Global view of human protein glycosylation pathways and functions

KT Schjoldager, Y Narimatsu, HJ Joshi… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2020 - nature.com
Glycosylation is the most abundant and diverse form of post-translational modification of
proteins that is common to all eukaryotic cells. Enzymatic glycosylation of proteins involves a …

The role of collagen in cancer: from bench to bedside

S Xu, H Xu, W Wang, S Li, H Li, T Li, W Zhang… - Journal of translational …, 2019 - Springer
Collagen is the major component of the tumor microenvironment and participates in cancer
fibrosis. Collagen biosynthesis can be regulated by cancer cells through mutated genes …

Prolyl and lysyl hydroxylases in collagen synthesis

AM Salo, J Myllyharju - Experimental Dermatology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Collagens are the most abundant proteins in the extracellular matrix. They provide a
framework to build organs and tissues and give structural support to make them resistant to …

Fighting the fiber: targeting collagen in lung fibrosis

CA Staab-Weijnitz - American Journal of Respiratory Cell and …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Organ fibrosis is characterized by epithelial injury and aberrant tissue repair, where
activated effector cells, mostly fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, excessively deposit collagen …

Superenhancer drives a tumor-specific splicing variant of MARCO to promote triple-negative breast cancer progression

YS Yang, X Jin, Q Li, YY Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The transcription variation, leading to various forms of transcripts and protein diversity,
remains largely unexplored in triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs). Here, we presented a …

Collagen cross-linking mediated by lysyl hydroxylase 2: an enzymatic battlefield to combat fibrosis

B Piersma, RA Bank - Essays in biochemistry, 2019 - portlandpress.com
The hallmark of fibrosis is an excessive accumulation of collagen, ultimately leading to
organ failure. It has become evident that the deposited collagen also exhibits qualitative …

Fibroblast heterogeneity and its impact on extracellular matrix and immune landscape remodeling in cancer

M Yamauchi, DL Gibbons, C Zong, JJ Fradette… - Matrix biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Tumor progression is marked by dense collagenous matrix accumulations that dynamically
reorganize to accommodate a growing and invasive tumor mass. Cancer-associated …

PI4KIIIβ is a therapeutic target in chromosome 1q–amplified lung adenocarcinoma

X Tan, P Banerjee, EA Pham, FUN Rutaganira… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Heightened secretion of protumorigenic effector proteins is a feature of malignant cells. Yet,
the molecular underpinnings and therapeutic implications of this feature remain unclear …

Mutations in PLOD3, encoding lysyl hydroxylase 3, cause a complex connective tissue disorder including recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa-like blistering …

H Vahidnezhad, L Youssefian, AH Saeidian, A Touati… - Matrix Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), the paradigm of heritable skin fragility disorders, is associated
with mutations in as many as 20 distinct genes. One of the clinical variants, recessive …

Quality control of procollagen in cells

S Ito, K Nagata - Annual Review of Biochemistry, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Collagen is the most abundant protein in mammals. A unique feature of collagen is its triple-
helical structure formed by the Gly-Xaa-Yaa repeats. Three single chains of procollagen …