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 …

How to obtain labeled proteins and what to do with them

MJ Hinner, K Johnsson - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2010 - Elsevier
We review new and established methods for the chemical modification of proteins in living
cells and highlight recent applications. The review focuses on tag-mediated protein labeling …

Designing peptide and protein modified hydrogels: selecting the optimal conjugation strategy

SA Fisher, AEG Baker, MS Shoichet - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are used in a wide variety of biomedical applications including tissue
engineering, biomolecule delivery, cell delivery, and cell culture. These hydrogels are often …

Biocatalysis by transglutaminases: a review of biotechnological applications

MP Savoca, E Tonoli, AG Atobatele, EAM Verderio - Micromachines, 2018 - mdpi.com
The biocatalytic activity of transglutaminases (TGs) leads to the synthesis of new covalent
isopeptide bonds (crosslinks) between peptide-bound glutamine and lysine residues, but …

TGM2-mediated histone transglutamination is dictated by steric accessibility

BJ Lukasak, MM Mitchener, L Kong… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have identified serotonylation of glutamine-5 on histone H3 (H3Q5ser) as a
novel posttranslational modification (PTM) associated with active transcription. While …

Acyl transfer mechanisms of tissue transglutaminase

JW Keillor, CM Clouthier, KYP Apperley, A Akbar… - Bioorganic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) is a calcium-dependent enzyme that catalyses several acyl
transfer reactions. The most biologically relevant of these involve protein-bound Gln …

Survey of the year 2006 commercial optical biosensor literature

RL Rich, DG Myszka - Journal of Molecular Recognition: An …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We identified 1219 articles published in 2006 that described work performed using
commercial optical biosensor platforms. It is interesting to witness how the biosensor market …

Gluten T cell epitope targeting by TG3 and TG6; implications for dermatitis herpetiformis and gluten ataxia

J Stamnaes, S Dorum, B Fleckenstein, D Aeschlimann… - Amino acids, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is well characterized as the main autoantigen of celiac
disease. The ability of TG2 to deamidate and crosslink gluten peptides is essential for the …

Substrates, inhibitors, and probes of mammalian transglutaminase 2

R Zhuang, C Khosla - Analytical biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a ubiquitous but enigmatic mammalian protein to
which a number of biological functions have been ascribed but not definitively proven. As a …

Tissue transglutaminase promotes or suppresses tumors depending on cell context

A Chhabra, A Verma, K Mehta - Anticancer research, 2009 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Despite major advances in diagnosis, surgical and postsurgical techniques and adjuvant
therapies, 7.5 million individuals worldwide still die of cancer every year. Most cancer deaths …