New Insights into the Cooperativity and Dynamics of Dimeric Enzymes

KW Chen, TY Sun, YD Wu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
A survey of protein databases indicates that the majority of enzymes exist in oligomeric
forms, with about half of those found in the UniProt database being homodimeric …

Ghost authors revealed: The structure and function of human N6‐methyladenosine RNA methyltransferases

K Breger, CN Kunkler, NJ O'Leary… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the discovery of modified nucleic acids nearly 75 years ago, their biological
functions are still being elucidated. N 6‐methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant …

Shared genetic architecture and causal relationship between asthma and cardiovascular diseases: a large-scale cross-trait analysis

Y Zhou, ZS Liang, Y Jin, J Ding, T Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Accumulating evidence has suggested that there is a positive association
between asthma and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), implying a common architecture …

Molecular classification and tumor microenvironment characteristics in pheochromocytomas

S Qin, Y Xu, S Yu, W Han, S Fan, W Ai, K Zhang… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Pheochromocytomas (PCCs) are rare neuroendocrine tumors that originate from chromaffin
cells in the adrenal gland. However, the cellular molecular characteristics and immune …

Characterization of a methyltransferase for iterative N-methylation at the leucinostatin termini in Purpureocillium lilacinum

Z Li, Y Jiao, J Ling, J Zhao, Y Yang, Z Mao… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract N-methyltransferase (NMT)-catalyzed methylation at the termini of nonribosomal
peptides (NRPs) has rarely been reported. Here, we discover a fungal NMT LcsG for the …

Exploring Unconventional SAM Analogues To Build Cell‐Potent Bisubstrate Inhibitors for Nicotinamide N‐Methyltransferase

ID Iyamu, JZ Vilseck, R Yadav… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nicotinamide N‐methyltransferase (NNMT) methylates nicotinamide and has been
associated with various diseases. Herein, we report the first cell‐potent NNMT bisubstrate …

The impacts of combined blood flow restriction training and betaine supplementation on one-leg press muscular endurance, exercise-associated lactate …

SB Machek, DR Harris, EE Zawieja, JL Heileson… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this investigation was to compare the impacts of a potential blood flow
restriction (BFR)-betaine synergy on one-leg press performance, lactate concentrations, and …

Aldehyde oxidase mediated enantioselective metabolic health risk of dinotefuran

L Xu, X Xu, H Kuang, C Xu, X Wu - Science China Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Chiral pollutants often pose significant differential environmental health risks. In this study,
the biotransformation of chiral dinotefuran (DIN) and its enantioselective metabolic toxicity …

Cell-Effective Transition-State Analogue of Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase

N Mahmoodi, YVT Minnow, RK Harijan, GT Bedard… - Biochemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT) catalyzes the S-adenosyl-l-methionine
(SAM)-dependent methylation of norepinephrine to form epinephrine. Epinephrine is …

Bisubstrate strategies to target methyltransferases

R Ahmed‐Belkacem, F Debart… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bisubstrate strategies address the lack of specificity encountered with S‐adenosyl‐L‐
methionine (SAM) analogues targeting methyltransferases (MTases). Specifically, a …