SHP2 as a primordial epigenetic enzyme expunges histone H3 pTyr-54 to amend androgen receptor homeostasis

S Chouhan, D Sridaran, C Weimholt, J Luo, T Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Mutations that decrease or increase the activity of the tyrosine phosphatase, SHP2 (encoded
by PTPN11), promotes developmental disorders and several malignancies by varying …

Activation of STAT transcription factors by the Rho-family GTPases

J Corry, HR Mott, D Owen - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2020 - portlandpress.com
The Rho-family of small GTPases are biological molecular switches that are best known for
their regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. Through their activation and stimulation of …

Small molecules targeting activated Cdc42-associated kinase 1 (ACK1/TNK2) for the treatment of cancers

A Wang, J Pei, W Shuai, C Lin, L Feng… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Activated Cdc42-associated kinase 1 (ACK1/TNK2) is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase with a
unique structure. It not only can act as an activated transmembrane effector of receptor …

Ripk3 regulates cardiac microvascular reperfusion injury: the role of IP3R-dependent calcium overload, XO-mediated oxidative stress and F-action/filopodia-based …

H Zhou, J Wang, P Zhu, S Hu, J Ren - Cellular Signalling, 2018 - Elsevier
Ripk3-mediated cellular apoptosis is a major contributor to the pathogenesis of myocardial
ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury. However, the mechanisms by which Ripk3 influences …

TNK2/ACK1-mediated phosphorylation of ATP5F1A (ATP synthase F1 subunit alpha) selectively augments survival of prostate cancer while engendering …

S Chouhan, M Sawant, C Weimholt, J Luo… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The challenge of rapid macromolecular synthesis enforces the energy-hungry cancer cell
mitochondria to switch their metabolic phenotypes, accomplished by activation of oncogenic …

Loss of Long Noncoding RNA NXTAR in Prostate Cancer Augments Androgen Receptor Expression and Enzalutamide Resistance

R Ghildiyal, M Sawant, A Renganathan, K Mahajan… - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Androgen receptor (AR) signaling continues to play a dominant role in all stages of prostate
cancer, including castration-resistant prostate cancers (CRPC) that have developed …

Chronologically modified androgen receptor in recurrent castration-resistant prostate cancer and its therapeutic targeting

M Sawant, K Mahajan, A Renganathan… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Resistance to second-generation androgen receptor (AR) antagonists such as enzalutamide
is an inevitable consequence in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) …

PGD2/PTGDR2 signaling restricts the self-renewal and tumorigenesis of gastric cancer

B Zhang, Q Bie, P Wu, J Zhang, B You, H Shi… - Stem …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The antitumor effect of prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) on gastric cancer (GC) has been known for
decades. However, the mechanism of PGD2's control of GC growth is unclear. Cancer stem …

Acetylated HOXB13 regulated super enhancer genes define therapeutic vulnerabilities of castration-resistant prostate cancer

DT Nguyen, W Yang, A Renganathan, C Weimholt… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Androgen receptor (AR) antagonism is exacerbated by HOXB13 in castration-
resistant prostate cancers (CRPC). However, it is unclear when and how HOXB13 primes …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors dysregulate DNA repair proteins and antagonize metastasis-associated processes

N Kiweler, D Wünsch, M Wirth… - Journal of cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose We set out to determine whether clinically tested epigenetic drugs against class I
histone deacetylases (HDACs) affect hallmarks of the metastatic process. Methods We …