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A compendium of extracellular vesicle biogenesis inhibitors: From bench to bedside

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2026.
This review explores a decade of research on extracellular vesicles (EVs), detailing their biogenesis and roles in health and disease. It emphasizes EVs' relevance for potential medical applications covering various conditions such as cancer, neurodegeneration, inflammation, and infectious diseases, bridging experimental findings with clinical ...
Stefano Vecchione   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular characterization of exploitation of the polyubiquitination and farnesylation machineries of Dictyostelium discoideum by the AnkB F-box effector of Legionella pneumophila

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2011
The Dot/Icm-translocated Ankyrin B (AnkB) F-box effector of L. pneumophila is essential for intra-vacuolar proliferation and functions as a platform for the docking of polyubiquitinated proteins to the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV) within ...
Yousef eAbu Kwaik, Tasneem eAl-Quadan
doaj   +1 more source

12/15-Lipoxygenase gene knockout severely impairs ischemia-induced angiogenesis due to lack of Rac1 farnesylation

open access: yes, 2011
To understand the mechanisms by which 15(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15(S)-HETE) activates Rac1 in the induction of angiogenesis, we studied the role of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl–coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase and αPix.
Nikhlesh K. Singh   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Farnesol prevents aging-related muscle weakness in mice through enhanced farnesylation of Parkin-interacting substrate

open access: yes, 2023
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) is a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis. Reduced PGC-1α abundance is linked to skeletal muscle weakness in aging or pathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative diseases
Lee, Yun-Il   +25 more
core   +1 more source

Burn-induced muscle metabolic derangements and mitochondrial dysfunction are associated with activation of HIF-1α and mTORC1: Role of protein farnesylation

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
Metabolic derangements are a clinically significant complication of major trauma (e.g., burn injury) and include various aspects of metabolism, such as insulin resistance, muscle wasting, mitochondrial dysfunction and hyperlactatemia.
Harumasa Nakazawa   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

First Generation Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) for the Treatment of Progeria

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 32, 9 June 2026.
We report the first PROTACs designed to degrade progerin, introducing a novel therapeutic approach for progeria. The best compound, UCM‐18142, significantly reduces progerin levels and improves key disease phenotypes in patient‐derived cells and in the LmnaG609G/G609G mouse model, paving the way for new treatment strategies targeting the root cause of ...
Jon Macicior‐Michelena   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel bisphosphonate inhibitor of squalene synthase combined with a statin or a nitrogenous bisphosphonate in vitro[S]

open access: yesJournal of Lipid Research, 2011
Statins and nitrogenous bisphosphonates (NBP) inhibit 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme-A reductase (HMGCR) and farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FDPS), respectively, leading to depletion of farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) and disruption of protein prenylation.
Brian M. Wasko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nucleic Acid Therapeutics for “Undruggable” Cancer Targets: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Prospects

open access: yesAdvanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 36, 29 June 2026.
Nucleic acid therapeutics bypass the structural limitations of conventional drugs by targeting mRNA rather than proteins. This review examines how antisense oligonucleotides, siRNAs, miRNAs, aptamers, and mRNA vaccines intervene against historically undruggable oncoproteins including Ras, MYC, and p53, highlighting mechanistic advances, delivery ...
Feng Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploitation of conserved eukaryotic host cell farnesylation machinery by an F-box effector of Legionella pneumophila

open access: yes, 2010
Farnesylation involves covalent linkage of eukaryotic proteins to a lipid moiety to anchor them into membranes, which is essential for the biological function of Ras and other proteins.
Snake C. Jones   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Vacuolization as a Novel Approach to Cancer Therapy

open access: yesJournal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, Volume 40, Issue 6, June 2026.
This review discusses the novel strategy of inducing vacuole formation in cancer cells using small molecules, that induce nonapoptotic cell death mechanisms, such as paraptosis, oncosis, autophagy, and methuosis, and its potential in overcoming resistance to apoptosis‐based cancer therapies.
Mariah Pasternak   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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