The involuntary weight loss that occurs as some diseases poses a serious medical problem. For example, sarcopenia, cancer cachexia, rheumatoid arthritis, and hip fractures can lead to involuntary weight loss.…
Pim kinases, also known as serine/threonine kinases, have three highly homologous isoforms namely Pim-1, Pim-2, and Pim-3. And Pim-1, Pim-2, and Pim-3 are recurrent proviral integration locus in Moloney murine…
Chemokines are low m.w. proteins that modulate the immune response through the chemoattraction and activation of leukocytes. These mediators have four classes. Chemokines in which the first two cysteines are…
UNC-51 like kinase 1 (ULK1) is the mammalian homolog of ATG1. ULK1 is an autophagic initiator that may decide the subsequent cell fate. In the autophagic process, ULK1 is a component…
Protein arginine N-methyltransferase 4 (PRMT4) methylation of arginine residues in proteins plays a key role in transcriptional regulation. Specifically, PRMT4 binds to transcription activators called p160 and CBP/P300. Besides, the…
Bromodomains proteins (Brds) bind to acetylated lysines (KAc) through the Brd acetyllysine-binding site. Misregulation of these proteins is linked to the onset and progression of multiple disease states. They include…
The AGC kinases AKT1, AKT2, and AKT3 are key mediators of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Additionally, AKT promotes diverse physiological processes, including cell proliferation, migration, and protein synthesis, et al.…
Src is an important member of the non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase. Furthermore, Src plays a key role in the regulation of many cells through the extracellular ligand binding to the…
Deregulation of the Ras-MAPK pathway is an early event in many different cancers and a key driver of resistance to targeted therapies. Kinase suppressor of Ras (KSR) is a MAPK…
Viruses critically depend on host cellular factors to establish a productive infection. Retro-2 is an inhibitor of endosome-to-Golgi retrograde transport of the plant toxin ricin and bacterial Shiga toxin. However,…