Post-translational modifications of Hsp70 family proteins: Expanding the chaperone code

CM Porter, AW Truman, MC Truttmann - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
Cells must be able to cope with the challenge of folding newly synthesized proteins and
refolding those that have become misfolded in the context of a crowded cytosol. One such …

Enzymes involved in AMPylation and deAMPylation

AK Casey, K Orth - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Posttranslational modifications are covalent changes made to proteins that typically alter the
function or location of the protein. AMPylation is an emerging posttranslational modification …

Human pancreatic cancer cell exosomes, but not human normal cell exosomes, act as an initiator in cell transformation

K Stefanius, K Servage, M de Souza Santos, HF Gray… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Cancer evolves through a multistep process that occurs by the temporal accumulation of
genetic mutations. Tumor-derived exosomes are emerging contributors to tumorigenesis. To …

Structures of a deAMPylation complex rationalise the switch between antagonistic catalytic activities of FICD

LA Perera, S Preissler, NR Zaccai, S Prévost… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Hsp70 chaperone BiP is regulated by AMPylation, a
reversible inactivating post-translational modification. Both BiP AMPylation and …

Deletion of mFICD AMPylase alters cytokine secretion and affects visual short-term learning in vivo

N McCaul, CM Porter, A Becker, CHA Tang… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
Fic domain-containing AMP transferases (fic AMPylases) are conserved enzymes that
catalyze the covalent transfer of AMP to proteins. This posttranslational modification …

The AMPylase FIC-1 modulates TGF-β signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans

MA Hernandez-Lima, M Champion… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Post-translational protein modifications are essential for the spatio-temporal regulation of
protein function. In this study, we examine how the activity of the Caenorhabditis elegans …

FicD sensitizes cellular response to glucose fluctuations in mouse embryonic fibroblasts

B Gulen, A Blevins, LN Kinch, KA Servage… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
During homeostasis, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) maintains productive transmembrane
and secretory protein folding that is vital for proper cellular function. The ER-resident HSP70 …

Deletion of the AMPylase mFICD alters cytokine secretion and affects cognitive plasticity in vivo

N McCaul, CM Porter, A Becker, CH Antony Tang… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Fic domain-containing AMP transferases (fic AMPylases) are conserved enzymes that
catalyze the covalent transfer of AMP to proteins. This post-translational modification …

[HTML][HTML] Over-expression of the constitutive AMPylase FIC-1 (E274G) does not deplete cellular ATP pools in C. elegans

M Champion, MC Truttmann - Micropublication Biology, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Protein AMPylation has emerged as a posttranslational protein modification regulating
cellular proteostasis. AMPylation is conferred by Fic AMPylases, which catalyze the covalent …

Cancer cell exosomes can initiate malignant cell transformation

K Stefanius, KA Servage, M de Souza Santos… - bioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
Cancer evolves through a multistep process that occurs by the temporal accumulation of
genetic mutations mediated by intracellular and extracellular cues. We observe that …