Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation

M Shvedunova, A Akhtar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Lysine acetylation is a widespread and versatile protein post-translational modification.
Lysine acetyltransferases and lysine deacetylases catalyse the addition or removal …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of aging: implications for interventions of aging and diseases

K Wang, H Liu, Q Hu, L Wang, J Liu, Z Zheng… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is accompanied by the decline of organismal functions and a series of prominent
hallmarks, including genetic and epigenetic alterations. These aging-associated epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] The sirtuin family in health and disease

QJ Wu, TN Zhang, HH Chen, XF Yu, JL Lv… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Sirtuins (SIRTs) are nicotine adenine dinucleotide (+)-dependent histone deacetylases
regulating critical signaling pathways in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and are involved in …

[HTML][HTML] NAFLD: mechanisms, treatments, and biomarkers

F Nassir - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently renamed metabolic-associated fatty liver
disease (MAFLD), is one of the most common causes of liver diseases worldwide. NAFLD is …

Autophagy in kidney homeostasis and disease

C Tang, MJ Livingston, Z Liu, Z Dong - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2020 - nature.com
Autophagy is a conserved lysosomal pathway for the degradation of cytoplasmic
components. Basal autophagy in kidney cells is essential for the maintenance of kidney …

From discoveries in ageing research to therapeutics for healthy ageing

J Campisi, P Kapahi, GJ Lithgow, S Melov, JC Newman… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
For several decades, understanding ageing and the processes that limit lifespan have
challenged biologists. Thirty years ago, the biology of ageing gained unprecedented …

The quest to slow ageing through drug discovery

L Partridge, M Fuentealba, BK Kennedy - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Although death is inevitable, individuals have long sought to alter the course of the ageing
process. Indeed, ageing has proved to be modifiable; by intervening in biological systems …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development

OMH Salo-Ahen, I Alanko, R Bhadane, AMJJ Bonvin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly useful in the modern drug
development process. In this review, we give a broad overview of the current application …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and other adducts in aging-related diseases and alcohol-mediated tissue injury

W Rungratanawanich, Y Qu, X Wang… - … & molecular medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are potentially harmful and heterogeneous
molecules derived from nonenzymatic glycation. The pathological implications of AGEs are …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of histone deacetylases and their inhibitors in cancer therapy

G Li, Y Tian, WG Zhu - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Genetic mutations and abnormal gene regulation are key mechanisms underlying
tumorigenesis. Nucleosomes, which consist of DNA wrapped around histone cores …