2024
The molecular basis of sugar detection by an insect taste receptor
Gomes J, Singh-Bhagania S, Cenci M, Chacon Cordon C, Singh M, Butterwick J. The molecular basis of sugar detection by an insect taste receptor. Nature 2024, 629: 228-234. PMID: 38447670, PMCID: PMC11062906, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07255-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLigand-binding pocketGustatory receptorsD-fructoseMolecular basisStructure-guided mutagenesisSilkworm Bombyx moriPatterns of chemical groupsIon conductivitySugar selectivityAllosteric pathwaysBombyx moriExperimental binding assaysReceptor-ligand interactionsL-sorboseComputational dockingAromatic residuesActive ligandsAllosteric couplingConformational changesSugar detectionBinding assaysFunctional assaysChemical specificityChemical groupsTaste receptors
2023
Phosphoproteomic analysis of metformin signaling in colorectal cancer cells elucidates mechanism of action and potential therapeutic opportunities
Salovska B, Gao E, Müller‐Dott S, Li W, Cordon C, Wang S, Dugourd A, Rosenberger G, Saez‐Rodriguez J, Liu Y. Phosphoproteomic analysis of metformin signaling in colorectal cancer cells elucidates mechanism of action and potential therapeutic opportunities. Clinical And Translational Medicine 2023, 13: e1179. PMID: 36781298, PMCID: PMC9925373, DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerLong-term metformin treatmentType 2 diabetesCRC cell linesColorectal cancer cellsBiguanide drug metforminPotential therapeutic opportunitiesMechanism of actionPharmacodynamic interactionsMetformin treatmentTreatment of cancerCRC cellsCell proliferation assaysClinical trialsBcl-2/Bcl-xL inhibitorMetforminDrug metforminTherapeutic opportunitiesProliferation assaysCancer cellsPotential cancer therapeuticsPotential roleExpression levelsCell linesCancer therapeutics