Therapeutic inhibition of Myc in cancer. Structural bases and computer-aided drug discovery approaches

LA Carabet, PS Rennie, A Cherkasov - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Myc (avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog) represents one of the most sought
after drug targets in cancer. Myc transcription factor is an essential regulator of cell growth …

Polyamine synthesis as a target of MYC oncogenes

AS Bachmann, D Geerts - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2018 - ASBMB
This paper is in recognition of the 100th birthday of Dr. Herbert Tabor, a true pioneer in the
polyamine field for over 70 years, who served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of …

Developing novel G-quadruplex ligands: From interaction with nucleic acids to interfering with nucleic acid–protein interaction

ZY Sun, XN Wang, SQ Cheng, XX Su, TM Ou - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
G-quadruplex is a special secondary structure of nucleic acids in guanine-rich sequences of
genome. G-quadruplexes have been proved to be involved in the regulation of replication …

BRD4 profiling identifies critical chronic lymphocytic leukemia oncogenic circuits and reveals sensitivity to PLX51107, a novel structurally distinct BET inhibitor

HG Ozer, D El-Gamal, B Powell, ZA Hing, JS Blachly… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) family proteins are key regulators of gene
expression in cancer. Herein, we utilize BRD4 profiling to identify critical pathways involved …

G-quadruplexes in c-MYC promoter as targets for cancer therapy

B Bahls, IM Aljnadi, R Emídio, E Mendes, A Paulo - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a societal burden demanding innovative approaches. A major problem with the
conventional chemotherapeutic agents is their strong toxicity and other side effects due to …

[HTML][HTML] Nuclear functions of NME proteins

GS Puts, MK Leonard, NV Pamidimukkala… - Laboratory …, 2018 - Elsevier
The NME family of proteins is composed of 10 isoforms, designated NME1-10, which are
diverse in their enzymatic activities and patterns of subcellular localization. Each contains a …

Regulatory role of Non-canonical DNA Polymorphisms in human genome and their relevance in Cancer

N Pandya, SR Bhagwat, A Kumar - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2021 - Elsevier
DNA has the ability to form polymorphic structures like canonical duplex DNA and non-
canonical triplex DNA, Cruciform, Z-DNA, G-quadruplex (G4), i-motifs, and hairpin structures …

G-quadruplex virtual drug screening: A review

RC Monsen, JO Trent - Biochimie, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades biologists and bioinformaticians have unearthed substantial
evidence supporting a role for G-quadruplexes as important mediators of biological …

Development and Characterization of Benzoselenazole Derivatives as Potent and Selective c-MYC Transcription Inhibitors

TY Wu, XC Chen, GX Tang, W Shao, ZC Li… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing c-MYC transcription inhibitors that target the G-quadruplex has generated
significant interest; however, few compounds have demonstrated specificity for c-MYC G …

Natural alkaloids and heterocycles as G-quadruplex ligands and potential anticancer agents

T Che, YQ Wang, ZL Huang, JH Tan, ZS Huang… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
G-quadruplexes are four-stranded nucleic acid secondary structures that are formed in
guanine-rich sequences. G-quadruplexes are widely distributed in functional regions of the …