Protein posttranslational modifications in health and diseases: Functions, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Q Zhong, X Xiao, Y Qiu, Z Xu, C Chen, B Chong… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) refer to the breaking or generation of covalent
bonds on the backbones or amino acid side chains of proteins and expand the diversity of …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease

Y Ma, W Wang, S Liu, X Qiao, Y Xing, Q Zhou, Z Zhang - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease and
clinically manifests with cognitive decline and behavioral disabilities. Over the past years …

Ezh2 competes with p53 to license lncRNA Neat1 transcription for inflammasome activation

J Yuan, Q Zhu, X Zhang, Z Wen, G Zhang, N Li… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Inflammasome contributes to the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases, but the
epigenetic mechanism controlling its activation remains elusive. Here, we found that the …

Implications of microglial heterogeneity in spinal cord injury progression and therapy

YP Fang, ZH Qin, Y Zhang, B Ning - Experimental neurology, 2023 - Elsevier
Microglia are widely distributed in the central nervous system (CNS), where they aid in the
maintenance of neuronal function and perform key auxiliary roles in phagocytosis, neural …

The past and present lives of the intraocular transmembrane protein CD36

R Yang, Q Liu, M Zhang - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) belongs to the B2 receptors of the scavenger receptor
class B family, which is comprised of single-chain secondary transmembrane glycoproteins …

Biology of Pellino1: a potential therapeutic target for inflammation in diseases and cancers

L Yan, Y Cui, J Feng - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pellino1 (Peli1) is a highly conserved E3 Ub ligase that exerts its biological functions by
mediating target protein ubiquitination. Extensive evidence has demonstrated the crucial …

The emerging roles of E3 ligases and DUBs in neurodegenerative diseases

N Liu, MM Lin, Y Wang - Molecular Neurobiology, 2023 - Springer
Despite annual increases in the incidence and prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases,
there is a lack of effective treatment strategies. An increasing number of E3 ubiquitin ligases …

RGD1564534 represses NLRP3 inflammasome activity in cerebral injury following ischemia-reperfusion by impairing miR-101a-3p-mediated Dusp1 inhibition

W Fan, Y Qin, J Tan, B Li, Y Liu, J Rong, W Shi… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Mitochondrial autophagy, the elimination of damaged mitochondria through
autophagy, contributes to neuron survival in cerebral ischemia. Long non-coding RNAs …

Ubiquitin E3 ligases assisted technologies in protein degradation: Sharing Pathways in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Cancer

A Kaushik, S Parashar, RK Ambasta, P Kumar - Ageing Research Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
E3 ligases, essential components of the ubiquitin-proteasome-mediated protein degradation
system, play a critical role in cellular regulation. By covalently attaching ubiquitin (Ub) …

MAPK/MAK/MRK overlapping kinase (MOK) controls microglial inflammatory/type-I IFN responses via Brd4 and is involved in ALS

JA Pérez-Cabello, L Silvera-Carrasco… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal and incurable neurodegenerative disease
affecting motor neurons and characterized by microglia-mediated neurotoxic inflammation …