Drug delivery strategy utilizing conjugation via reversible disulfide linkages: role and site of cellular reducing activities

G Saito, JA Swanson, KD Lee - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
The first disulfide linkage-employing drug conjugate that exploits the reversible nature of this
unique covalent bond was recently approved for human use. Increasing numbers of drug …

Mechanisms and implications of reactive oxygen species generation during the unfolded protein response: roles of endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductases …

CXC Santos, LY Tanaka, J Wosniak Jr… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Cellular mechanisms governing redox homeostasis likely involve their integration with other
stresses. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress triggers complex adaptive or proapoptotic …

Disulfide bonds as switches for protein function

PJ Hogg - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2003 - cell.com
The prevailing view is that disulfide bonds have been added during evolution to enhance
the stability of proteins that function in a fluctuating cellular environment. However, recent …

Protein disulfide isomerase: a promising target for cancer therapy

S Xu, S Sankar, N Neamati - Drug discovery today, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•PDI is an important oxidase, reductase, isomerase and molecular
chaperone.•PDI expression is up-regulated in select types of cancers.•Silencing PDI results …

Proteins of the PDI family: unpredicted non‐ER locations and functions

C Turano, S Coppari, F Altieri… - Journal of cellular …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs) constitute a family of structurally related enzymes which
catalyze disulfide bonds formation, reduction, or isomerization of newly synthesized proteins …

The protein disulphide-isomerase family: unravelling a string of folds

DM Ferrari, HD SÖLING - Biochemical Journal, 1999 - portlandpress.com
The mammalian protein disulphide-isomerase (PDI) family encompasses several highly
divergent proteins that are involved in the processing and maturation of secretory proteins in …

Protein disulfide isomerase in redox cell signaling and homeostasis

FRM Laurindo, LA Pescatore… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Thiol proteins may potentially act as redox signaling adaptor proteins, adjusting reactive
oxygen species intermediates to specific signals and redox signals to cell homeostasis. In …

Platelet protein disulfide isomerase is required for thrombus formation but not for hemostasis in mice

K Kim, E Hahm, J Li, LM Holbrook… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) derived from intravascular cells is required for thrombus
formation. However, it remains unclear whether platelet PDI contributes to the process …

Protein disulfide isomerase: the multifunctional redox chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum

R Noiva - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 1999 - Elsevier
Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) is a protein-thiol oxidoreductase that catalyzes the
oxidation, reduction and isomerization of protein disulfides. In the endoplasmic reticulum …

[HTML][HTML] PDIA3: Structure, functions and its potential role in viral infections

F Mahmood, R Xu, MUN Awan, Y Song, Q Han… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The catalysis of disulphide (single bondSsingle bondSsingle bond) bonds is the most
important characteristic of protein disulphide isomerase (PDI) family. Catalysis occurs in the …