Genetically encoded crosslinkers to address protein–protein interactions

Y Aydin, I Coin - Protein Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) for photo‐and chemical crosslinking are powerful
biochemical tools for studying and manipulating interactions between proteins both in vitro …

Analytical and functional aspects of protein-ligand interactions: Beyond induced fit and conformational selection

M Redhair, WM Atkins - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2021 - Elsevier
Ligand-dependent changes in protein conformation are foundational to biology. Historical
mechanistic models for substrate-specific proteins are induced fit (IF) and conformational …

[HTML][HTML] Agonist-induced phosphorylation of orthologues of the orphan receptor GPR35 functions as an activation sensor

N Divorty, L Jenkins, A Ganguly, AJ Butcher… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
G protein-coupled receptor 35 (GPR35) is poorly characterized but nevertheless has been
revealed to have diverse roles in areas including lower gut inflammation and pain. The …

Structural details of a Class B GPCR-arrestin complex revealed by genetically encoded crosslinkers in living cells

Y Aydin, T Böttke, JH Lam, S Ernicke… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the molecular basis of arrestin-mediated regulation of GPCRs is critical for
deciphering signaling mechanisms and designing functional selectivity. However, structural …

Noncanonical Amino Acid Tools and Their Application to Membrane Protein Studies

C De Faveri, JM Mattheisen, TP Sakmar… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Methods rooted in chemical biology have contributed significantly to studies of integral
membrane proteins. One recent key approach has been the application of genetic code …

Free fatty acid receptors in the endocrine regulation of glucose metabolism: Insight from gastrointestinal-pancreatic-adipose interactions

YF Zhao - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Glucose metabolism is primarily controlled by pancreatic hormones, with the coordinated
assistance of the hormones from gastrointestine and adipose tissue. Studies have unfolded …

Characterization of an isolated lactase enzyme produced by Bacillus licheniformis ALSZ2 as a potential pharmaceutical supplement for lactose intolerance

AA Amin, ZA Olama, SM Ali - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Lactose intolerance is a widespread problem that affects people of many
different races all over the world. The following pharmacological supplements can improve …

Dynamics of the Second Extracellular Loop Control Transducer Coupling of Peptide-Activated GPCRs

MM Wygas, JM Laugwitz, P Schmidt, M Elgeti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Many peptide-activated rhodopsin-like GPCRs share a β-hairpin folding motif in the
extracellular loop 2 (ECL2), which interacts with the peptide ligand while at the same time …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) promotes growth of colorectal cancer through triggering the MEX3A-mediated degradation of RIG-I

Q Xie, Y Chu, W Yuan, Y Li, K Li, X Wu, X Liu… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) has been made an attractive anticancer target
due to its overexpression in cancers. However, targeting it has often produced the …

[HTML][HTML] Non-inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor IP3-binding proteins

JJ Mackrill - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Conventionally, myo-D-inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (IP 3) is thought to exert its
second messenger effects through the gating of IP 3 R Ca 2+ release channels, located in …