PI3K/Akt/mTOR and Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathways inhibitors as anticancer agents: Structural and pharmacological perspectives

V Asati, DK Mahapatra, SK Bharti - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The protein kinases regulate cellular functions such as transcription, translation,
proliferation, growth and survival by the process of phosphorylation. Over activation of …

HSP70 family in cancer: signaling mechanisms and therapeutic advances

K Zhao, G Zhou, Y Liu, J Zhang, Y Chen, L Liu… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The 70 kDa heat shock proteins (HSP70s) are a group of highly conserved and inducible
heat shock proteins. One of the main functions of HSP70s is to act as molecular chaperones …

[HTML][HTML] GRP75-faciliated mitochondria-associated ER membrane (MAM) integrity controls cisplatin-resistance in ovarian cancer patients

J Li, F Qi, H Su, C Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Chen… - … journal of biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Control of ER-mitochondrial Ca 2+ fluxes is a critical checkpoint to determine
cell fate under stress. The 75-kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP75) is a key tether protein …

Stress chaperone mortalin contributes to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and cancer metastasis

Y Na, SC Kaul, J Ryu, JS Lee, HM Ahn, Z Kaul… - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
Abstract Mortalin/mthsp70 (HSPA9) is a stress chaperone enriched in many cancers that has
been implicated in carcinogenesis by promoting cell proliferation and survival. In this study …

Why is mortalin a potential therapeutic target for cancer?

AR Yoon, R Wadhwa, SC Kaul, CO Yun - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million
deaths in 2020. Therefore, cancer therapy is a priority research field to explore the biology of …

Mortalin: Protein partners, biological impacts, pathological roles, and therapeutic opportunities

N Esfahanian, CD Knoblich, GA Bowman… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mortalin (GRP75, HSPA9A), a heat shock protein (HSP), regulates a wide range of cellular
processes, including cell survival, growth, and metabolism. The regulatory functions of …

Cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury

Y Bei, LL Pan, Q Zhou, C Zhao, Y Xie, C Wu, X Meng… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Cathelicidins are a major group of natural antimicrobial peptides which play
essential roles in regulating host defense and immunity. In addition to the antimicrobial and …

Neuroprotective effects of human mesenchymal stem cells and platelet-derived growth factor on human retinal ganglion cells

A Osborne, J Sanderson, KR Martin - Stem Cells, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Optic neuropathies such as glaucoma occur when retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the eye
are injured. Strong evidence suggests mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) could be a potential …

Blocking of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) promotes terminal mitophagy in multiple myeloma, disturbing calcium homeostasis and targeting …

K Beider, E Rosenberg… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Chemoresistance remains a major treatment obstacle in multiple myeloma
(MM). Novel new therapies are thus in need. Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid type 1 …

Activation of spinal chemokine receptor CXCR3 mediates bone cancer pain through an Akt-ERK crosstalk pathway in rats

XH Guan, QC Fu, D Shi, HL Bu, ZP Song… - Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Previously, we showed that activation of the spinal CXCL9, 10/CXCR3 pathway mediated
bone cancer pain (BCP) in rats. However, the cellular mechanism involved is poorly …