Ubiquitin signalling in neurodegeneration: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

MF Schmidt, ZY Gan, D Komander… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by progressive damage to the nervous
system including the selective loss of vulnerable populations of neurons leading to motor …

Oxidative stress, neurodegeneration, and the balance of protein degradation and protein synthesis

K Dasuri, L Zhang, JN Keller - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress occurs in a variety of disease settings and is strongly linked to the
development of neuron death and neuronal dysfunction. Cells are equipped with numerous …

An E2-E3 pair contributes to seed size control in grain crops

S Tang, Z Zhao, X Liu, Y Sui, D Zhang, H Zhi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate grain yield is important for
improving agricultural productivity. Protein ubiquitination controls various aspects of plant …

De novo disruption of the proteasome regulatory subunit PSMD12 causes a syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder

S Küry, T Besnard, F Ebstein, TN Khan… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Degradation of proteins by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is an essential biological
process in the development of eukaryotic organisms. Dysregulation of this mechanism leads …

MHC and Evolution in Teleosts

U Grimholt - Biology, 2016 - mdpi.com
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules are key players in initiating immune
responses towards invading pathogens. Both MHC class I and class II genes are present in …

The ubiquitin proteasome system in neurodegenerative diseases: culprit, accomplice or victim?

FJA Dennissen, N Kholod, FW Van Leeuwen - Progress in neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
A shared hallmark for many neurodegenerative disorders is the accumulation of toxic protein
species which is assumed to be the cause for these diseases. Since the ubiquitin …

Adult Ube3a gene reinstatement restores the electrophysiological deficits of prefrontal cortex layer 5 neurons in a mouse model of Angelman syndrome

DC Rotaru, GM van Woerden, I Wallaard… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
E3 ubiquitin ligase (UBE3A) levels in the brain need to be tightly regulated, as loss of
functional UBE3A protein is responsible for the severe neurodevelopmental disorder …

Breaking it down: the ubiquitin proteasome system in neuronal morphogenesis

AM Hamilton, K Zito - Neural plasticity, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The ubiquitin‐proteasome system (UPS) is most widely known for its role in intracellular
protein degradation; however, in the decades since its discovery, ubiquitination has been …

Functional characterization of Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C) E3 ubiquitin ligases in tumorigenesis

J Zhang, L Wan, X Dai, Y Sun, W Wei - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C) is a multi-subunit E3
ubiquitin ligase that primarily governs cell cycle progression. APC/C is composed of at least …

F-BAR family proteins, emerging regulators for cell membrane dynamic changes—from structure to human diseases

S Liu, X Xiong, X Zhao, X Yang, H Wang - Journal of hematology & …, 2015 - Springer
Eukaryotic cell membrane dynamics change in curvature during physiological and
pathological processes. In the past ten years, a novel protein family, Fes/CIP4 homology …