Natural products and their biological targets: proteomic and metabolomic labeling strategies

T Böttcher, M Pitscheider… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Activity‐based protein profiling (ABPP) has matured into a standard method for the fast,
sensitive, and selective identification of enzyme activity and inhibitors in proteomes. By …

[HTML][HTML] New strategies for targeting matrix metalloproteinases

GB Fields - Matrix Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
The development of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors has often been frustrated by
a lack of specificity and subsequent off-target effects. More recently, inhibitor design has …

Cell-based proteome profiling of potential dasatinib targets by use of affinity-based probes

H Shi, CJ Zhang, GYJ Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Protein kinases (PKs) play an important role in the development and progression of cancer
by regulating cell growth, survival, invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. Dasatinib (BMS …

Mesenchymal cells stimulate capillary morphogenesis via distinct proteolytic mechanisms

CM Ghajar, S Kachgal, E Kniazeva, H Mori… - Experimental cell …, 2010 - Elsevier
During angiogenesis, endothelial cells (ECs) degrade their surrounding extracellular matrix
(ECM) to facilitate invasion. How interactions between ECs and other cells within their …

Organelle-specific detection of phosphatase activities with two-photon fluorogenic probes in cells and tissues

L Li, J Ge, H Wu, QH Xu, SQ Yao - Journal of the American …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPFM) provides key advantages over conventional
fluorescence imaging techniques, namely, increased penetration depth, lower tissue …

Multicolor, one-and two-photon imaging of enzymatic activities in live cells with fluorescently Quenched Activity-Based Probes (qABPs)

M Hu, L Li, H Wu, Y Su, PY Yang… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Fluorescence imaging provides an indispensable way to locate and monitor biological
targets within complex and dynamic intracellular environments. Of the various imaging …

Matrix metalloproteinases–an overview

BS Sekhon - Research and Reports in Biology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs, matrixins) are a family of secreted and membrane-bound
zinc-dependent endopeptidases that have the combined capacity to degrade all the …

Evaluating the potential of endothelial cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells to form microvascular networks in 3D cultures

JR Bezenah, YP Kong, AJ Putnam - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
A major translational challenge in the fields of therapeutic angiogenesis and regenerative
medicine is the need to create functional microvasculature. The purpose of this study was to …

The roles of matrix metalloproteinases in pancreatic cancer

AM Knapinska, CA Estrada, GB Fields - Progress in molecular biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have long been implicated for roles in cancer initiation,
tumor growth, and metastasis. However, pancreatic cancer clinical trials using broad-based …

Monitoring and inhibiting MT1-MMP during cancer initiation and progression

S Pahwa, MJ Stawikowski, GB Fields - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) is a zinc-dependent type-I
transmembrane metalloproteinase involved in pericellular proteolysis, migration and …