Stress-related biomolecular condensates in plants

J Solis-Miranda, M Chodasiewicz, A Skirycz… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Biomolecular condensates are membraneless organelle-like structures that can concentrate
molecules and often form through liquid-liquid phase separation. Biomolecular condensate …

Tauroursodeoxycholate—bile acid with chaperoning activity: molecular and cellular effects and therapeutic perspectives

M Kusaczuk - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) is a naturally occurring hydrophilic bile acid that has
been used for centuries in Chinese medicine. Chemically, TUDCA is a taurine conjugate of …

Composition and function of stress granules and P-bodies in plants

A Kearly, ADL Nelson, A Skirycz… - Seminars in cell & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Stress Granules (SGs) and Processing-bodies (P-bodies) are biomolecular
condensates formed in the cell with the highly conserved purpose of maintaining balance …

Mimicking molecular chaperones to regulate protein folding

FH Ma, C Li, Y Liu, L Shi - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Folding and unfolding are essential ways for a protein to regulate its biological activity. The
misfolding of proteins usually reduces or completely compromises their biological functions …

Protein aggregation in cell biology: An aggregomics perspective of health and disease

D Cox, C Raeburn, X Sui, DM Hatters - Seminars in Cell & Developmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Maintaining protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is essential for cellular health and is
governed by a network of quality control machinery comprising over 800 genes. When …

Targeting trafficking as a therapeutic avenue for misfolded GPCRs leading to endocrine diseases

A Ulloa-Aguirre, T Zariñán, R Gutiérrez-Sagal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are plasma membrane proteins associated with an
array of functions. Mutations in these receptors lead to a number of genetic diseases …

SpyTag/SpyCatcher molecular cyclization confers protein stability and resilience to aggregation

XB Sun, JW Cao, JK Wang, HZ Lin, DY Gao, GY Qian… - New biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•A cyclized xylanase was constructed using the SpyTag/SpyCatcher
system.•SpyTag/SpyCatcher cyclization enhanced thermostability and ion-stability of …

Inhibition of protein aggregation by iron oxide nanoparticles conjugated with glutamine-and proline-based osmolytes

N Pradhan, NR Jana, NR Jana - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
Osmolytes are small organic biomolecules utilized by cells and organisms to counter
unfavorable physiological conditions that challenge protein stability and function. Among …

Cell-based HTS identifies a chemical chaperone for preventing ER protein aggregation and proteotoxicity

K Kitakaze, S Taniuchi, E Kawano, Y Hamada… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is responsible for folding secretory and membrane proteins,
but disturbed ER proteostasis may lead to protein aggregation and subsequent cellular and …

The metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide is an emergent biomarker of human health

J Chhibber-Goel, V Singhal, N Parakh… - Current Medicinal …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is a low molecular weight metabolite whose production is
dependent on metabolism of its precursors choline, carnitine, creatinine, betaine or lecithin …