously designed compounds were used to study antimicrobial potential in silico.
Manuel Alejandro Coba-Males, Javier Santamaría-Aguirre, Christian D. Alcívar-León   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The zinc finger domains of PARP‐1 are selectively and potently inhibited by the Au(I)‐based drugs sodium aurothiomalate and aurothioglucose

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
PARP‐1 is a key enzyme in the DNA damage response, and its inhibition induces cancer cell death via synthetic lethality. Au(I)‐based drugs, such as aurothioglucose and sodium aurothiomalate, block PARP‐1's DNA‐dependent activity by targeting its zinc finger domains.
Uliana Bashtanova, Melinda Jane Duer
wiley   +1 more source

Inhibition of RNA polymerase II transcription in human cells by synthetic DNA-binding ligands [PDF]

, 1998
Sequence-specific DNA-binding small molecules that can permeate human cells potentially could regulate transcription of specific genes. Multiple cellular DNA-binding transcription factors are required by HIV type 1 for RNA synthesis.
Baird, Eldon E., Dervan, Peter B., Dickinson, Liliane A., Gottesfeld, Joel M., Gulizia, Richard J., Mosier, Donald E., Trauger, John W.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Real‐time assay of ribonucleotide reductase activity with a fluorescent RNA aptamer

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) synthesize DNA building blocks de novo, making them crucial in DNA replication and drug targeting. FLARE introduces the first single‐tube real‐time coupled RNR assay, which enables isothermal tracking of RNR activity at nanomolar enzyme levels and allows the reconstruction of allosteric regulatory patterns and rapid ...
Jacopo De Capitani, Noemi E. Nwosu, Viktoria Gocke, Müge Kasanmascheff, Hannes Mutschler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA unwinding mechanism of a eukaryotic replicative CMG helicase

Nature Communications, 2020
The DNA duplex is known to be split apart in a steric exclusion manner during replication, but the specific mechanism has remained unclear. Here the authors present a cryo-EM structure of a eukaryotic replicative CMG helicase on forked DNA, revealing the
Zuanning Yuan, Roxana Georgescu, Lin Bai, Dan Zhang, Huilin Li, Michael E. O’Donnell   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of histone modifications in transcription regulation upon DNA damage

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review discusses the critical role of histone modifications in regulating gene expression during the DNA damage response (DDR). By modulating chromatin structure and recruiting repair factors, these post‐translational modifications fine‐tune transcriptional programmes to maintain genomic stability.
Angelina Job Kolady, Siyao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

DNA Replication Fidelity [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1992
▪ Abstract DNA replication fidelity is a key determinant of genome stability and is central to the evolution of species and to the origins of human diseases. Here we review our current understanding of replication fidelity, with emphasis on structural and biochemical studies of DNA polymerases that provide new insights into the importance of hydrogen ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang, Zelin Cheng, Teng Li, Fulian Wang, Liangminghui Zhang, Xiuxiu He, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Aibin Liang, Guang Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chromatin association of the SMC5/6 complex is dependent on binding of its NSE3 subunit to DNA [PDF]

, 2015
SMC5/6 is a highly conserved protein complex related to cohesin and condensin, which are the key components of higher-order chromatin structures. The SMC5/6 complex is essential for proliferation in yeast and is involved in replication fork stability and
Adamus, Marek, Alt, Aaron, Jurcisinova, Lenka, Lehmann, Alan R, Liao, Chunyan, Novakova, Marketa, Oliver, Antony W, Palecek, Jan J, Skoupilova, Hana, Vondrova, Lucie, Zabrady, Katerina   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

β‐TrCP overexpression enhances cisplatin sensitivity by depleting BRCA1

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Low levels of β‐TrCP (Panel A) allow the accumulation of BRCA1 and CtIP, which facilitate the repair of cisplatin‐induced DNA damage via homologous recombination (HR) and promote tumor cell survival. In contrast, high β‐TrCP expression (Panel B) leads to BRCA1 and CtIP degradation, impairing HR repair, resulting in persistent DNA damage and apoptosis ...
Rocío Jiménez‐Guerrero, Alejandro Belmonte‐Fernández, Mónica González‐Moreno, Laura Rodríguez‐Cordero, Begoña Pérez‐Valderrama, Joaquín Herrero‐Ruíz, Francisco Romero, Carmen Sáez, Miguel Á. Japón   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source