YihQ is a sulfoquinovosidase that cleaves sulfoquinovosyl diacylglyceride sulfolipids.

abstract：:The N-end rule pathway senses the N-terminal destabilizing residues of degradation substrates for the ubiquitin-proteasome system, whose integrity shields against various human syndromes including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. GID4, a subunit of the ubiquitin ligase GID complex, has been recently identified as t...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Dong C,Zhang H,Li L,Tempel W,Loppnau P,Min J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identify an Arabidopsis pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase, VAS1, whose loss-of-function simultaneously increases amounts of the phytohormone auxin and the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate. VAS1 uses the ethylene biosynthetic intermediate methionine as an amino donor and the auxin bi...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Zheng Z,Guo Y,Novák O,Dai X,Zhao Y,Ljung K,Noel JP,Chory J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted drugs are effective when they directly inhibit strong disease drivers, but only a small fraction of diseases feature defined actionable drivers. Alternatively, network-based approaches can uncover new therapeutic opportunities. Applying an integrated phenotypic screening, chemical and phosphoproteomics strate...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Kuenzi BM,Remsing Rix LL,Stewart PA,Fang B,Kinose F,Bryant AT,Boyle TA,Koomen JM,Haura EB,Rix U

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small molecules stabilize specific protein conformations from a larger ensemble, enabling molecular switches that control diverse cellular functions. We show here that the converse also holds true: the conformational state of the estrogen receptor can direct distinct orientations of the bound ligand. 'Gain-of-alloster...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Bruning JB,Parent AA,Gil G,Zhao M,Nowak J,Pace MC,Smith CL,Afonine PV,Adams PD,Katzenellenbogen JA,Nettles KW

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferroptosis is a form of regulated necrotic cell death controlled by glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). At present, mechanisms that could predict sensitivity and/or resistance and that may be exploited to modulate ferroptosis are needed. We applied two independent approaches-a genome-wide CRISPR-based genetic screen and...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Doll S,Proneth B,Tyurina YY,Panzilius E,Kobayashi S,Ingold I,Irmler M,Beckers J,Aichler M,Walch A,Prokisch H,Trümbach D,Mao G,Qu F,Bayir H,Füllekrug J,Scheel CH,Wurst W,Schick JA,Kagan VE,Angeli JP,Conrad M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serine is both a proteinogenic amino acid and the source of one-carbon units essential for de novo purine and deoxythymidine synthesis. In the canonical pathway of glucose-derived serine synthesis, Homo sapiens phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) catalyzes the first, rate-limiting step. Genetic loss of PHGDH is tox...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Pacold ME,Brimacombe KR,Chan SH,Rohde JM,Lewis CA,Swier LJ,Possemato R,Chen WW,Sullivan LB,Fiske BP,Cho S,Freinkman E,Birsoy K,Abu-Remaileh M,Shaul YD,Liu CM,Zhou M,Koh MJ,Chung H,Davidson SM,Luengo A,Wang AQ,

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The actin cytoskeleton supports diverse cellular processes such as endocytosis, oriented growth, adhesion and migration. The dynamic nature of the cytoskeleton, however, has made it difficult to define the roles of the many accessory molecules that modulate actin organization, especially the multifunctional adapter pr...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Falsey RR,Marron MT,Gunaherath GM,Shirahatti N,Mahadevan D,Gunatilaka AA,Whitesell L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial electron transport drives ATP synthesis but also generates reactive oxygen species, which are both cellular signals and damaging oxidants. Superoxide production by respiratory complex III is implicated in diverse signaling events and pathologies, but its role remains controversial. Using high-throughput ...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Orr AL,Vargas L,Turk CN,Baaten JE,Matzen JT,Dardov VJ,Attle SJ,Li J,Quackenbush DC,Goncalves RL,Perevoshchikova IV,Petrassi HM,Meeusen SL,Ainscow EK,Brand MD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MerR-family transcription factors (TFs) are a large group of bacterial proteins responding to cellular metal ions and multiple antibiotics by binding within central RNA polymerase-binding regions of a promoter. While most TFs alter transcription through protein-protein interactions, MerR TFs are capable of reshapi...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Fang C,Philips SJ,Wu X,Chen K,Shi J,Shen L,Xu J,Feng Y,O'Halloran TV,Zhang Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Formylcytosine (5fC) is a rare base found in mammalian DNA and thought to be involved in active DNA demethylation. Here, we show that developmental dynamics of 5fC levels in mouse DNA differ from those of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), and using stable isotope labeling in vivo, we show that 5fC can be a stable DNA ...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Bachman M,Uribe-Lewis S,Yang X,Burgess HE,Iurlaro M,Reik W,Murrell A,Balasubramanian S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controlled distribution of lipids across various cell membranes is crucial for cell homeostasis and regulation. We developed an imaging method that allows simultaneous in situ quantification of cholesterol in two leaflets of the plasma membrane (PM) using tunable orthogonal cholesterol sensors. Our imaging revealed ma...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Liu SL,Sheng R,Jung JH,Wang L,Stec E,O'Connor MJ,Song S,Bikkavilli RK,Winn RA,Lee D,Baek K,Ueda K,Levitan I,Kim KP,Cho W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doublecortin like kinase 1 (DCLK1) is an understudied kinase that is upregulated in a wide range of cancers, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, little is known about its potential as a therapeutic target. We used chemoproteomic profiling and structure-based design to develop a selective, in vi...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Ferguson FM,Nabet B,Raghavan S,Liu Y,Leggett AL,Kuljanin M,Kalekar RL,Yang A,He S,Wang J,Ng RWS,Sulahian R,Li L,Poulin EJ,Huang L,Koren J,Dieguez-Martinez N,Espinosa S,Zeng Z,Corona CR,Vasta JD,Ohi R,Sim T,K

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure-specific nuclease human flap endonuclease-1 (hFEN1) plays a key role in DNA replication and repair and may be of interest as an oncology target. We present the crystal structure of inhibitor-bound hFEN1, which shows a cyclic N-hydroxyurea bound in the active site coordinated to two magnesium ions. Three ...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Exell JC,Thompson MJ,Finger LD,Shaw SJ,Debreczeni J,Ward TA,McWhirter C,Siöberg CL,Martinez Molina D,Abbott WM,Jones CD,Nissink JW,Durant ST,Grasby JA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resistance of Caenorhabditis elegans to pharmacological perturbation limits its use as a screening tool for novel small bioactive molecules. One strategy to improve the hit rate of small-molecule screens is to preselect molecules that have an increased likelihood of reaching their target in the worm. To learn whic...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Burns AR,Wallace IM,Wildenhain J,Tyers M,Giaever G,Bader GD,Nislow C,Cutler SR,Roy PJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylation of nucleotides in ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) is a ubiquitous feature that occurs in all living organisms. Identification of all enzymes responsible for rRNA methylation, as well as mapping of all modified rRNA residues, is now complete for a number of model species, such as Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces c...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Sergiev PV,Aleksashin NA,Chugunova AA,Polikanov YS,Dontsova OA

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid rafts in plasma membranes have emerged as possible platforms for the entry of HIV and other viruses into cells. However, little is known about how lipid phase heterogeneity contributes to viral entry because of the fine-grained and still poorly understood complexity of biological membranes. We used model systems...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Yang ST,Kiessling V,Simmons JA,White JM,Tamm LK

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme-catalyzed peptide ligation is a powerful tool for site-specific protein bioconjugation, but stringent enzyme-substrate specificity limits its utility. We developed an approach for comprehensively characterizing peptide ligase specificity for N termini using proteome-derived peptide libraries. We used this strat...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Weeks AM,Wells JA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fundamental roles of sialyl- and fucosyltransferases in mammalian physiology, there are few pharmacological tools to manipulate their function in a cellular setting. Although fluorinated analogs of the donor substrates are well-established transition state inhibitors of these enzymes, they are not membrane...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Rillahan CD,Antonopoulos A,Lefort CT,Sonon R,Azadi P,Ley K,Dell A,Haslam SM,Paulson JC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eukaryotic 26S proteasome controls cellular processes by degrading specific regulatory proteins. Most proteins are targeted for degradation by a signal or degron that consists of two parts: a proteasome-binding tag, typically covalently attached polyubiquitin chains, and an unstructured region that serves as the i...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Inobe T,Fishbain S,Prakash S,Matouschek A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regio- and stereospecific incorporation of a halogen atom to an unactivated sp(3) carbon in a freestanding molecule is a challenging transformation that is currently missing in the inventory of enzyme-mediated reactions. Here we report what is to our knowledge the first example of a nonheme iron enzyme (WelO5) in the ...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Hillwig ML,Liu X

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a new technology for recruiting specific proteins to RNA through selective recognition of heteroduplexes formed with chemically modified antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs). Typically, ASOs function by hybridizing to their RNA targets and blocking the binding of single-stranded RNA-binding proteins. Unexpect...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Rigo F,Hua Y,Chun SJ,Prakash TP,Krainer AR,Bennett CF

更新日期：2012-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysostaphin is a bacteriolytic enzyme targeting peptidoglycan, the essential component of the bacterial cell envelope. It displays a very potent and specific activity toward staphylococci, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Lysostaphin causes rapid cell lysis and disrupts biofilms, and is therefore...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Gonzalez-Delgado LS,Walters-Morgan H,Salamaga B,Robertson AJ,Hounslow AM,Jagielska E,Sabała I,Williamson MP,Lovering AL,Mesnage S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gentamicin B (GB), a valuable starting material for the preparation of the semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic isepamicin, is produced in trace amounts by the wild-type Micromonospora echinospora. Though the biosynthetic pathway to GB has remained obscure for decades, we have now identified three hidden pathways t...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Ban YH,Song MC,Hwang JY,Shin HL,Kim HJ,Hong SK,Lee NJ,Park JW,Cha SS,Liu HW,Yoon YJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidation of methionine disrupts the structure and function of a range of proteins, but little is understood about the chemistry that underlies these perturbations. Using quantum mechanical calculations, we found that oxidation increased the strength of the methionine-aromatic interaction motif, a driving force for pr...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Lewis AK,Dunleavy KM,Senkow TL,Her C,Horn BT,Jersett MA,Mahling R,McCarthy MR,Perell GT,Valley CC,Karim CB,Gao J,Pomerantz WC,Thomas DD,Cembran A,Hinderliter A,Sachs JN

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In eukaryotes, cytosolic monothiol glutaredoxins are proteins implicated in intracellular iron trafficking and sensing via their bound [2Fe-2S] clusters. We define a new role of human cytosolic monothiol glutaredoxin-3 (GRX3) in transferring its [2Fe-2S] clusters to human anamorsin, a physical and functional protein p...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Banci L,Ciofi-Baffoni S,Gajda K,Muzzioli R,Peruzzini R,Winkelmann J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyglutamine (polyQ) stretches exceeding a threshold length confer a toxic function to proteins that contain them and cause at least nine neurological disorders. The basis for this toxicity threshold is unclear. Although polyQ expansions render proteins prone to aggregate into inclusion bodies, this may be a neuronal...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Miller J,Arrasate M,Brooks E,Libeu CP,Legleiter J,Hatters D,Curtis J,Cheung K,Krishnan P,Mitra S,Widjaja K,Shaby BA,Lotz GP,Newhouse Y,Mitchell EJ,Osmand A,Gray M,Thulasiramin V,Saudou F,Segal M,Yang XW,Masliah

更新日期：2011-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Hundreds of human proteins are modified by reversible palmitoylation of cysteine residues (S-palmitoylation), but the regulation of depalmitoylation is poorly understood. Here, we develop 'depalmitoylation probes' (DPPs), small-molecule fluorophores, to monitor the endogenous activity levels of 'erasers' of S-palmitoy...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Kathayat RS,Elvira PD,Dickinson BC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation and glycosylation of the tau protein, which is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases, are intimately linked. In vivo pharmacological inhibition of tau deglycosylation may be a new way to suppress abnormal tau phosphorylation, known to be involved in the formation of neurofibrillary tangles in the br...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Fischer PM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linking bioactive compounds to their cellular targets is a central challenge in chemical biology. Here we report the mode of action of theonellamides, bicyclic peptides derived from marine sponges. We generated a chemical-genomic profile of theonellamide F using a collection of fission yeast strains in which each open...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Nishimura S,Arita Y,Honda M,Iwamoto K,Matsuyama A,Shirai A,Kawasaki H,Kakeya H,Kobayashi T,Matsunaga S,Yoshida M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical species involved in H2S signaling remain elusive despite the profound and pleiotropic physiological effects elicited by this molecule. The dominant candidate mechanism for sulfide signaling is persulfidation of target proteins. However, the relatively poor reactivity of H2S toward oxidized thiols, such as...

journal_title：Nature chemical biology

authors： Mishanina TV,Libiad M,Banerjee R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00