Protein & CellPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwae048
Heng Zhang, Zhiwei Zheng, Xiaoying Chen, Lizhen Xu, Chen Guo, Jiawei Wang, Yihui Cui, Fan Yang
{"title":"RADICAL: a rationally designed ion channel activated by ligand for chemogenetics.","authors":"Heng Zhang, Zhiwei Zheng, Xiaoying Chen, Lizhen Xu, Chen Guo, Jiawei Wang, Yihui Cui, Fan Yang","doi":"10.1093/procel/pwae048","DOIUrl":"10.1093/procel/pwae048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20790,"journal":{"name":"Protein & Cell","volume":" ","pages":"136-142"},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786721/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142120399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Protein & CellPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwae026
Qiuyang Zheng, Xin Wang
{"title":"Alzheimer's disease: insights into pathology, molecular mechanisms, and therapy.","authors":"Qiuyang Zheng, Xin Wang","doi":"10.1093/procel/pwae026","DOIUrl":"10.1093/procel/pwae026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. This condition casts a significant shadow on global health due to its complex and multifactorial nature. In addition to genetic predispositions, the development of AD is influenced by a myriad of risk factors, including aging, systemic inflammation, chronic health conditions, lifestyle, and environmental exposures. Recent advancements in understanding the complex pathophysiology of AD are paving the way for enhanced diagnostic techniques, improved risk assessment, and potentially effective prevention strategies. These discoveries are crucial in the quest to unravel the complexities of AD, offering a beacon of hope for improved management and treatment options for the millions affected by this debilitating disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":20790,"journal":{"name":"Protein & Cell","volume":" ","pages":"83-120"},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786724/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140909164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Protein & CellPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwae056
Yao Liu, Senfeng Zhang, Chunyi Hu
{"title":"Cas7 meets Cas14: a strategic partnership in the type VII CRISPR-Cas.","authors":"Yao Liu, Senfeng Zhang, Chunyi Hu","doi":"10.1093/procel/pwae056","DOIUrl":"10.1093/procel/pwae056","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20790,"journal":{"name":"Protein & Cell","volume":"16 2","pages":"79-82"},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786720/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144216673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Protein & CellPub Date : 2025-01-15DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwaf002
Han Liu,Hongye Zeng,Xiaojing Qin,Wenjing Ning,Lin Xu,Shiting Yang,Xue Liu,Wenxin Luo,Ningshao Xia
{"title":"The Icarian flight of antibody-drug conjugates: target selection amidst complexity and tackling adverse impacts.","authors":"Han Liu,Hongye Zeng,Xiaojing Qin,Wenjing Ning,Lin Xu,Shiting Yang,Xue Liu,Wenxin Luo,Ningshao Xia","doi":"10.1093/procel/pwaf002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/procel/pwaf002","url":null,"abstract":"Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) represent a promising class of targeted cancer therapeutics that combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the potency of cytotoxic payloads. Despite their therapeutic potential, the use of ADCs faces significant challenges, including off/on-target toxicity and resistance development. This review examines the current landscape of ADC development, focusing on the critical aspects of target selection and antibody engineering. We discuss strategies to increase ADC efficacy and safety, including multitarget approaches, pH-dependent antibodies, and masked peptide technologies. The importance of comprehensive antigen expression profiling in both tumor and normal tissues is emphasized, highlighting the role of advanced technologies, such as single-cell sequencing and artificial intelligence (AI), in optimizing target selection. Furthermore, we explore combination therapies and innovations in linker‒payload chemistry, which may provide approaches for expanding the therapeutic window of ADCs. These advances pave the way for the development of more precise and effective cancer treatments, potentially extending ADC applications beyond oncology.","PeriodicalId":20790,"journal":{"name":"Protein & Cell","volume":"127 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":21.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142989315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Protein & CellPub Date : 2025-01-04DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwae037
Zhao Zhang, Hua Jiang, Li Huang, Sixi Liu, Xiaoya Zhou, Yun Cai, Ming Li, Fei Gao, Xiaoting Liang, Kam-Sze Tsang, Guangfu Chen, Chui-Yan Ma, Yuet-Hung Chai, Hongsheng Liu, Chen Yang, Mo Yang, Xiaoling Zhang, Shuo Han, Xin Du, Ling Chen, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Jiacai Zhuo, Qizhou Lian
{"title":"Lentivirus-modified hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for advanced symptomatic juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy: a long-term follow-up pilot study.","authors":"Zhao Zhang, Hua Jiang, Li Huang, Sixi Liu, Xiaoya Zhou, Yun Cai, Ming Li, Fei Gao, Xiaoting Liang, Kam-Sze Tsang, Guangfu Chen, Chui-Yan Ma, Yuet-Hung Chai, Hongsheng Liu, Chen Yang, Mo Yang, Xiaoling Zhang, Shuo Han, Xin Du, Ling Chen, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Jiacai Zhuo, Qizhou Lian","doi":"10.1093/procel/pwae037","DOIUrl":"10.1093/procel/pwae037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is an inherited disease caused by a deficiency of the enzyme arylsulfatase A (ARSA). Lentivirus-modified autologous hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy (HSCGT) has recently been approved for clinical use in pre and early symptomatic children with MLD to increase ARSA activity. Unfortunately, this advanced therapy is not available for most patients with MLD who have progressed to more advanced symptomatic stages at diagnosis. Patients with late-onset juvenile MLD typically present with a slower neurological progression of symptoms and represent a significant burden to the economy and healthcare system, whereas those with early onset infantile MLD die within a few years of symptom onset. We conducted a pilot study to determine the safety and benefit of HSCGT in patients with postsymptomatic juvenile MLD and report preliminary results. The safety profile of HSCGT was favorable in this long-term follow-up over 9 years. The most common adverse events (AEs) within 2 months of HSCGT were related to busulfan conditioning, and all AEs resolved. No HSCGT-related AEs and no evidence of distorted hematopoietic differentiation during long-term follow-up for up to 9.6 years. Importantly, to date, patients have maintained remarkably improved ARSA activity with a stable disease state, including increased Functional Independence Measure (FIM) score and decreased magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesion score. This long-term follow-up pilot study suggests that HSCGT is safe and provides clinical benefit to patients with postsymptomatic juvenile MLD.</p>","PeriodicalId":20790,"journal":{"name":"Protein & Cell","volume":" ","pages":"16-27"},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141446854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Noncoding RNA Terc-53 and hyaluronan receptor Hmmr regulate aging in mice.","authors":"Sipeng Wu, Yiqi Cai, Lixiao Zhang, Xiang Li, Xu Liu, Guangkeng Zhou, Hongdi Luo, Renjian Li, Yujia Huo, Zhirong Zhang, Siyi Chen, Jinliang Huang, Jiahao Shi, Shanwei Ding, Zhe Sun, Zizhuo Zhou, Pengcheng Wang, Geng Wang","doi":"10.1093/procel/pwae023","DOIUrl":"10.1093/procel/pwae023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One of the basic questions in the aging field is whether there is a fundamental difference between the aging of lower invertebrates and mammals. A major difference between the lower invertebrates and mammals is the abundancy of noncoding RNAs, most of which are not conserved. We have previously identified a noncoding RNA Terc-53 that is derived from the RNA component of telomerase Terc. To study its physiological functions, we generated two transgenic mouse models overexpressing the RNA in wild-type and early-aging Terc-/- backgrounds. Terc-53 mice showed age-related cognition decline and shortened life span, even though no developmental defects or physiological abnormality at an early age was observed, indicating its involvement in normal aging of mammals. Subsequent mechanistic study identified hyaluronan-mediated motility receptor (Hmmr) as the main effector of Terc-53. Terc-53 mediates the degradation of Hmmr, leading to an increase of inflammation in the affected tissues, accelerating organismal aging. adeno-associated virus delivered supplementation of Hmmr in the hippocampus reversed the cognition decline in Terc-53 transgenic mice. Neither Terc-53 nor Hmmr has homologs in C. elegans. Neither do arthropods express hyaluronan. These findings demonstrate the complexity of aging in mammals and open new paths for exploring noncoding RNA and Hmmr as means of treating age-related physical debilities and improving healthspan.</p>","PeriodicalId":20790,"journal":{"name":"Protein & Cell","volume":" ","pages":"28-48"},"PeriodicalIF":13.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140892318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}