2022
S-Nitrosylation of cathepsin B affects autophagic flux and accumulation of protein aggregates in neurodegenerative disorders
Kim K, Cho E, Eom J, Oh S, Nakamura T, Oh C, Lipton S, Kim Y. S-Nitrosylation of cathepsin B affects autophagic flux and accumulation of protein aggregates in neurodegenerative disorders. Cell Death & Differentiation 2022, 29: 2137-2150. PMID: 35462559, PMCID: PMC9613756, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-022-01004-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-nitrosylationProtein aggregatesAutophagic fluxProtein S-nitrosylationBlocks autophagic fluxCathepsin BCaspase-dependent neuronal apoptosisPosttranslational modificationsProtease cathepsin BEnzymatic functionLysosomal protease cathepsin BCTSB activityChemical inhibitorsCA-074MeHuman AD brainsEnzymatic activityCysteineNeurodegenerative disordersPostmortem human AD brainTransgenic miceNeuronal apoptosisCTSBAccumulationAD pathogenesisAlzheimer's disease
2009
From Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species to Therapy
McKercher S, Nakamura T, Lipton S. From Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species to Therapy. 2009 DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0021989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReactive oxygen speciesProtein misfoldingS-nitrosylationE3 ubiquitin ligase ParkinUbiquitin ligase ParkinProtein disulfide isomeraseMisfolded protein aggregatesCritical cysteine thiolsS-nitrosylation reactionsExcessive reactive oxygen speciesNrf2 transcriptional pathwayProduction of ROSMisfolded proteinsProtein functionTranscriptional pathwaysCysteine thiolsProtein aggregatesMisfoldingReactive oxygenSpeciesPathological productionOxygen speciesGenetic mutationsNitrogen speciesNeurodegenerative diseases