Transglutaminase regulation of cell function

RL Eckert, MT Kaartinen, M Nurminskaya… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Transglutaminases (TGs) are multifunctional proteins having enzymatic and scaffolding
functions that participate in regulation of cell fate in a wide range of cellular systems and are …

Transglutaminases and disease: lessons from genetically engineered mouse models and inherited disorders

SE Iismaa, BM Mearns, L Lorand… - Physiological …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
The human transglutaminase (TG) family consists of a structural protein, protein 4.2, that
lacks catalytic activity, and eight zymogens/enzymes, designated factor XIII-A (FXIII-A) and …

Role of transglutaminase 2 in cell death, survival, and fibrosis

H Tatsukawa, K Hitomi - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a ubiquitously expressed enzyme catalyzing the crosslinking
between Gln and Lys residues and involved in various pathophysiological events. Besides …

Cellular functions of tissue transglutaminase

MV Nurminskaya, AM Belkin - International review of cell and molecular …, 2012 - Elsevier
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2 or tissue transglutaminase) is a highly complex multifunctional
protein that acts as transglutaminase, GTPase/ATPase, protein disulfide isomerase, and …

[HTML][HTML] Transglutaminase 2: a molecular Swiss army knife

S Gundemir, G Colak, J Tucholski… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2012 - Elsevier
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is the most widely distributed member of the transglutaminase
family with almost all cell types in the body expressing TG2 to varying extents. In addition to …

Transglutaminase 2 has opposing roles in the regulation of cellular functions as well as cell growth and death

H Tatsukawa, Y Furutani, K Hitomi, S Kojima - Cell death & disease, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is primarily known as the most ubiquitously expressed
member of the transglutaminase family with Ca 2+-dependent protein crosslinking activity; …

Transglutaminase 2 inhibitors and their therapeutic role in disease states

M Siegel, C Khosla - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2007 - Elsevier
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a multi-domain, multi-functional enzyme that post-
translationally modifies proteins by catalyzing the formation of intermolecular isopeptide …

Overexpression of tissue transglutaminase leads to constitutive activation of nuclear factor-κB in cancer cells: delineation of a novel pathway

AP Mann, A Verma, G Sethi, B Manavathi, H Wang… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
The transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) plays an important role in regulating cell
growth, apoptosis, and metastatic functions. Constitutive activation of NF-κB has been …

Transglutaminase 2: a multi-functional protein in multiple subcellular compartments

D Park, SS Choi, KS Ha - Amino acids, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a multifunctional protein that can function as a
transglutaminase, G protein, kinase, protein disulfide isomerase, and as an adaptor protein …

Inhibitors of tissue transglutaminase

JW Keillor, KYP Apperley, A Akbar - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2015 - cell.com
Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) catalyzes the cross-linking of proteins by the formation of
isopeptide bonds between glutamine (Gln) and lysine (Lys) side chains. Although TG2 is …