Nutrient regulation of signaling and transcription

GW Hart - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
In the early 1980s, while using purified glycosyltransferases to probe glycan structures on
surfaces of living cells in the murine immune system, we discovered a novel form of …

Demystifying the O-GlcNAc code: a systems view

J Ma, C Hou, C Wu - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modification with O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc), a process
referred to as O-GlcNAcylation, occurs on a vast variety of proteins. Mounting evidence in …

Regulation and functions of the ER-associated Nrf1 transcription factor

G Ruvkun, N Lehrbach - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2023 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Nrf1 is a member of the nuclear erythroid 2-like family of transcription factors that regulate
stress-responsive gene expression in animals. Newly synthesized Nrf1 is targeted to the …

O-GlcNAc in cancer: An Oncometabolism-fueled vicious cycle

JA Hanover, W Chen, MR Bond - Journal of bioenergetics and …, 2018 - Springer
Cancer cells exhibit unregulated growth, altered metabolism, enhanced metastatic potential
and altered cell surface glycans. Fueled by oncometabolism and elevated uptake of glucose …

Ginsenoside extract from ginseng extends lifespan and health span in Caenorhabditis elegans

H Wang, S Zhang, L Zhai, L Sun, D Zhao, Z Wang… - Food & Function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nutrition intervention has become a potential strategy to improve healthspan and prolong
lifespan. Ginseng has been used for thousands of years and developed as a functional food …

Sustained O-GlcNAcylation reprograms mitochondrial function to regulate energy metabolism

EP Tan, SR McGreal, S Graw, R Tessman… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
Dysfunctional mitochondria and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) promote
chronic diseases, which have spurred interest in the molecular mechanisms underlying …

Glycosylation of KEAP 1 links nutrient sensing to redox stress signaling

PH Chen, TJ Smith, J Wu, PF Siesser, BJ Bisnett… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
O‐Glc NA cylation is an essential, nutrient‐sensitive post‐translational modification, but its
biochemical and phenotypic effects remain incompletely understood. To address this …

The bioactive effects of chicoric acid as a functional food ingredient

Y Peng, Q Sun, Y Park - Journal of Medicinal Food, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Chicoric acid, a hydroxycinnamic acid, has been reported to possess a variety of health
benefits, including antivirus, antioxidant, anti-inflammation, obesity prevention, and …

Roles of CNC transcription factors NRF1 and NRF2 in cancer

H Sekine, H Motohashi - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although NRF1 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 1; NFE2L1) and NRF2
(nuclear factor erythroid 2-like 2; NFE2L2) belong to the CNC (cap 'n'collar) transcription …

A dicer-related helicase opposes the age-related pathology from SKN-1 activation in ASI neurons

CD Turner, NL Stuhr, CM Ramos… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Coordination of cellular responses to stress is essential for health across the lifespan. The
transcription factor SKN-1 is an essential homeostat that mediates survival in stress-inducing …