Regulating tumor suppressor genes: post-translational modifications

L Chen, S Liu, Y Tao - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Tumor suppressor genes cooperate with each other in tumors. Three important tumor
suppressor proteins, retinoblastoma (Rb), p53, phosphatase, and tensin homolog deleted …

Killing by degradation: regulation of apoptosis by the ubiquitin-proteasome-system

R Abbas, S Larisch - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Apoptosis is a cell suicide process that is essential for development, tissue homeostasis and
human health. Impaired apoptosis is associated with a variety of human diseases, including …

It's getting complicated—a fresh look at p53-MDM2-ARF triangle in tumorigenesis and cancer therapy

CP Kung, JD Weber - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Anti-tumorigenic mechanisms mediated by the tumor suppressor p53, upon oncogenic
stresses, are our bodies' greatest weapons to battle against cancer onset and development …

Targeting mutant p53 stabilization for cancer therapy

J Wang, W Liu, L Zhang, J Zhang - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Over 50% cancer bears TP53 mutation, the highly stabilized mutant p53 protein drives the
tumorigenesis and progression. Mutation of p53 not only cause loss-of-function and …

Dysregulation of the ubiquitin proteasome system in human malignancies: a window for therapeutic intervention

CW Fhu, A Ali - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) governs the non-lysosomal
degradation of oxidized, damaged, or misfolded proteins in eukaryotic cells. Dysregulation …

Regulation of p53 stability as a therapeutic strategy for cancer

Z Xu, W Wu, H Yan, Y Hu, Q He, P Luo - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The tumor suppressor protein p53 participates in the control of key biological functions such
as cell death, metabolic homeostasis and immune function, which are closely related to …

TP53 mutations in Romanian patients with colorectal cancer

F Manirakiza, H Yamada, Y Iwashita, K Ishino… - Genes and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) has been ranked as the second most deadly cancer
and the third most diagnosed cancer cases for the year 2020. Specifically for Romania, the …

Modulation of the ubiquitin‐proteasome system by phytochemicals: Therapeutic implications in malignancies with an emphasis on brain tumors

M Sanati, AR Afshari, SS Ahmadi, SA Moallem… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Regarding the multimechanistic nature of cancers, current chemo‐or radiotherapies often
fail to eradicate disease pathology, and frequent relapses or resistance to therapies occur …

Mdm2 and MdmX: partners in p53 destruction

JJ Manfredi - Cancer Research, 2021 - AACR
Mdm2 and MdmX are two closely related proteins that have been well-characterized as
negative regulators of the tumor suppressor p53. Their interplay and especially respective …

Acetylation halts missense mutant p53 aggregation and rescues tumor suppression in non-small cell lung cancers

D Xu, W Qian, Z Yang, Z Zhang, P Sun, Q Wan, Y Yin… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
TP53 mutations are ubiquitous with tumorigenesis in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC).
By analyzing the TCGA database, we reported that TP53 missense mutations are correlated …