[HTML][HTML] Evolving concepts in NAD+ metabolism

CCS Chini, JD Zeidler, S Kashyap, G Warner, EN Chini - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Summary NAD (H) and NADP (H) have traditionally been viewed as co-factors (or co-
enzymes) involved in a myriad of oxidation-reduction reactions including the electron …

Shared TIR enzymatic functions regulate cell death and immunity across the tree of life

K Essuman, J Milbrandt, JL Dangl, MT Nishimura - Science, 2022 - science.org
In the 20th century, researchers studying animal and plant signaling pathways discovered a
protein domain that is shared across diverse innate immune systems: the Toll/interleukin …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of SARM1 activation, substrate recognition, and inhibition by small molecules

Y Shi, PS Kerry, JD Nanson, T Bosanac, Y Sasaki… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
The NADase SARM1 (sterile alpha and TIR motif containing 1) is a key executioner of axon
degeneration and a therapeutic target for several neurodegenerative conditions. We show …

The NAD+-mediated self-inhibition mechanism of pro-neurodegenerative SARM1

Y Jiang, T Liu, CH Lee, Q Chang, J Yang, Z Zhang - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Pathological degeneration of axons disrupts neural circuits and represents one of the
hallmarks of neurodegeneration,,–. Sterile alpha and Toll/interleukin-1 receptor motif …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotection in glaucoma: mechanisms beyond intraocular pressure lowering

JR Tribble, F Hui, H Quintero, S El Hajji, K Bell… - Molecular aspects of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a common, complex, multifactorial neurodegenerative disease characterized
by progressive dysfunction and then loss of retinal ganglion cells, the output neurons of the …

Selective inhibitors of SARM1 targeting an allosteric cysteine in the autoregulatory ARM domain

HC Feldman, E Merlini, C Guijas… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrolase (NADase) sterile alpha toll/interleukin
receptor motif containing-1 (SARM1) acts as a central executioner of programmed axon …

SARM1 is a multi-functional NAD (P) ase with prominent base exchange activity, all regulated bymultiple physiologically relevant NAD metabolites

C Angeletti, A Amici, J Gilley, A Loreto, AG Trapanotto… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Summary SARM1 is an NAD (P) glycohydrolase and TLR adapter with an essential,
prodegenerative role in programmed axon death (Wallerian degeneration). Like other NAD …

Molecular innovations in plant TIR-based immunity signaling

D Lapin, O Johanndrees, Z Wu, X Li, JE Parker - The Plant Cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A protein domain (Toll and Interleukin-1 receptor [TIR]-like) with homology to animal TIRs
mediates immune signaling in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Here, we present an overview of …

Constitutively active SARM1 variants that induce neuropathy are enriched in ALS patients

AJ Bloom, X Mao, A Strickland, Y Sasaki… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background In response to injury, neurons activate a program of organized axon self-
destruction initiated by the NAD+ hydrolase, SARM1. In healthy neurons SARM1 is …

Structural insights into mechanisms of Argonaute protein-associated NADase activation in bacterial immunity

X Wang, X Li, G Yu, L Zhang, C Zhang, Y Wang, F Liao… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a central metabolite in cellular processes.
Depletion of NAD+ has been demonstrated to be a prevalent theme in both prokaryotic and …