The molecular basis of translation initiation and its regulation in eukaryotes

J Brito Querido, I Díaz-López… - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
The regulation of gene expression is fundamental for life. Whereas the role of transcriptional
regulation of gene expression has been studied for several decades, it has been clear over …

Targeting the translation machinery in cancer

M Bhat, N Robichaud, L Hulea, N Sonenberg… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
Dysregulation of mRNA translation is a frequent feature of neoplasia. Many oncogenes and
tumour suppressors affect the translation machinery, making aberrant translation a …

Exosomal miR-208b related with oxaliplatin resistance promotes Treg expansion in colorectal cancer

T Ning, J Li, Y He, H Zhang, X Wang, T Deng, R Liu… - Molecular Therapy, 2021 - cell.com
Oxaliplatin resistance is a challenge in the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are well known for their immunosuppressive roles, and targeting …

NF‐κB and the link between inflammation and cancer

JA DiDonato, F Mercurio, M Karin - Immunological reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The nuclear factor‐κB (NF‐κB) transcription factor family has been considered the central
mediator of the inflammatory process and a key participant in innate and adaptive immune …

MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) post-transcriptionally downregulates tumor suppressor Pdcd4 and stimulates invasion, intravasation and metastasis in colorectal cancer

IA Asangani, SAK Rasheed, DA Nikolova, JH Leupold… - Oncogene, 2008 - nature.com
Tumor-suppressor Pdcd4 inhibits transformation and invasion and is downregulated in
cancers. So far, it has not been studied as to whether miRNAs, suppressing target …

Modulation of K-Ras-dependent lung tumorigenesis by MicroRNA-21

ME Hatley, DM Patrick, MR Garcia, JA Richardson… - Cancer cell, 2010 - cell.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world, and non-small-cell
lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 80% of cases. MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) expression is …

miR‐21: a small multi‐faceted RNA

AM Krichevsky, G Gabriely - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
• miR‐21 expression in cancer and other diseases• Mechanisms of miR‐21 elevation in
cancer: multi‐level regulatory control• Transcriptional control• Post‐trancriptional regulation• …

Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) is an important functional target of the microRNA miR-21 in breast cancer cells

LB Frankel, NR Christoffersen, A Jacobsen… - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
MicroRNAs are emerging as important regulators of cancer-related processes. The miR-21
microRNA is overexpressed in a wide variety of cancers and has been causally linked to …

Deregulated proteolysis by the F-box proteins SKP2 and β-TrCP: tipping the scales of cancer

D Frescas, M Pagano - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2008 - nature.com
The maintenance and preservation of distinct phases during the cell cycle is a highly
complex and coordinated process. It is regulated by phosphorylation—through the activity of …

MicroRNA-21 promotes cell transformation by targeting the programmed cell death 4 gene

Z Lu, M Liu, V Stribinskis, CM Klinge, KS Ramos… - Oncogene, 2008 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that negatively control
expression of target genes in animals and plants. The microRNA-21 gene (mir-21) has been …