Lipid droplet-derived monounsaturated fatty acids traffic via PLIN5 to allosterically activate SIRT1

CP Najt, SA Khan, TD Heden, BA Witthuhn, M Perez… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Lipid droplets (LDs) provide a reservoir for triacylglycerol storage and are a central hub for
fatty acid trafficking and signaling in cells. Lipolysis promotes mitochondrial biogenesis and …

Advances in mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomics for elucidating abscisic acid signaling and plant responses to abiotic stress

L Chong, CC Hsu, Y Zhu - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abiotic stresses have significant impacts on crop yield and quality. Even though significant
efforts during the past decade have been devoted to uncovering the core signaling …

Novel substrate prediction for the TAM family of RTKs using phosphoproteomics and structure-based modeling

NE Widstrom, GV Andrianov, JL Heier… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The TAM family of receptor tyrosine kinases is implicated in multiple distinct oncogenic
signaling pathways. However, to date, there are no FDA-approved small molecule inhibitors …

Integrated Phosphoproteomics for Identifying Substrates of Human Protein Kinase A (PRKACA) and Its Oncogenic Mutant DNAJB1–PRKACA

A Karamafrooz, J Brennan, DD Thomas… - Journal of proteome …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The DNAJB1–PRKACA fusion is the signature genetic event of fibrolamellar hepatocellular
carcinoma (FL-HCC), a rare but lethal liver cancer that primarily affects adolescents and …

A Novel ELISA-Based Peptide Biosensor Assay for Screening ABL1 Activity in vitro: A Challenge for Precision Therapy in BCR-ABL1 and BCR-ABL1 Like Leukemias

O Montecchini, S Braidotti, R Franca… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The pathogenic role of the overactivated ABL1 tyrosine kinase (TK) pathway is well
recognized in some forms of BCR-ABL1 like acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); TK …

Pattern and dynamics of FLT3 duplications

G Todde, R Friedman - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2020 - ACS Publications
FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) is mutated in∼ 30% of patients that suffer from acute
myeloid leukemia (AML). In about 25% of all AML patients, in-frame insertions are observed …

Novel Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) substrates for time-resolved luminescence assays

NE Widstrom, M Perez, ED Pratt, JL Heier… - ACS chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a well-documented target for cancer therapeutics due to its
role in B-cell signaling pathways. However, inhibitor design is hindered by lack of tools to …

Docking-guided exploration of the anti-flt3 potential of isoindigo derivatives towards potential treatments of acute myeloid leukemia

MA Sulaibi, J Zahra, S Bardaweel, M El Abadleh… - Medicinal Chemistry …, 2024 - Springer
FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (Flt3) is an oncogenic kinase implicated in leukemia, with its
primary association being acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Flt3-specific inhibitors have …

Fluorescence lifetime imaging probes for cell-based measurements of enzyme activity

S Jena, LL Parker - Biomedical Engineering Technologies: Volume 2, 2022 - Springer
Posttranslational modification (PTM) enzymes are important modulators of protein structure
and function. They typically act by chemically modifying amino acids, often on side chain …

Antibody-free time-resolved terbium luminescence assays designed for cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5)

JL Heier, DJ Boselli, LL Parker - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Novel time-resolved terbium luminescence assays were developed for CDK5 and CDK2 by
designing synthetic substrates which incorporate phospho-inducible terbium sensitizing …