Chemical synthesis of human proteoforms and application in biomedicine

H Ai, M Pan, L Liu - ACS Central Science, 2024 - ACS Publications
Limited understanding of human proteoforms with complex posttranslational modifications
and the underlying mechanisms poses a major obstacle to research on human health and …

Recent advances in chemical protein synthesis: method developments and biological applications

S Dong, JS Zheng, Y Li, H Wang, G Chen… - Science China …, 2024 - Springer
The central dogma of modern biology underscores the pivotal roles proteins play in diverse
biological processes, the study of which necessitates advanced methods to produce …

Structural and mechanistic basis for nucleosomal H2AK119 deubiquitination by single-subunit deubiquitinase USP16

H Ai, Z He, Z Deng, GC Chu, Q Shi, Z Tong… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
Epigenetic regulators have a crucial effect on gene expression based on their manipulation
of histone modifications. Histone H2AK119 monoubiquitination (H2AK119Ub), a well …

Mechanism of nucleosomal H2A K13/15 monoubiquitination and adjacent dual monoubiquitination by RNF168

H Ai, Z Tong, Z Deng, Q Shi, S Tao, G Sun… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
The DNA damage repair regulatory protein RNF168, a monomeric RING-type E3 ligase, has
a crucial role in regulating cell fate and DNA repair by specific and efficient ubiquitination of …

Promotion of RNF168‐Mediated Nucleosomal H2A Ubiquitylation by Structurally Defined K63‐Polyubiquitylated Linker Histone H1

Q Shi, Z Deng, L Zhang, Z Tong, JB Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The chemical synthesis of histones with homogeneous modifications is a powerful approach
for quantitatively deciphering the functional crosstalk between different post‐translational …

Histone H2B ubiquitylation: Connections to transcription and effects on chromatin structure

T Fetian, A Grover, KM Arndt - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nucleosomes are major determinants of eukaryotic genome organization and regulation.
Many studies, incorporating a diversity of experimental approaches, have been focused on …

Structural inscrutabilities of Histone (H2BK123) monoubiquitination: A systematic review

P Yadav, S Tanweer, M Garg, M Verma… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Histone H2B monoubiquitination in budding yeast is a highly conserved post-translational
modification. It is involved in normal functions of the cells like DNA Repair, RNA Pol II …

Efficient Chemical Synthesis of Multi-Monoubiquitylated and Diubiquitylated Histones by the α-Halogen Ketone-Mediated Strategy

S Peng, X Liu, C Lu, H Wang, X Liu, Q Gong… - Bioconjugate …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The chemical synthesis of homogeneously ubiquitylated histones is a powerful approach to
decipher histone ubiquitylation-dependent epigenetic regulation. Among the various …

RAD18-catalysed formation of ubiquitination intermediate mimic of proliferating cell nuclear antigen PCNA

L Zhang, Z Deng, Y Du, Z Xu, T Zhang, Z Tong… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2-((2-chloroethyl) amino) ethane-1-thiol (CAET)-based chemical trapping
strategy is a practical tool for mechanistic studies of E3-catalysed ubiquitination. However …

Rnf40 Exacerbates Hypertension‐Induced Cerebrovascular Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction by Ubiquitination and Degradation of Parkin

C Kou, X Zhao, X Fan, R Sun, W Wang… - CNS Neuroscience …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Aims We aimed to investigate the role of Rnf40 in hypertension‐induced cerebrovascular
endothelial barrier dysfunction and cognitive impairment. Methods We employed microarray …