Protein acylation: mechanisms, biological functions and therapeutic targets

S Shang, J Liu, F Hua - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Metabolic reprogramming is involved in the pathogenesis of not only cancers but also
neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and infectious diseases. With the …

Histone acylations and chromatin dynamics: concepts, challenges, and links to metabolism

S Nitsch, L Zorro Shahidian, R Schneider - EMBO reports, 2021 - embopress.org
In eukaryotic cells, DNA is tightly packed with the help of histone proteins into chromatin.
Chromatin architecture can be modified by various post‐translational modifications of …

Lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation of NAT10 promotes cancer metastasis in an ac4C-dependent manner

L Liao, Y He, SJ Li, XM Yu, ZC Liu, YY Liang, H Yang… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
Posttranslational modifications add tremendous complexity to proteomes; however, gaps
remain in knowledge regarding the function and regulatory mechanism of newly discovered …

Lysine catabolism reprograms tumour immunity through histone crotonylation

H Yuan, X Wu, Q Wu, A Chatoff, E Megill, J Gao… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells rewire metabolism to favour the generation of specialized metabolites that
support tumour growth and reshape the tumour microenvironment,. Lysine functions as a …

Inhibition of ACSS2-mediated H3K9 crotonylation alleviates kidney fibrosis via IL-1β-dependent macrophage activation and tubular cell senescence

L Li, T Xiang, Y Wu, H Feng, J Liu, S Tao, F Guo, P Fu… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Histone lysine crotonylation (Kcr), a novel posttranslational modification, is widespread as
acetylation (Kac); however, its roles are largely unknown. In this study, we report that histone …

Targeting the transmembrane cytokine co-receptor neuropilin-1 in distal tubules improves renal injury and fibrosis

Y Li, Z Wang, H Xu, Y Hong, M Shi, B Hu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Neuropilin-1 (NRP1), a co-receptor for various cytokines, including TGF-β, has
been identified as a potential therapeutic target for fibrosis. However, its role and …

Role of histone post-translational modifications in inflammatory diseases

Y Lin, T Qiu, G Wei, Y Que, W Wang, Y Kong… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation is a defensive reaction for external stimuli to the human body and generally
accompanied by immune responses, which is associated with multiple diseases such as …

Protein lysine crotonylation: past, present, perspective

G Jiang, C Li, M Lu, K Lu, H Li - Cell death & disease, 2021 - nature.com
Lysine crotonylation has been discovered in histone and non-histone proteins and found to
be involved in diverse diseases and biological processes, such as neuropsychiatric disease …

Oncometabolites drive tumorigenesis by enhancing protein acylation: from chromosomal remodelling to nonhistone modification

Y Fu, J Yu, F Li, S Ge - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Metabolites are intermediate products of cellular metabolism catalysed by various enzymes.
Metabolic remodelling, as a biochemical fingerprint of cancer cells, causes abnormal …

Metabolic regulation of the plant epigenome

Y Lu, Q Bu, M Chuan, X Cui, Y Zhao… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chromatin modifications shape the epigenome and are essential for gene expression
reprogramming during plant development and adaptation to the changing environment …