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  1. Article ; Online: Developing Lipase Inhibitor as a Novel Approach to Address the Rice Bran Rancidity Issue─A Critical Review.

    Li, Qingyun / Liu, Kunlun / Cai, Gongli / Yang, Xi / Ngo, Jacky Chi Ki

    Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

    2024  Volume 72, Issue 7, Page(s) 3277–3290

    Abstract: Rice bran is a valuable byproduct from the food processing industry, which contains abundant protein, essential unsaturated fatty acids, and numerous bioactive compounds. However, its susceptibility to rancidity greatly restricts its wide utilization. ... ...

    Abstract Rice bran is a valuable byproduct from the food processing industry, which contains abundant protein, essential unsaturated fatty acids, and numerous bioactive compounds. However, its susceptibility to rancidity greatly restricts its wide utilization. Many strategies have been proposed to delay the rancidity of rice bran, but most of them have their respective limitations. Here, we proposed that developing rice ban lipase peptide inhibitors represents an alternative and promising prescription for impeding the rancidity of rice bran, in contrast to the conventional stabilization approaches for rice bran. For this reason, the rancidity mechanisms of rice bran and the research progress of rice bran lipases were discussed. In addition, the feasibility of utilizing
    MeSH term(s) Oryza/chemistry ; Lipase/chemistry ; Proteins ; Peptides/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) ; Proteins ; Peptides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 241619-0
    ISSN 1520-5118 ; 0021-8561
    ISSN (online) 1520-5118
    ISSN 0021-8561
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c07492
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  2. Article ; Online: Molecular insights into the interaction of CAG trinucleotide RNA repeats with nucleolin and its implication in polyglutamine diseases.

    An, Ying / Chen, Zhefan S / Chan, Ho Yin Edwin / Ngo, Jacky Chi Ki

    Nucleic acids research

    2022  Volume 50, Issue 13, Page(s) 7655–7668

    Abstract: Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases are a type of inherited neurodegenerative disorders caused by cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG) trinucleotide expansion within the coding region of the disease-associated genes. We previously demonstrated that a pathogenic ... ...

    Abstract Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases are a type of inherited neurodegenerative disorders caused by cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG) trinucleotide expansion within the coding region of the disease-associated genes. We previously demonstrated that a pathogenic interaction between expanded CAG RNA and the nucleolin (NCL) protein triggers the nucleolar stress and neuronal cell death in polyQ diseases. However, mechanisms behind the molecular interaction remain unknown. Here, we report a 1.45 Å crystal structure of the r(CAG)5 oligo that comprises a full A'-form helical turn with widened grooves. Based on this structure, we simulated a model of r(CAG)5 RNA complexed with the RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) of NCL and identified NCL residues that are critical for its binding to CAG RNA. Combined with in vitro and in vivo site-directed mutagenesis studies, our model reveals that CAG RNA binds to NCL sites that are not important for other cellular functions like gene expression and rRNA synthesis regulation, indicating that toxic CAG RNA interferes with NCL functions by sequestering it. Accordingly, an NCL mutant that is aberrant in CAG RNA-binding could rescue RNA-induced cytotoxicity effectively. Taken together, our study provides new molecular insights into the pathogenic mechanism of polyQ diseases mediated by NCL-CAG RNA interaction.
    MeSH term(s) Neurodegenerative Diseases/genetics ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/pathology ; Oligonucleotides/metabolism ; Peptides ; Phosphoproteins/genetics ; RNA/genetics ; RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics ; Trinucleotide Repeats ; Nucleolin
    Chemical Substances Oligonucleotides ; Peptides ; Phosphoproteins ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; polyglutamine (26700-71-0) ; RNA (63231-63-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 186809-3
    ISSN 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954 ; 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    ISSN (online) 1362-4962 ; 1362-4954
    ISSN 0301-5610 ; 0305-1048
    DOI 10.1093/nar/gkac532
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  3. Article ; Online: SRPK2 Mediates HBV Core Protein Phosphorylation and Capsid Assembly via Docking Interaction.

    Yip, Ryan Pak Hong / Kwok, Doris Ching Ying / Lai, Louis Tung Faat / Ho, Siu-Ming / Wong, Ivan Chun Kit / Chan, Chi-Ping / Lau, Wilson Chun Yu / Ngo, Jacky Chi Ki

    PLoS pathogens

    2024  Volume 20, Issue 2, Page(s) e1011978

    Abstract: Members of the serine-arginine protein kinase (SRPK) family, SRPK1 and SRPK2, phosphorylate the hepatitis B core protein (Cp) and are crucial for pregenomic RNA encapsidation during viral nucleocapsid assembly. Among them, SRPK2 exhibits higher kinase ... ...

    Abstract Members of the serine-arginine protein kinase (SRPK) family, SRPK1 and SRPK2, phosphorylate the hepatitis B core protein (Cp) and are crucial for pregenomic RNA encapsidation during viral nucleocapsid assembly. Among them, SRPK2 exhibits higher kinase activity toward Cp. In this study, we identified Cp sites that are phosphorylated by SRPK2 and demonstrated that the kinase utilizes an SRPK-specific docking groove to interact with and regulate the phosphorylation of the C-terminal arginine rich domain of Cp. We determined that direct interaction between the docking groove of SRPK2 and unphosphorylated Cp inhibited premature viral capsid assembly in vitro, whereas the phosphorylation of the viral protein reactivated the process. Pull-down assays together with the new cryo-electron microscopy structure of the HBV capsid in complex with SRPK2 revealed that the kinases decorate the surface of the viral capsid by interacting with the C-terminal domain of Cp, underscoring the importance of the docking interaction in regulating capsid assembly and pregenome packaging. Moreover, SRPK2-knockout in HepG2 cells suppressed Cp phosphorylation, indicating that SRPK2 is an important cellular kinase for HBV life cycle.
    MeSH term(s) Phosphorylation ; Capsid/metabolism ; Hepatitis B virus/metabolism ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism ; Capsid Proteins/metabolism ; Virus Assembly/physiology ; Arginine/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Capsid Proteins ; Arginine (94ZLA3W45F)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2205412-1
    ISSN 1553-7374 ; 1553-7374
    ISSN (online) 1553-7374
    ISSN 1553-7374
    DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011978
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  4. Article ; Online: A structure model explaining the binding between a ubiquitous unconventional G-protein (OsYchF1) and a plant-specific C2-domain protein (OsGAP1) from rice.

    Cheung, Ming-Yan / Ngo, Jacky Chi-Ki / Chen, Zhongzhou / Jia, Qi / Li, Tianjie / Gou, Yitao / Wang, Yi / Lam, Hon-Ming

    The Biochemical journal

    2020  Volume 477, Issue 20, Page(s) 3935–3949

    Abstract: The unconventional G-protein OsYchF1 plays regulatory roles in plant defense and abiotic stress responses. We have previously resolved the crystal structures of OsYchF1 and its plant-specific regulator, OsGAP1, and determined the residues on OsGAP1 that ... ...

    Abstract The unconventional G-protein OsYchF1 plays regulatory roles in plant defense and abiotic stress responses. We have previously resolved the crystal structures of OsYchF1 and its plant-specific regulator, OsGAP1, and determined the residues on OsGAP1 that are essential for its binding to OsYchF1. In this study, we employed site-directed mutagenesis to identify four critical residues on the TGS domain of OsYchF1 that are critical for its binding to OsGAP1. We also generated a docking model of the OsYchF1 : OsGAP1 complex to dissect the molecular basis of their interactions. Our finding not only reveals the roles of the key interacting residues controlling the binding between OsYchF1 and OsGAP1, but also provides a working model on the potential regulatory mechanism mediated by a TGS domain, particularly in the class of GTPase of the OBG family.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Sequence ; Arabidopsis/metabolism ; C2 Domains/genetics ; GTP-Binding Proteins/chemistry ; GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics ; GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; GTPase-Activating Proteins/chemistry ; GTPase-Activating Proteins/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/genetics ; Models, Structural ; Molecular Docking Simulation ; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed ; Oryza/chemistry ; Oryza/genetics ; Oryza/metabolism ; Plant Proteins/chemistry ; Plant Proteins/metabolism ; Plants, Genetically Modified ; Protein Binding ; Protein Domains/genetics ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Recombinant Proteins ; Stress, Physiological/genetics
    Chemical Substances GTPase-Activating Proteins ; Plant Proteins ; Recombinant Proteins ; GTP-Binding Proteins (EC 3.6.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2969-5
    ISSN 1470-8728 ; 0006-2936 ; 0306-3275 ; 0264-6021
    ISSN (online) 1470-8728
    ISSN 0006-2936 ; 0306-3275 ; 0264-6021
    DOI 10.1042/BCJ20200380
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  5. Article: Emerging roles of the neural adaptor FE65 in neurite outgrowth.

    Li, Wen / Chan, Wai Wa Ray / Ngo, Jacky Chi Ki / Lau, Kwok-Fai

    Neural regeneration research

    2018  Volume 13, Issue 12, Page(s) 2085–2086

    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-14
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2388460-5
    ISSN 1876-7958 ; 1673-5374
    ISSN (online) 1876-7958
    ISSN 1673-5374
    DOI 10.4103/1673-5374.241449
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  6. Article: A Peptidylic Inhibitor for Neutralizing

    Zhang, Qian / An, Ying / Chen, Zhefan Stephen / Koon, Alex Chun / Lau, Kwok-Fai / Ngo, Jacky Chi Ki / Chan, Ho Yin Edwin

    Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids

    2019  Volume 16, Page(s) 172–185

    Abstract: One drug, two diseases is a rare and economical therapeutic strategy that is highly desirable in the pharmaceutical industry. We previously reported a 21-amino acid peptide named beta-structured inhibitor for neurodegenerative diseases (BIND) that can ... ...

    Abstract One drug, two diseases is a rare and economical therapeutic strategy that is highly desirable in the pharmaceutical industry. We previously reported a 21-amino acid peptide named beta-structured inhibitor for neurodegenerative diseases (BIND) that can effectively inhibit expanded CAG trinucleotide toxicity in polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases. Here we report that BIND also effectively inhibits GGGGCC repeat-mediated neurodegeneration in vitro and in vivo. When fused with a cell-penetrating peptide derived from the transactivator of transcription (TAT) protein of the HIV, TAT-BIND reduces cell death, formation of GGGGCC RNA foci, and levels of poly-GR, poly-GA, and poly-GP dipeptide proteins in cell models of C9ORF72-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (C9ALS-FTD). We showed that TAT-BIND disrupts the interaction between GGGGCC RNA and nucleolin protein, restores rRNA maturation, and inhibits mislocalization of nucleolin and B23, which eventually suppresses nucleolar stress in C9ALS-FTD. In a Drosophila model of C9ALS-FTD, TAT-BIND suppresses retinal degeneration, rescues climbing ability, and extends the lifespan of flies. In contrast, TAT-BIND has no effect on UAS-poly-glycine-arginine (poly-GR)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662631-7
    ISSN 2162-2531
    ISSN 2162-2531
    DOI 10.1016/j.omtn.2019.02.015
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  7. Article ; Online: Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitor of SRPKs Alters the Splicing Isoforms of VEGF and Inhibits Angiogenesis.

    Li, Qingyun / Zeng, Chuyue / Liu, Haizhen / Yung, Kristen Wing Yu / Chen, Chun / Xie, Qiuling / Zhang, Yu / Wan, Stephanie Winn Chee / Mak, Bertha Sze Wing / Xia, Jiang / Xiong, Sheng / Ngo, Jacky Chi Ki

    iScience

    2021  Volume 24, Issue 5, Page(s) 102423

    Abstract: Serine-arginine (SR) protein kinases (SRPKs) regulate the functions of the SR-rich splicing factors by phosphorylating multiple serines within their C-terminal arginine-serine-rich domains. Dysregulation of these phosphorylation events has been ... ...

    Abstract Serine-arginine (SR) protein kinases (SRPKs) regulate the functions of the SR-rich splicing factors by phosphorylating multiple serines within their C-terminal arginine-serine-rich domains. Dysregulation of these phosphorylation events has been implicated in many diseases, suggesting SRPKs are potential therapeutic targets. In particular, aberrant SRPK1 expression alters the balances of proangiogenic (VEGF
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102423
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  8. Article ; Online: Neuronal adaptor FE65 stimulates Rac1-mediated neurite outgrowth by recruiting and activating ELMO1.

    Li, Wen / Tam, Ka Ming Vincent / Chan, Wai Wa Ray / Koon, Alex Chun / Ngo, Jacky Chi Ki / Chan, Ho Yin Edwin / Lau, Kwok-Fai

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2018  Volume 293, Issue 20, Page(s) 7674–7688

    Abstract: Neurite outgrowth is a crucial process in developing neurons for neural network formation. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of neurite outgrowth is essential for developing strategies to stimulate neurite regeneration after nerve injury and in ... ...

    Abstract Neurite outgrowth is a crucial process in developing neurons for neural network formation. Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of neurite outgrowth is essential for developing strategies to stimulate neurite regeneration after nerve injury and in neurodegenerative disorders. FE65 is a brain-enriched adaptor that stimulates Rac1-mediated neurite elongation. However, the precise mechanism by which FE65 promotes the process remains elusive. Here, we show that ELMO1, a subunit of ELMO1-DOCK180 bipartite Rac1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), interacts with the FE65 N-terminal region. Overexpression of FE65 and/or ELMO1 enhances, whereas knockdown of FE65 or ELMO1 inhibits, neurite outgrowth and Rac1 activation. The effect of FE65 alone or together with ELMO1 is attenuated by an FE65 double mutation that disrupts FE65-ELMO1 interaction. Notably, FE65 is found to activate ELMO1 by diminishing ELMO1 intramolecular autoinhibitory interaction and to promote the targeting of ELMO1 to the plasma membrane, where Rac1 is activated. We also show that FE65, ELMO1, and DOCK180 form a tripartite complex. Knockdown of DOCK180 reduces the stimulatory effect of FE65-ELMO1 on Rac1 activation and neurite outgrowth. Thus, we identify a novel mechanism by which FE65 stimulates Rac1-mediated neurite outgrowth by recruiting and activating ELMO1.
    MeSH term(s) Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics ; Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism ; Animals ; Cell Movement ; Cells, Cultured ; Humans ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism ; Neurogenesis ; Neuronal Outgrowth/physiology ; Neurons/cytology ; Neurons/metabolism ; Nuclear Proteins/genetics ; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism ; Rats ; rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/genetics ; rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
    Chemical Substances APBB1 protein, human ; Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ; ELMO1 protein, human ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; Nuclear Proteins ; RAC1 protein, human ; rac1 GTP-Binding Protein (EC 3.6.5.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-04-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1074/jbc.RA117.000505
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  9. Article ; Online: Attenuation of amyloid-β generation by atypical protein kinase C-mediated phosphorylation of engulfment adaptor PTB domain containing 1 threonine 35.

    Chau, Dennis Dik-Long / Yung, Kristen Wing-Yu / Chan, William Wai-Lun / An, Ying / Hao, Yan / Chan, Ho-Yin Edwin / Ngo, Jacky Chi-Ki / Lau, Kwok-Fai

    FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

    2019  Volume 33, Issue 11, Page(s) 12019–12035

    Abstract: Amyloid-β (Aβ) is derived from the proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP), and the deposition of extracellular Aβ to form amyloid plaques is a pathologic hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although reducing Aβ generation and ... ...

    Abstract Amyloid-β (Aβ) is derived from the proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP), and the deposition of extracellular Aβ to form amyloid plaques is a pathologic hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although reducing Aβ generation and accumulation has been proposed as a means of treating the disease, adverse side effects and unsatisfactory efficacy have been reported in several clinical trials that sought to lower Aβ levels. Engulfment adaptor phosphotyrosine-binding (PTB) domain containing 1 (GULP1) is a molecular adaptor that has been shown to interact with APP to alter Aβ production. Therefore, the modulation of the GULP1-APP interaction may be an alternative approach to reducing Aβ. However, the mechanisms that regulate GULP1-APP binding remain elusive. As GULP1 is a phosphoprotein, and because phosphorylation is a common mechanism that regulates protein interaction, we anticipated that GULP1 phosphorylation would influence GULP1-APP interaction and thereby Aβ production. We show here that the phosphorylation of GULP1 threonine 35 (T35) reduces GULP1-APP interaction and suppresses the stimulatory effect of GULP1 on APP processing. The residue is phosphorylated by an isoform of atypical PKC (PKCζ). Overexpression of PKCζ reduces both GULP1-APP interaction and GULP1-mediated Aβ generation. Moreover, the activation of PKCζ
    MeSH term(s) Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/metabolism ; Animals ; CHO Cells ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cricetulus ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Phosphorylation ; Protein Binding ; Protein Kinase C/metabolism ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Threonine/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ; Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor ; GULP1 protein, human ; Threonine (2ZD004190S) ; PKC-3 protein (EC 2.7.11.13) ; Protein Kinase C (EC 2.7.11.13)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-08-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 639186-2
    ISSN 1530-6860 ; 0892-6638
    ISSN (online) 1530-6860
    ISSN 0892-6638
    DOI 10.1096/fj.201802825RR
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  10. Article ; Online: Assessing a peptidylic inhibitor-based therapeutic approach that simultaneously suppresses polyglutamine RNA- and protein-mediated toxicities in patient cells and Drosophila.

    Zhang, Qian / Tsoi, Ho / Peng, Shaohong / Li, Pan P / Lau, Kwok-Fai / Rudnicki, Dobrila D / Ngo, Jacky Chi-Ki / Chan, Ho Yin Edwin

    Disease models & mechanisms

    2016  Volume 9, Issue 3, Page(s) 321–334

    Abstract: Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases represent a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by abnormal expansion of CAG triplet nucleotides in disease genes. Recent evidence indicates that not only mutant polyQ proteins, but also their ... ...

    Abstract Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases represent a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by abnormal expansion of CAG triplet nucleotides in disease genes. Recent evidence indicates that not only mutant polyQ proteins, but also their corresponding mutant RNAs, contribute to the pathogenesis of polyQ diseases. Here, we describe the identification of a 13-amino-acid peptide, P3, which binds directly and preferentially to long-CAG RNA within the pathogenic range. When administered to cell and Drosophila disease models, as well as to patient-derived fibroblasts, P3 inhibited expanded-CAG-RNA-induced nucleolar stress and suppressed neurotoxicity. We further examined the combined therapeutic effect of P3 and polyQ-binding peptide 1 (QBP1), a well-characterized polyQ protein toxicity inhibitor, on neurodegeneration. When P3 and QBP1 were co-administered to disease models, both RNA and protein toxicities were effectively mitigated, resulting in a notable improvement of neurotoxicity suppression compared with the P3 and QBP1 single-treatment controls. Our findings indicate that targeting toxic RNAs and/or simultaneous targeting of toxic RNAs and their corresponding proteins could open up a new therapeutic strategy for treating polyQ degeneration.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Cell Death/drug effects ; Drosophila melanogaster/drug effects ; Drosophila melanogaster/metabolism ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Models, Biological ; Nerve Degeneration/pathology ; Peptides/administration & dosage ; Peptides/chemistry ; Peptides/pharmacology ; Peptides/toxicity ; Phosphoproteins/metabolism ; RNA/toxicity ; RNA, Ribosomal/genetics ; RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Stress, Physiological ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Transcription, Genetic/drug effects ; Transfection ; Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion/genetics ; Nucleolin
    Chemical Substances Peptides ; Phosphoproteins ; RNA, Ribosomal ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; polyglutamine (26700-71-0) ; RNA (63231-63-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-02-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2451104-3
    ISSN 1754-8411 ; 1754-8403
    ISSN (online) 1754-8411
    ISSN 1754-8403
    DOI 10.1242/dmm.022350
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