The multifaceted roles of copper in cancer: A trace metal element with dysregulated metabolism, but also a target or a bullet for therapy

P Lelièvre, L Sancey, JL Coll, A Deniaud, B Busser - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Copper is an essential element for human life. However, its redox activity
can be detrimental for the cell that developed highly coordinated pathways to chelate and …

In-cell structural biology by NMR: the benefits of the atomic scale

FX Theillet - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
In-cell structural biology aims at extracting structural information about proteins or nucleic
acids in their native, cellular environment. This emerging field holds great promise and is …

Restoration of the immunogenicity of tumor cells for enhanced cancer therapy via nanoparticle‐mediated copper chaperone inhibition

F Ding, F Li, D Tang, B Wang, J Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent progress in studying copper‐dependent targets and pathways in the context of tumor
treatment has provided new insights into therapeutic strategies of leveraging copper …

In-cell NMR: Why and how?

FX Theillet, E Luchinat - Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance …, 2022 - Elsevier
NMR spectroscopy has been applied to cells and tissues analysis since its beginnings, as
early as 1950. We have attempted to gather here in a didactic fashion the broad diversity of …

Interference between copper transport systems and platinum drugs

F Arnesano, G Natile - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cisplatin, or cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum (II) cis-[PtCl 2 (NH 3) 2], is a platinum-based
anticancer drug largely used for the treatment of various types of cancers, including …

Structural characterization of intrinsically disordered proteins by NMR spectroscopy

S Kosol, S Contreras-Martos, C Cedeño, P Tompa - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in NMR methodology and techniques allow the structural investigation of
biomolecules of increasing size with atomic resolution. NMR spectroscopy is especially well …

Coordination compounds in cancer: Past, present and perspectives

F Trudu, F Amato, P Vaňhara, T Pivetta… - Journal of applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
Metal-based coordination compounds have been used throughout the history of human
medicine to treat various diseases, including cancer. Since the discovery of cisplatin in …

Cisplatin binding to proteins: A structural perspective

L Messori, A Merlino - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The interactions of clinically established anticancer Pt-based drugs with proteins play crucial
roles in Pt cellular uptake and biodistribution, as well as in determining side effects and …

Interactions of anticancer Pt compounds with proteins: an overlooked topic in medicinal inorganic chemistry?

A Casini, J Reedijk - Chemical Science, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A critical discussion is presented about the possible role of Pt–protein interactions in the
mechanisms of action of platinum anticancer compounds. Although, since 40 years from its …

Copper chaperone antioxidant 1: multiple roles and a potential therapeutic target

D Yang, P Xiao, B Qiu, HF Yu, CB Teng - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Copper (Cu) was recently demonstrated to play a critical role in cellular physiological and
biochemical processes, including energy production and maintenance, antioxidation and …