Modulation of oxidative stress as an anticancer strategy

C Gorrini, IS Harris, TW Mak - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2013 - nature.com
The regulation of oxidative stress is an important factor in both tumour development and
responses to anticancer therapies. Many signalling pathways that are linked to …

Rapid and efficient protein synthesis through expansion of the native chemical ligation concept

SS Kulkarni, J Sayers, B Premdjee… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
The growing interest in proteins, both in fundamental research and in drug discovery, has
fuelled demand for efficient synthetic methods to access these biomolecules. Although solid …

Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter

C Rinke, P Schwientek, A Sczyrba, NN Ivanova… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Genome sequencing enhances our understanding of the biological world by providing
blueprints for the evolutionary and functional diversity that shapes the biosphere. However …

Role of selenoproteins in redox regulation of signaling and the antioxidant system: a review

Y Zhang, YJ Roh, SJ Han, I Park, HM Lee, YS Ok… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selenium is a vital trace element present as selenocysteine (Sec) in proteins that are, thus,
known as selenoproteins. Humans have 25 selenoproteins, most of which are functionally …

Designing logical codon reassignment–Expanding the chemistry in biology

A Dumas, L Lercher, CD Spicer, BG Davis - Chemical science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade, the ability to genetically encode unnatural amino acids (UAAs) has
evolved rapidly. The programmed incorporation of UAAs into recombinant proteins relies on …

Antibody–drug conjugates as novel anti-cancer chemotherapeutics

C Peters, S Brown - Bioscience reports, 2015 - portlandpress.com
Over the past couple of decades, antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) have revolutionized the
field of cancer chemotherapy. Unlike conventional treatments that damage healthy tissues …

From selenium to selenoproteins: synthesis, identity, and their role in human health

LV Papp, J Lu, A Holmgren… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
The requirement of the trace element selenium for life and its beneficial role in human health
has been known for several decades. This is attributed to low molecular weight selenium …

Selenoproteins

J Lu, A Holmgren - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2009 - ASBMB
Selenium is an essential micronutrient for man and animals. The role of selenium has been
attributed largely to its presence in selenoproteins as the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine …

Focus on mammalian thioredoxin reductases—important selenoproteins with versatile functions

ESJ Arnér - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Thioredoxin systems, involving redox active thioredoxins and thioredoxin
reductases, sustain a number of important thioredoxin-dependent pathways. These systems …

Discovery, synthesis, and structure–activity relationships of conotoxins

KB Akondi, M Muttenthaler, S Dutertre, Q Kaas… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Peptide therapeutics are acclaimed as a promising addition to the pharmaceutical arena,
and they continue to attract interest due to their high potency, bioavailability, and fewer …