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1 PublicationTissue transglutaminase: an emerging target for therapy and imaging
Pietsch, M.; Wodtke, R.; Pietzsch, J.; Löser, R.
Abstract
Tissue transglutaminase (transglutaminase 2) is a multifunctional enzyme with many interesting properties resulting in versatile roles in both physiology and pathophysiology. Herein, the particular involvement of the enzyme in human diseases will be outlined with special emphasis on its role in cancer and in tissue interactions with biomaterials. Despite recent progress in unraveling the different cellular functions of transglutaminase 2, several questions remain. Transglutaminase 2 features in both confirmed and some still ambiguous roles within pathological conditions, raising interest in developing inhibitors and imaging probes which target this enzyme. One important prerequisite for identifying and characterizing such molecular tools are reliable assay methods to measure the enzymatic activity. This digest article will provide clarification about the various assay methods described to date, accompanied by a discussion of recent progress in the development of inhibitors and imaging probes targeting transglutaminase 2.
Keywords: Tissue transglutaminase (TGase 2); Cancer; Biomaterial-tissue interface; Activity assays; Inhibitors; Imaging probes
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Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 23(2013)24, 6528-6543
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.09.060
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