Rational design of peptide-based inhibitors disrupting protein-protein interactions

X Wang, D Ni, Y Liu, S Lu - Frontiers in chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are well-established as a class of promising drug targets
for their implications in a wide range of biological processes. However, drug development …

Heat shock protein 90 inhibitors: an update on achievements, challenges, and future directions

L Li, L Wang, QD You, XL Xu - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Hsp90 is one of the most important chaperones involved in regulating the maturation of
more than 300 client proteins, many of which are closely associated with refractory diseases …

Prodrug-inspired adenosine triphosphate–activatable celastrol-Fe (III) chelate for cancer therapy

H Li, Y Li, L Zhang, N Wang, D Lu, D Tang, Y Lv… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Celastrol (CEL), an active compound isolated from the root of Tripterygium wilfordii, exhibits
broad anticancer activities. However, its poor stability, narrow therapeutic window and …

PAAN/MIF nuclease inhibition prevents neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease

H Park, TI Kam, H Peng, SC Chou… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Parthanatos-associated apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) nuclease (PAAN), also known as
macrophage migration inhibitor factor (MIF), is a member of the PD-D/E (X) K nucleases that …

Heat shock proteins as hallmarks of cancer: insights from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

WF Zuo, Q Pang, X Zhu, QQ Yang, Q Zhao… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2024 - Springer
Heat shock proteins are essential molecular chaperones that play crucial roles in stabilizing
protein structures, facilitating the repair or degradation of damaged proteins, and …

Biomimetic material degradation for synergistic enhanced therapy by regulating endogenous energy metabolism imaging under hypothermia

K Cheng, B Liu, XS Zhang, RY Zhang, F Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Inefficient tumour treatment approaches often cause fatal tumour metastases. Here, we
report a biomimetic multifunctional nanoplatform explicitly engineered with a Co-based …

[HTML][HTML] The disruption of protein− protein interactions with co-chaperones and client substrates as a strategy towards Hsp90 inhibition

MA Serwetnyk, BSJ Blagg - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 90-kiloDalton (kD) heat shock protein (Hsp90) is a ubiquitous, ATP-dependent
molecular chaperone whose primary function is to ensure the proper folding of several …

Emerging prospects of extracellular vesicles for brain disease theranostics

R Wang, X Wang, Y Zhang, H Zhao, J Cui, J Li… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past decade, bio-nanoparticles inspired by nature with advantageous properties have
attracted extensive interest for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Extracellular …

Targeting the HSP90–CDC37–kinase chaperone cycle: A promising therapeutic strategy for cancer

L Wang, Q Zhang, Q You - Medicinal research reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is an indispensable molecular chaperone that
facilitates the maturation of numerous oncoproteins in cancer cells, including protein …

Allosteric site identification, virtual screening and discovery of a sulfonamide Hsp110-STAT3 interaction inhibitor for the treatment of hypoxic pulmonary arterial …

C Zhao, Y Wu, M Li, W Tan, Y Hu, Y Wang… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe pulmonary vascular disorder marked by
vascular remodeling, which is linked to the malignant phenotypes of pulmonary vascular …