Targeting protein modifications in metabolic diseases: molecular mechanisms and targeted therapies

X Wu, M Xu, M Geng, S Chen, PJ Little, S Xu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
The ever-increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) represents a major
public health burden worldwide. The most common form of NCD is metabolic diseases …

Post-translational protein acetylation: an elegant mechanism for bacteria to dynamically regulate metabolic functions

DG Christensen, X Xie, N Basisty, J Byrnes… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Post-translational modifications (PTM) decorate proteins to provide functional heterogeneity
to an existing proteome. The large number of known PTMs highlights the many ways that …

The EcoCyc database in 2021

IM Keseler, S Gama-Castro, A Mackie… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The EcoCyc model-organism database collects and summarizes experimental data for
Escherichia coli K-12. EcoCyc is regularly updated by the manual curation of individual …

Protein acetylation and deacetylation: An important regulatory modification in gene transcription

C Xia, Y Tao, M Li, T Che, J Qu - Experimental and …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Cells primarily rely on proteins to perform the majority of their physiological functions, and
the function of proteins is regulated by post‑translational modifications (PTMs). The …

Nucleoid-associated proteins shape chromatin structure and transcriptional regulation across the bacterial kingdom

HM Amemiya, J Schroeder, PL Freddolino - Transcription, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Genome architecture has proven to be critical in determining gene regulation across almost
all domains of life. While many of the key components and mechanisms of eukaryotic …

Dual lysine and N‐terminal acetyltransferases reveal the complexity underpinning protein acetylation

WV Bienvenut, A Brünje, JB Boyer… - Molecular Systems …, 2020 - embopress.org
Protein acetylation is a highly frequent protein modification. However, comparatively little is
known about its enzymatic machinery. N‐α‐acetylation (NTA) and ε‐lysine acetylation (KA) …

Widespread protein lysine acetylation in gut microbiome and its alterations in patients with Crohn's disease

X Zhang, Z Ning, J Mayne, Y Yang, SA Deeke… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Lysine acetylation (Kac), an abundant post-translational modification (PTM) in prokaryotes,
regulates various microbial metabolic pathways. However, no studies have examined …

Chemical Versatility in Catalysis and Inhibition of the Class IIb Histone Deacetylases

DW Christianson - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs 1–11) belong to the
arginase-deacetylase superfamily of proteins, members of which share a common α/β fold …

Orthogonal Translation for Site-Specific Installation of Post-translational Modifications

Q Gan, C Fan - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) endow proteins with new properties to respond to
environmental changes or growth needs. With the development of advanced proteomics …

Dynamic changes in the bacterial community and metabolic profile during fermentation of low-salt shrimp paste (terasi)

H Helmi, DI Astuti, SP Putri, A Sato, WA Laviña… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Low-salt shrimp paste, or terasi, is an Indonesian fermented food made from planktonic
shrimp mixed with a low concentration of salt. Since high daily intake of sodium is deemed …