Calmodulin binding proteins and neuroinflammation in multiple neurodegenerative diseases

DH O'Day, RJ Huber - BMC neuroscience, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Calcium dysregulation (“Calcium Hypothesis”) is an early and critical event in
Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Calcium binds to and regulates the …

How successful is nuclear targeting by nanocarriers?

SN Tammam, HME Azzazy, A Lamprecht - Journal of Controlled Release, 2016 - Elsevier
The nucleus is ultimately the final target for many therapeutics treating various disorders
including cancers, heart dysfunction and brain disorders. Owing to their specialized cell …

Activation mechanism of a human SK-calmodulin channel complex elucidated by cryo-EM structures

CH Lee, R MacKinnon - Science, 2018 - science.org
Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) channels mediate neuron excitability and are
associated with synaptic transmission and plasticity. They also regulate immune responses …

Conserved properties of individual Ca2+-binding sites in calmodulin

DB Halling, BJ Liebeskind, AW Hall… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Calmodulin (CaM) is a Ca2+-sensing protein that is highly conserved and ubiquitous in
eukaryotes. In humans it is a locus of life-threatening cardiomyopathies. The primary …

Structural aspects and prediction of calmodulin-binding proteins

C Andrews, Y Xu, M Kirberger, JJ Yang - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Calmodulin (CaM) is an important intracellular protein that binds Ca2+ and functions as a
critical second messenger involved in numerous biological activities through extensive …

Regulation of KIF1A-driven dense core vesicle transport: Ca2+/CaM controls DCV binding and liprin-α/TANC2 recruits DCVs to postsynaptic sites

R Stucchi, G Plucińska, JJA Hummel, EE Zahavi… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Tight regulation of neuronal transport allows for cargo binding and release at specific
cellular locations. The mechanisms by which motor proteins are loaded on vesicles and how …

A model for regulation by SynGAP-α1 of binding of synaptic proteins to PDZ-domain'Slots' in the postsynaptic density

WG Walkup IV, TL Mastro, LT Schenker, J Vielmetter… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
SynGAP is a Ras/Rap GTPase-activating protein (GAP) that is a major constituent of
postsynaptic densities (PSDs) from mammalian forebrain. Its α1 isoform binds to all three …

Calmodulin binding domains in critical risk proteins involved in neurodegeneration

DH O'Day - Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurodegeneration leads to multiple early changes in cognitive, emotional, and social
behaviours and ultimately progresses to dementia. The dysregulation of calcium is one of …

Gossypium hirsutum calmodulin-like protein (CML 11) interaction with geminivirus encoded protein using bioinformatics and molecular techniques

H Kamal, MM Zafar, A Parvaiz, A Razzaq… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant viruses are the most abundant destructive agents that exist in every ecosystem,
causing severe diseases in multiple crops worldwide. Currently, a major gap is present in …

Systematic identification of structure-specific protein–protein interactions

A Holfeld, D Schuster, F Sesterhenn… - Molecular Systems …, 2024 - embopress.org
The physical interactome of a protein can be altered upon perturbation, modulating cell
physiology and contributing to disease. Identifying interactome differences of normal and …