Siglecs as immune cell checkpoints in disease

S Duan, JC Paulson - Annual review of immunology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Sialic acid–binding immunoglobulin-type lectins (Siglecs) are expressed on the majority of
white blood cells of the immune system and play critical roles in immune cell signaling …

Introducing membrane charge and membrane potential to T cell signaling

Y Ma, K Poole, J Goyette, K Gaus - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
While membrane models now include the heterogeneous distribution of lipids, the impact of
membrane charges on regulating the association of proteins with the plasma membrane is …

Protein sorting by lipid phase-like domains supports emergent signaling function in B lymphocyte plasma membranes

MB Stone, SA Shelby, MF Núñez, K Wisser, SL Veatch - elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Diverse cellular signaling events, including B cell receptor (BCR) activation, are
hypothesized to be facilitated by domains enriched in specific plasma membrane lipids and …

Protein palmitoylation and its role in bacterial and viral infections

J Sobocińska, P Roszczenko-Jasińska… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
S-palmitoylation is a reversible, enzymatic posttranslational modification of proteins in which
palmitoyl chain is attached to a cysteine residue via a thioester linkage. S-palmitoylation …

The linker for activation of T cells (LAT) signaling hub: from signaling complexes to microclusters

L Balagopalan, RL Kortum, NP Coussens… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Since the cloning of the critical adapter, LAT (linker for activation of T cells), more than 15
years ago, a combination of multiple scientific approaches and techniques continues to …

Current status on therapeutic molecules targeting Siglec receptors

MP Lenza, U Atxabal, I Oyenarte, J Jiménez-Barbero… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type of lectins (Siglecs) are receptors that recognize
sialic acid-containing glycans. In the majority of the cases, Siglecs are expressed on …

Lipid glycosylation: a primer for histochemists and cell biologists

J Kopitz - Histochemistry and cell biology, 2017 - Springer
Glycolipids are glycoconjugates that are predominantly found on the extracellular surface of
cells ranging from bacteria to men. In bacteria and plants, glycoglycerolipids represent the …

Flotillins: At the Intersection of Protein S-Palmitoylation and Lipid-Mediated Signaling

K Kwiatkowska, OV Matveichuk, J Fronk… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flotillin-1 and flotillin-2 are ubiquitously expressed, membrane-associated proteins involved
in multifarious cellular events from cell signaling, endocytosis, and protein trafficking to gene …

A novel GPI-anchored dominant-negative TGF-β receptor II renders T cells unresponsive to TGF-β signaling

SH Petersen, K Al Badawy, R Hopkins, DL Vu… - Molecular Therapy …, 2023 - cell.com
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is a pleiotropic cytokine expressed by a wide range of
cell types and is known for hampering the effectiveness of cancer immune cell therapeutic …

Leptin, adipocytes and breast cancer: Focus on inflammation and anti-tumor immunity

L Delort, A Rossary, MC Farges, MP Vasson… - Life sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
More than one million new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year and
more than 400,000 deaths are caused by the disease. The origin of this pathology is …