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Post-translational Modifications of Proteins in Disease Pathogenesis

A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 367

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Laboratories of Structural and Functional Biochemistry, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Turin, Italy
Interests: redox enzymes; cytochromes P450; protein engineering; biocatalysis; bioremediation; biotechnology
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Interests: cytochromes P450; CYP; malaria; lipid peroxidation; HETE; hydroxy nonenal; HNE; hemozoin; monocytes

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Dear Colleagues,

The mechanisms of pathogenesis are still not fully understood for many diseases. Protein modifications are involved in various disorders wherein the protein structure and function are affected. These modifications could be very important as the cause or consequence (or both) of pathological processes, especially if the targeted proteins are of pivotal importance.

Important protein modifications such as phosphorylation, ubiquitination, methylation and acylation are relatively well-studied. Nevertheless, these and other types of modifications, including oxidation, alkylation and others, which could be involved in tune bioregulation, are of high interest and are currently under extensive study.

The discovery of new modifications or new features of known posttranslational protein modifications could advance our understanding of diseases and lead to the proposal of new therapeutic strategies.

Prof. Dr. Gianfranco Gilardi
Prof. Dr. Oleksii Skorokhod
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Keywords

  • posttranslational modifications of proteins
  • disease pathogenesis
  • phosphorylation
  • ubiquitination
  • methylation
  • acylation
  • oxidation
  • alkylation

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Post-Translational Modifications of Proteins of Malaria Parasites during the Life Cycle
by Evelin Schwarzer and Oleksii Skorokhod
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(11), 6145; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25116145 - 2 Jun 2024
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Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are essential for regulating protein functions, influencing various fundamental processes in eukaryotes. These include, but are not limited to, cell signaling, protein trafficking, the epigenetic control of gene expression, and control of the cell cycle, as well as cell proliferation, [...] Read more.
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are essential for regulating protein functions, influencing various fundamental processes in eukaryotes. These include, but are not limited to, cell signaling, protein trafficking, the epigenetic control of gene expression, and control of the cell cycle, as well as cell proliferation, differentiation, and interactions between cells. In this review, we discuss protein PTMs that play a key role in the malaria parasite biology and its pathogenesis. Phosphorylation, acetylation, methylation, lipidation and lipoxidation, glycosylation, ubiquitination and sumoylation, nitrosylation and glutathionylation, all of which occur in malarial parasites, are reviewed. We provide information regarding the biological significance of these modifications along all phases of the complex life cycle of Plasmodium spp. Importantly, not only the parasite, but also the host and vector protein PTMs are often crucial for parasite growth and development. In addition to metabolic regulations, protein PTMs can result in epitopes that are able to elicit both innate and adaptive immune responses of the host or vector. We discuss some existing and prospective results from antimalarial drug discovery trials that target various PTM-related processes in the parasite or host. Full article
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