The proteasome as a target for cancer therapy

PM Voorhees, EC Dees, B O'Neil, RZ Orlowski - Clinical cancer research, 2003 - AACR
The proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex responsible for the degradation of
most intracellular proteins, including proteins crucial to cell cycle regulation and …

[HTML][HTML] Role and function of the 26S proteasome in proliferation and apoptosis

C Naujokat, S Hoffmann - Laboratory investigation, 2002 - Elsevier
The 26S proteasome constitutes the central proteolytic machinery of the highly conserved
ubiquitin/proteasome system, the cell's major tool for extralysosomal protein degradation …

Proteasome inhibitors disrupt the unfolded protein response in myeloma cells

AH Lee, NN Iwakoshi, KC Anderson… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Novel agents that target the proteasome, a proteolytic complex responsible for the
degradation of ubiquitinated proteins, have demonstrated remarkable therapeutic efficacy in …

Decreased levels of proteasome activity and proteasome expression in aging spinal cord

JN Keller, FF Huang, WR Markesbery - Neuroscience, 2000 - Elsevier
Neuron death and neuron degeneration occur in the CNS during the course of aging.
Although multiple cellular alterations transpire during the aging process, those that mediate …

Plant proteolytic enzymes: possible roles during programmed cell death

EP Beers, BJ Woffenden, C Zhao - Programmed cell death in higher plants, 2000 - Springer
Protelytic enzymes are known to be associated with developmentally programmed cell
death during organ senescence and tracheary element differentiation. Recent evidence also …

Proteasome inhibitor PS-341 causes cell growth arrest and apoptosis in human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)

D Yin, H Zhou, T Kumagai, G Liu, JM Ong, KL Black… - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
The proteasome plays a pivotal role in controlling cell proliferation, apoptosis, and
differentiation in a variety of normal and tumor cells. PS-341, a novel boronic acid dipeptide …

Role of proteasomes in cellular regulation

IM Konstantinova, AS Tsimokha… - International review of cell …, 2008 - Elsevier
The 26S proteasome is the key enzyme of the ubiquitin‐dependent pathway of protein
degradation. This energy‐dependent nanomachine is composed of a 20S catalytic core and …

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 protease inhibitor saquinavir inhibits proteasome function and causes apoptosis and radiosensitization in non-HIV …

F Pajonk, J Himmelsbach, K Riess, A Sommer… - Cancer research, 2002 - AACR
Cancer cells frequently show high constitutive activity of the antiapoptotic transcription factor
nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), which results in their enhanced survival. Activation of NF-κB …

Lack of oxidative phosphorylation and low mitochondrial membrane potential decrease susceptibility to apoptosis and do not modulate the protective effect of Bcl-xL in …

R Dey, CT Moraes - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000 - ASBMB
We explored the role of low mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and the lack of
oxidative phosphorylation in apoptosis by assessing the susceptibility of osteosarcoma cell …

Neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease and therapeutic opportunities

R Donev, M Kolev, B Millet… - Journal of Cellular and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction• Origin of the disease and mechanisms for neuronal death in AD–Inflammatory
reaction–Aβ‐induced neurotoxicity–Complement‐mediated neurodegeneration–Oxidative …