New advances in cross-linking mass spectrometry toward structural systems biology

C Yu, L Huang - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Elucidating protein–protein interaction (PPI) networks and their structural features within
cells is central to understanding fundamental biology and associations of cell phenotypes …

Breaking the K48-chain: Linking ubiquitin beyond protein degradation

S Rahman, C Wolberger - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2024 - nature.com
The discovery of ubiquitin conjugation to lysines and the role of K48-linked polyubiquitin in
targeting substrates for proteasomal degradation was followed by revelation of non …

The N-terminal region of DNMT3A engages the nucleosome surface to aid chromatin recruitment

H Wapenaar, G Clifford, W Rolls, M Pasquier… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Abstract DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) plays a critical role in establishing and
maintaining DNA methylation patterns in vertebrates. Here we structurally and biochemically …

Approaching the catalytic mechanism of protein lysine methyltransferases by biochemical and simulation techniques

P Schnee, J Pleiss, A Jeltsch - Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Protein lysine methyltransferases (PKMTs) transfer up to three methyl groups to the side
chains of lysine residues in proteins and fulfill important regulatory functions by controlling …

Diverse modes of regulating methyltransferase activity by histone ubiquitination

JK Fields, CW Hicks, C Wolberger - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Post-translational modification of histones plays a central role in regulating transcription.
Methylation of histone H3 at lysines 4 (H3K4) and 79 (H3K79) play roles in activating …

Quantitative Hydrogen–Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry for Simultaneous Structural Characterization and Affinity Indexing of Single Target Drug Candidate …

E Wolf, O Herasymenko, M Kutera, C Lento… - Analytical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen–deuterium eXchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) is increasingly used in drug
development to locate binding sites and to identify allosteric effects in drug/target …

WD repeat domain 5 (WDR5) inhibitors: a patent review (2016-present)

JA Coker, SR Stauffer - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction WDR5 is an epigenetic scaffolding protein that has attracted significant interest
as an anti-cancer drug target, especially in MLL-rearranged leukemias. The most druggable …

Hierarchical assembly of the MLL1 core complex regulates H3K4 methylation and is dependent on temperature and component concentration

KEW Namitz, S Tan, MS Cosgrove - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
Enzymes of the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) family of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4)
methyltransferases are critical for cellular differentiation and development and are regulated …

The expedient, CAET-assisted synthesis of dual-monoubiquitinated histone H3 enables evaluation of its interaction with DNMT1

Z Li, Z Tong, Q Gong, H Ai, S Peng, C Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Site-selective conjugation chemistry has proven effective to synthesize homogenously
ubiquitinated histones. Recently, a powerful strategy using 2-((2-chloroethyl) amino) ethane …

Phase separation promotes a highly active oligomeric scaffold of the MLL1 core complex for regulation of histone H3K4 methylation

KEW Namitz, SA Showalter, MS Cosgrove - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
Enzymes that regulate the degree of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methylation are crucial for
proper cellular differentiation and are frequently mutated in cancer. The Mixed lineage …