Neuroglobin: From structure to function in health and disease

P Ascenzi, A di Masi, L Leboffe, M Fiocchetti… - Molecular aspects of …, 2016 - Elsevier
In 2000, the third member of the globin family was discovered in human and mouse brain
and named neuroglobin (Ngb). Ngb is a monomeric 3/3 globin structurally similar to …

Per-ARNT-sim domains in nitric oxide signaling by soluble guanylyl cyclase

WR Montfort - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) regulates large swaths of animal physiology including wound healing,
vasodilation, memory formation, odor detection, sexual function, and response to infectious …

Distinct designer diamines promote mitophagy, and thereby enhance healthspan in C. elegans and protect human cells against oxidative damage

V Srivastava, V Zelmanovich, V Shukla, R Abergel… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Impaired mitophagy is a primary pathogenic event underlying diverse aging-associated
diseases such as Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases and sarcopenia. Therefore …

Changes to social feeding behaviors are not sufficient for fitness gains of the Caenorhabditis elegans N2 reference strain

Y Zhao, L Long, W Xu, RF Campbell, EE Large… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
The standard reference Caenorhabditis elegans strain, N2, has evolved marked behavioral
changes in social feeding behavior since its isolation from the wild. We show that the causal …

Neuronal basis and diverse mechanisms of pathogen avoidance in Caenorhabditis elegans

M Lei, Y Tan, H Tu, W Tan - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Pathogen avoidance behaviour has been observed across animal taxa as a vital host-
microbe interaction mechanism. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has evolved …

The NO-heme signaling hypothesis

AL Kleschyov - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
While the biological role of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) is appreciated, several
fundamental aspects of the NOS/NO-related signaling pathway (s) remain incompletely …

A comprehensive data mining study shows that most nuclear receptors act as newly proposed homeostasis-associated molecular pattern receptors

L Wang, G Nanayakkara, Q Yang, H Tan… - Journal of hematology & …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Nuclear receptors (NRs) can regulate gene expression; therefore, they
are classified as transcription factors. Despite the extensive research carried out on NRs, still …

[HTML][HTML] Amino acid motifs for the identification of novel protein interactants

A Wong, C Bi, W Chi, N Hu, C Gehring - Computational and Structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological systems consist of multiple components of different physical and chemical
properties that require complex and dynamic regulatory loops to function efficiently. The …

[HTML][HTML] Ferritin is regulated by a neuro-intestinal axis in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

L Romero-Afrima, V Zelmanovich, Z Abergel… - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Iron is vital for the life of most organisms. However, when dysregulated, iron can catalyze the
formation of oxygen (O 2) radicals that can destroy any biological molecule and thus lead to …

Synergism between soluble guanylate cyclase signaling and neuropeptides extends lifespan in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

R Abergel, L Livshits, M Shaked, AK Chatterjee… - Aging …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen (O2) homeostasis is important for all aerobic animals. However, the manner by
which O2 sensing and homeostasis contribute to lifespan regulation is poorly understood …