PAD4 and its inhibitors in cancer progression and prognosis

D Zhu, Y Lu, Y Wang, Y Wang - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The systemic spread of malignancies and the risk of cancer-associated thrombosis are
major clinical challenges in cancer therapy worldwide. As an important post-translational …

Neutrophil extracellular traps in bacterial infections and evasion strategies

AA Baz, H Hao, S Lan, Z Li, S Liu, S Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophils are innate immune cells that have a vital role in host defense systems.
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are one of neutrophils' defense mechanisms against …

A novel peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) inhibitor BMS-P5 blocks formation of neutrophil extracellular traps and delays progression of multiple myeloma

M Li, C Lin, H Deng, J Strnad, L Bernabei… - Molecular cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell malignancy, which grows in the bone marrow (BM). The
major population of cells in the BM is represented by neutrophils and they can form …

Protein citrullination marks myelin protein aggregation and disease progression in mouse ALS models

IO Yusuf, T Qiao, S Parsi, R Tilvawala… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
Increased protein citrullination (PC) and dysregulated protein arginine deiminase (PAD)
activity have been observed in several neurodegenerative diseases. PC is a …

Screening of natural inhibitors against peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 from herbal extracts by a high-performance liquid chromatography ultraviolet-visible based …

J Zhao, Y Li, C Gao, Z Zhao, S Zhang, J Dong… - … of Chromatography A, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) is an important biocatalytic enzymes involved
in the conversion of protein arginine to citrulline, its dysregulation has a great impact on …

Citrullination: a modification important in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases

D Zhu, W Song, Z Jiang, H Zhou, S Wang - Clinical Immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Peptidyl arginine deiminase (PAD) which mediates citrullination catalyzes the conversion of
arginine residues of protein peptide chains to citrulline residues. Citrullination can be …

Neutrophils as a novel target of modified low-density lipoproteins and an accelerator of cardiovascular diseases

T Obama, H Itabe - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) significantly contribute to various pathophysiological
conditions, including cardiovascular diseases. NET formation in the vasculature exhibits …

An interplay of structure and intrinsic disorder in the functionality of peptidylarginine deiminases, a family of key autoimmunity-related enzymes

M Alghamdi, KA Al Ghamdi, RH Khan… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Citrullination is a post-translation modification of proteins, where the proteinaceous arginine
residues are converted to non-coded citrulline residues. The immune tolerance to such …

LINC00324 suppresses apoptosis and autophagy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through upregulation of PAD4 and activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

H Chen, L Wei, M Luo, X Wang, C Zhu… - Cell Biology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has high incidence in Southern China and
is derived from the mucosal epithelium of the nasopharynx. Accumulating evidence has …

Stability of the cytosine methylome during post-testicular sperm maturation in mouse

C Galan, RW Serra, F Sun, VD Rinaldi, CC Conine… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Beyond the haploid genome, mammalian sperm carry a payload of epigenetic information
with the potential to modulate offspring phenotypes. Recent studies show that the small RNA …