PROTACs: great opportunities for academia and industry (an update from 2020 to 2021)

M He, C Cao, Z Ni, Y Liu, P Song, S Hao, Y He… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) technology is a new protein-
degradation strategy that has emerged in recent years. It uses bifunctional small molecules …

[HTML][HTML] Glutamate metabolism and recycling at the excitatory synapse in health and neurodegeneration

JV Andersen, KH Markussen, E Jakobsen… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter of the brain. Cellular homeostasis of
glutamate is of paramount importance for normal brain function and relies on an intricate …

Structures and general transport mechanisms by the major facilitator superfamily (MFS)

D Drew, RA North, K Nagarathinam… - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is the largest known superfamily of secondary active
transporters. MFS transporters are responsible for transporting a broad spectrum of …

A guide to plasma membrane solute carrier proteins

MD Pizzagalli, A Bensimon… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review aims to serve as an introduction to the solute carrier proteins (SLC) superfamily
of transporter proteins and their roles in human cells. The SLC superfamily currently …

DrugMAP: molecular atlas and pharma-information of all drugs

F Li, J Yin, M Lu, M Mou, Z Li, Z Zeng, Y Tan… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The efficacy and safety of drugs are widely known to be determined by their interactions with
multiple molecules of pharmacological importance, and it is therefore essential to …

[HTML][HTML] Human gastrointestinal epithelia of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum resolved at single-cell resolution

GA Busslinger, BLA Weusten, A Bogte, H Begthel… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
The upper gastrointestinal tract, consisting of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum,
controls food transport, digestion, nutrient uptake, and hormone production. By single-cell …

Beggars banquet: Metabolism in the tumor immune microenvironment and cancer therapy

W Zou, DR Green - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Metabolic programming in the tumor microenvironment (TME) alters tumor immunity and
immunotherapeutic response in tumor-bearing mice and patients with cancer. Here, we …

The amino acid transporter SLC7A5 is required for efficient growth of KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer

AK Najumudeen, F Ceteci, SK Fey, G Hamm… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Oncogenic KRAS mutations and inactivation of the APC tumor suppressor co-occur in
colorectal cancer (CRC). Despite efforts to target mutant KRAS directly, most therapeutic …

RCSB Protein Data Bank: Enabling biomedical research and drug discovery

DS Goodsell, C Zardecki, L Di Costanzo… - Protein …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Analyses of publicly available structural data reveal interesting insights into the impact of the
three‐dimensional (3D) structures of protein targets important for discovery of new drugs …

Glucose transporters in cancer–from tumor cells to the tumor microenvironment

PB Ancey, C Contat, E Meylan - The FEBS journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Solute carriers of the glucose transporter (GLUT) family mediate the first step for cellular
glucose usage. The upregulation of GLUT s has been reported in numerous cancer types as …