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Iron: Biosynthesis and Significance of Heme

, 2015
Heme exists as a prosthetic group in numerous enzymes and other hemeproteins, with which it is involved in oxygen transport and storage, electron transfer reactions, detoxification of xenobiotics, signal transduction, and transcriptional, translational ...
G.O. Latunde-Dada, Latunde-Dada, G. O.
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Covalent Inhibition of SHMT2 by Gambogic Acid Induces Ferroptosis Through Mitochondrial Collapse in Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this study, chemoproteomics combined with genetic and functional analyses was integrated to identify SHMT2 as a covalent and functional target of gambogic acid (GA) in triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC). Further validation demonstrated that GA selectively modifies the Cys241 site of SHMT2, triggering mitochondrial dysfunction, activating the Nrf2 ...
Tong Yang, Chong Qiu, Yulei Li, Ying Zhang, Chen Wang, Jie Zhou, Zheng Chu, Ang Ma, Ling Huang, Yin Kwan Wong, Junzhe Zhang, Peng Gao, Cui Liu, Junhua Zhang, Huan Tang, Jigang Wang   +15 more
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Harnessing Porphyrin Accumulation in Liver Cancer: Combining Genomic Data and Drug Targeting

Biomolecules
The liver, a pivotal organ in human metabolism, serves as a primary site for heme biosynthesis, alongside bone marrow. Maintaining precise control over heme production is paramount in healthy livers to meet high metabolic demands while averting potential
Swamy R. Adapa, Pravin Meshram, Abdus Sami, Rays H. Y. Jiang   +3 more
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Structure and function of enzymes in heme biosynthesis [PDF]

Protein Science, 2010
AbstractTetrapyrroles like hemes, chlorophylls, and cobalamin are complex macrocycles which play essential roles in almost all living organisms. Heme serves as prosthetic group of many proteins involved in fundamental biological processes like respiration, photosynthesis, and the metabolism and transport of oxygen.
Layer, Gunhild, Reichelt, Joachim, Jahn, Dieter, Heinz, Dirk W.   +3 more
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Sampangine Inhibits Heme Biosynthesis in both Yeast and Human

, 2011
The azaoxoaporphine alkaloid sampangine exhibits strong antiproliferation activity in various organisms. Previous studies suggested that it somehow affects heme metabolism and stimulates production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, we show
Yongxiang Li, Alice M. Clark, John D. Phillips, Zhiwei Huang, Jianhuai Zhang, Wei Li, Ameeta K. Agarwal, Tao Xu, Xuewen Pan, Kaifu Chen   +9 more
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Natural Variation of NAR5 Determines Nitrogenase Activity and the Yield in Soybean

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identified NAR5, a gene encoding a subtilisin‐like protease, that regulates nitrogenase activity in soybean nodules. Overexpressing NAR5 delayed nodule senescence, enhancing nitrogenase activity, yield, and low‐nitrogen tolerance. The elite haplotype NAR5HapI‐1 linked to superior nitrogenase activity and greater seed weight has been ...
Chao Ma, Hanyu Zhao, Haojie Feng, Xulun Dong, Lin Chen, Mingliang Yang, Runyi Chen, Chengjun Lei, Chunyan Liu, Qingshan Chen, Dawei Xin, Jinhui Wang   +11 more
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Bacterial TANGO2 homologs are heme-trafficking proteins that facilitate biosynthesis of cytochromes c

mBio, 2023
Heme, an essential molecule for virtually all living organisms, acts primarily as a cofactor in a large number of proteins. However, how heme is mobilized from the site of synthesis to the locations where hemoproteins are assembled remains largely ...
Sirui Han, Kailun Guo, Wei Wang, Yizhi J. Tao, Haichun Gao   +4 more
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Optimized Ex Vivo Human Liver Slice Culture Maintains Extended Viability and Function for Hepatotoxicity Testing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An optimized ex vivo human liver slice culture system preserves tissue architecture, hepatocyte function, and immune‐stromal complexity for at least five days. By refining slice thickness, oxygenation, air‐liquid interface, and extracellular matrix support, the platform enables human‐relevant hepatotoxicity testing and mechanistic studies, offering a ...
Huiche Feng, Cinzia Esposito, Andrej Benjak, Matthias S. Matter, Miriam Cieri, Camilla De Carlo, Philipp Sedlaczek, Fabian Haak, Mattia Marinucci, Gabriel Fridolin Hess, Otto Kollmar, Mairene Coto‐Llerena, Luca Di Tommaso, Visar Vela, Lukas Bubendorf, Luigi M. Terracciano, Charlotte K. Y. Ng, Salvatore Piscuoglio   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

H2S‐Amplified “Three‐in‐One” Antibacterial Strategy for Periodontitis Treatment Using a Photosensitive Pillararene‐Embedded COF/MOF Hybrid

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The integration of ROS‐generating systems with H2S depletion strategies effectively overcomes the limitations imposed by endogenous antioxidant defenses on ROS‐based antimicrobial therapies. In this study, the Cu‐MOF is incorporated into pillararene‐embedded COF, achieving a “three‐in‐one” antimicrobial effect that markedly alleviated periodontal ...
Shuang Liang, Meng‐Hao Li, Liang Cheng, Tian‐Shou Zhang, Hui Hui, Yan Wang, Hong‐Pu Zhang, Bo‐Wen Liu, Lin Wang, Ying‐Wei Yang   +9 more
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Recombinant Production of Biliverdin IXβ and δ Isomers in the T7 Promoter Compatible Escherichia coli Nissle

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
The ability to obtain purified biliverdin IX (BVIX) isomers other than the commercially available BVIXα is limited due to the low yields obtained by the chemical coupled oxidation of heme.
Elizabeth A. Robinson, Nicole Frankenberg-Dinkel, Fengtian Xue, Angela Wilks   +3 more
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