2013
A Bidirectional System for the Dynamic Small Molecule Control of Intracellular Fusion Proteins
Neklesa TK, Noblin DJ, Kuzin A, Lew S, Seetharaman J, Acton TB, Kornhaber G, Xiao R, Montelione G, Tong L, Crews CM. A Bidirectional System for the Dynamic Small Molecule Control of Intracellular Fusion Proteins. ACS Chemical Biology 2013, 8: 2293-2300. PMID: 23978068, PMCID: PMC4113957, DOI: 10.1021/cb400569k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall molecule controlProtein functionFusion proteinMolecule controlIntracellular fusion proteinOncogenic H-RasCellular protein levelsProtein of interestProtein levelsSmall-molecule screenIntracellular protein levelsDose-dependent regulationCellular transformationH-RasMolecule screenPhysiological roleProteinTherapeutic targetDose-dependent mannerHydrophobic tagUbiquitinationBidirectional controlHSP70DehalogenaseRegulation
2000
The Selective Proteasome Inhibitors Lactacystin and Epoxomicin Can Be Used to Either Up- or Down-Regulate Antigen Presentation at Nontoxic Doses
Schwarz K, de Giuli R, Schmidtke G, Kostka S, van den Broek M, Kim K, Crews C, Kraft R, Groettrup M. The Selective Proteasome Inhibitors Lactacystin and Epoxomicin Can Be Used to Either Up- or Down-Regulate Antigen Presentation at Nontoxic Doses. The Journal Of Immunology 2000, 164: 6147-6157. PMID: 10843664, PMCID: PMC2507740, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.12.6147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigen PresentationAntigens, ViralApoptosisCell DivisionCell LineCysteine EndopeptidasesCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicDown-RegulationGlycoproteinsHumansHybridomasHydrolysisLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytic choriomeningitis virusMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Sequence DataMultienzyme ComplexesNucleoproteinsOligopeptidesPeptide FragmentsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTumor Cells, CulturedUbiquitinsUp-RegulationViral ProteinsConceptsAg presentationProteasome inhibitor lactacystinCellular proliferationProteasome activitySelective inhibitionMHC class IDose-dependent mannerTransplant rejectionAutoimmune diseasesMouse CMVAntigen presentationMost MHC class INontoxic dosesChymotrypsin-like activityClass ISelective proteasome inhibitor lactacystinApoptosis inductionMicroM lactacystinViral proteinsPresentationInhibitionComplete inhibitionLactacystinVivoProliferation