Intrinsically disordered regions are poised to act as sensors of cellular chemistry

D Moses, GM Ginell, AS Holehouse… - Trends in biochemical …, 2023 - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins and protein regions (IDRs) are abundant in eukaryotic
proteomes and play a wide variety of essential roles. Instead of folding into a stable …

[HTML][HTML] Deadly excess copper

J Sailer, J Nagel, B Akdogan, AT Jauch, J Engler… - Redox biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Higher eukaryotes' life is impossible without copper redox activity and, literally, every breath
we take biochemically demonstrates this. However, this dependence comes at a …

Copper, iron, and manganese toxicity in neuropsychiatric conditions

B Tarnacka, A Jopowicz, M Maślińska - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Copper, manganese, and iron are vital elements required for the appropriate development
and the general preservation of good health. Additionally, these essential metals play key …

Are fibrinaloid microclots a cause of autoimmunity in Long Covid and other post-infection diseases?

DB Kell, E Pretorius - Biochemical Journal, 2023 - portlandpress.com
It is now well established that the blood-clotting protein fibrinogen can polymerise into an
anomalous form of fibrin that is amyloid in character; the resultant clots and microclots entrap …

Intercommunication between metal ions and amyloidogenic peptides or proteins in protein misfolding disorders

JM Suh, M Kim, J Yoo, J Han, C Paulina… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aggregation and accumulation of amyloidogenic peptides and proteins are observed as
pathological features in the brains of patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders …

Aggregation of biologically important peptides and proteins: inhibition or acceleration depending on protein and metal ion concentrations

BG Poulson, K Szczepski, JI Lachowicz, L Jaremko… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The process of aggregation of proteins and peptides is dependent on the concentration of
proteins, and the rate of aggregation can be altered by the presence of metal ions, but this …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of biomolecular phase behavior by metal ions

K Sołtys, A Tarczewska, D Bystranowska - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) appears to be a newly appreciated aspect of the
cellular organization of biomolecules that leads to the formation of membraneless …

The reactivity of copper complexes with neuronal peptides promoted by catecholamines and its impact on neurodegeneration

C Bacchella, S Dell'Acqua, S Nicolis, E Monzani… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review we give an updated outlook of the reactivity of catecholamines, particularly
dopamine, and the redox effects produced by their interaction with copper (II) and dioxygen …

Dietary trace elements and the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases

M Kawahara, M Kato-Negishi, K Tanaka - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Trace elements such as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) are
absorbed from food via the gastrointestinal tract, transported into the brain, and play central …

Zinc and copper ions differentially regulate prion-like phase separation dynamics of pan-virus nucleocapsid biomolecular condensates

A Monette, AJ Mouland - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a rapidly growing research focus due to numerous
demonstrations that many cellular proteins phase-separate to form biomolecular …