The protein arginine deiminases: Structure, function, inhibition, and disease.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular PharmacologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2013-02-01
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The post-translational modification of histones has significant effects on overall chromatin function. One such modification is citrullination, which is catalyzed by the protein arginine deiminases (PADs), a unique family of enzymes that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptidyl-arginine to form peptidyl-citrulline on histones, fibrinogen, and other biologically relevant proteins. Overexpression and/or increased PAD activity is observed in several diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, lupus, Parkinson's disease, and cancer. This review discusses the important structural and mechanistic characteristics of the PADs, as well as recent investigations into the role of the PADs in increasing disease severity in RA and colitis and the importance of PAD activity in mediating neutrophil extracellular trap formation through chromatin decondensation. Lastly, efforts to develop PAD inhibitors with excellent potency, selectivity and in vivo efficacy are discussed, highlighting the most promising inhibitors. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 99: 155-163, 2013.Source
Biopolymers. 2013 Feb;99(2):155-63. doi: 10.1002/bip.22127. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1002/bip.22127Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/50016Notes
At the time of publication, Paul Thompson was not yet affiliated with UMass Medical School.
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