The virtues and vices of protein citrullination

MA Christophorou - Royal Society Open Science, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The post-translational modification of proteins expands the regulatory scope of the proteome
far beyond what is achievable through genome regulation. The field of protein citrullination …

Citrullination of matrisomal proteins in health and diseases

MA Saifi, IC Ho - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Proteins once translated are subjected to post-translational modifications (PTMs) that can
critically modify their characteristics. Citrullination is a unique type of PTM that is catalysed …

Peptidyl Arginine Deiminases in Chronic Diseases: A Focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Interstitial Lung Disease

KJ Nava-Quiroz, LA López-Flores, G Pérez-Rubio… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Protein citrullination is accomplished by a broad enzyme family named Peptidyl Arginine
Deiminases (PADs), which makes this post-translational modification in many proteins that …

PADs and NETs in digestive system: From physiology to pathology

YH Song, ZJ Wang, L Kang, ZX He, SB Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs) are the only enzyme class known to deiminate arginine
residues into citrulline in proteins, a process known as citrullination. This is an important post …

[HTML][HTML] PAD inhibition downregulates the cellular fibrotic behavior of senescent myofibroblasts derived from dilated cardiomyopathy

A Sadiq, J Fert-Bober - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by enlarged, weakened heart
ventricles due to chronic fibrosis. Dysfunctional senescent myofibroblasts and excessive …

Amelioration of Fibrosis via S1P Inhibition Is Regulated by Inactivation of TGF-β and SPL Pathways in the Human Cornea

SE Nicholas, SK Basu, N Mandal… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Human corneal fibrosis can lead to opacity and ultimately partial or complete vision loss.
Currently, corneal transplantation is the only treatment for severe corneal fibrosis and comes …

Proteomic insights into the extracellular matrix: a focus on proteoforms and their implications in health and disease

AK Bains, A Naba - Expert Review of Proteomics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly organized and dynamic network of
proteins and glycosaminoglycans that provides critical structural, mechanical, and …

Peptidylarginine deiminase 2 citrullinates MZB1 and promotes the secretion of IgM and IgA

B Geary, B Sun, RR Tilvawala, L Barasa… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction MZB1 is an endoplasmic reticulum residential protein preferentially expressed
in plasma cells, marginal zone and B1 B cells. Recent studies on murine B cells show that it …

Role of the PADI family in inflammatory autoimmune diseases and cancers: A systematic review

C Zhu, C Liu, Z Chai - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The peptidyl arginine deiminase (PADI) family is a calcium ion-dependent group of
isozymes with sequence similarity that catalyze the citrullination of proteins. Histones can …

Citrullination Post-Translational Modification: State of the Art of Brain Tumor Investigations and Future Perspectives

DV Rossetti, A Muntiu, L Massimi, G Tamburrini… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present review aims to describe the state of the art of research studies investigating the
citrullination post-translational modification in adult and pediatric brain tumors. After an …