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In Vitro Ubiquitination and Deubiquitination Assays of Nucleosomal Histones
Published on: July 25, 2019
Nanomaterials exert biological effects by influencing the ubiquitin-proteasome system
Zhen Ai1, Dan Li1, Shuquan Lan1
1Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, China.
Abstract:
The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is an important type of protein post-translational modification that affects the quantity and quality of various proteins and influences cellular processes such as the cell cycle, transcription, oxidative stress, and autophagy. Nanomaterials (NMs), which exhibit excellent physicochemical properties, can directly interact with the UPS and act as molecular-targeted drugs to induce changes in biological processes. This review provides an overview of the influence of NMs on the UPS of misfolded proteins and key proteins, which are related to cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and oxidative stress. This review also summarizes the role of modification processes involved in ubiquitination the biological effects of NMs and the mechanism of such effects of NMs through regulation of the UPS. This review deepens our understanding of the influence of NMs on the protein degradation process and provides new potential therapeutic targets for disease.
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