Protein posttranslational modifications in health and diseases: Functions, regulatory mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

Q Zhong, X Xiao, Y Qiu, Z Xu, C Chen, B Chong… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) refer to the breaking or generation of covalent
bonds on the backbones or amino acid side chains of proteins and expand the diversity of …

Regulation of mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide availability by protein S-glutathionylation

RJ Mailloux, C Grayson, O Koufos - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: It has been four decades since protein S-glutathionylation was proposed to
serve as a regulator of cell metabolism. Since then, this redox-sensitive covalent …

Mitochondrial GSNOR alleviates cardiac dysfunction via ANT1 denitrosylation

X Tang, S Zhao, J Liu, X Liu, X Sha, C Huang… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: The cardiac-protective role of GSNOR (S-nitrosoglutathione reductase) in
the cytoplasm, as a denitrosylase enzyme of S-nitrosylation, has been reported in cardiac …

S-glutathionylation and S-nitrosylation in mitochondria: Focus on homeostasis and neurodegenerative diseases

S Vrettou, B Wirth - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Redox post-translational modifications are derived from fluctuations in the redox potential
and modulate protein function, localization, activity and structure. Amongst the oxidative …

The emerging roles of nitric oxide in ferroptosis and pyroptosis of tumor cells

Q He, M Qu, C Xu, W Shi, M Hussain, G Jin, H Zhu… - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Tumor cells can develop resistance to cell death which is divided into necrosis and
programmed cell death (PCD). PCD, including apoptosis, autophagy, ferroptosis, pyroptosis …

Melatonin, its metabolites and their interference with reactive nitrogen compounds

R Hardeland - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin and several of its metabolites are interfering with reactive nitrogen. With the notion
of prevailing melatonin formation in tissues that exceeds by far the quantities in blood …

S-Nitrosylation in tumor microenvironment

V Sharma, V Fernando, J Letson, Y Walia… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
S-nitrosylation is a selective and reversible post-translational modification of protein thiols by
nitric oxide (NO), which is a bioactive signaling molecule, to exert a variety of effects. These …

S-nitroso-glutathione (GSNO) inhibits hydrogen peroxide production by alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase: an investigation into sex and diet effects

K Wang, A Moore, C Grayson, RJ Mailloux - Free Radical Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (KGDH) are vital
sources of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) and key sites for redox regulation. Here, we report …

Mitochondrial lipid homeostasis at the crossroads of liver and heart diseases

SA Dabravolski, EE Bezsonov, MS Baig… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) is a rapidly increasing problem,
affecting a huge population around the globe. However, CVDs (cardiovascular diseases) …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and function of the hybrid cluster protein

WR Hagen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
A hybrid cluster (HC) is a 4Fe cluster with both sulfur and oxygen bridges. Hybrid cluster
proteins (Hcps) contain two 4Fe clusters, a one electron transferring iron-sulfur cluster and a …