Survivin at a glance

SP Wheatley, DC Altieri - Journal of cell science, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Survivin (also known as BIRC5) is an evolutionarily conserved eukaryotic protein that is
essential for cell division and can inhibit cell death. Normally it is only expressed in actively …

[HTML][HTML] Broad targeting of resistance to apoptosis in cancer

RM Mohammad, I Muqbil, L Lowe, C Yedjou… - Seminars in cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Apoptosis or programmed cell death is natural way of removing aged cells from the body.
Most of the anti-cancer therapies trigger apoptosis induction and related cell death networks …

Survivin small molecules inhibitors: recent advances and challenges

N Albadari, W Li - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Survivin, as a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) family, acts as a
suppressor of apoptosis and plays a central role in cell division. Survivin has been …

The RanGTP gradient–a GPS for the mitotic spindle

P Kalab, R Heald - Journal of cell science, 2008 - journals.biologists.com
The GTPase Ran has a key role in nuclear import and export, mitotic spindle assembly and
nuclear envelope formation. The cycling of Ran between its GTP-and GDP-bound forms is …

Nuclear and cytoplasmic survivin: molecular mechanism, prognostic, and therapeutic potential

RH Stauber, W Mann, SK Knauer - Cancer Research, 2007 - AACR
Survivin's proposed dual role as an apoptosis inhibitor and a mitotic effector positioned it in
the front line of cancer research. Notably, survivin is detected as a cytoplasmic and nuclear …

Ran GTPase: a key player in tumor progression and metastasis

Z Boudhraa, E Carmona, D Provencher… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ran (Ras-related nuclear protein) GTPase is a member of the Ras superfamily. Like all the
GTPases, Ran cycles between an active (GTP-bound) and inactive (GDP-bound) state …

Survivin–biology and potential as a therapeutic target in oncology

CHA Cheung, CC Huang, FY Tsai, JYC Lee… - OncoTargets and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Survivin is a member of the inhibitor-of-apoptosis proteins (IAPs) family; its overexpression
has been widely demonstrated to occur in various types of cancer. Overexpression of …

[HTML][HTML] The CRM1 nuclear export protein in normal development and disease

KT Nguyen, MP Holloway, RA Altura - International journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract CRM1 (Chromosomal Maintenance 1, also known as Exportin 1) is the major
mammalian export protein that facilitates the transport of large macromolecules including …

Treat cancers by targeting survivin: just a dream or future reality?

MS Coumar, FY Tsai, JR Kanwar, S Sarvagalla… - Cancer treatment …, 2013 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of survivin (BIRC5) as a cancer-related molecule by Grazia Ambrosini
and Dario C. Altieri at 1997, our knowledge related to the function of this molecule has been …

Inhibiting cancer cell hallmark features through nuclear export inhibition

Q Sun, X Chen, Q Zhou, E Burstein, S Yang… - Signal transduction and …, 2016 - nature.com
Treating cancer through inhibition of nuclear export is one of the best examples of basic
research translation into clinical application. Nuclear export factor chromosomal region …