Partners in crime: deregulation of AR activity and androgen synthesis in prostate cancer

KE Knudsen, TM Penning - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2010 - cell.com
Prostate cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death, as there are no durable means to
treat advanced disease. Treatment of non-organ-confined prostate cancer hinges on its …

Post-translational modifications of nuclear receptors and human disease

M Anbalagan, B Huderson, L Murphy… - Nuclear receptor …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Nuclear receptors (NR) impact a myriad of physiological processes including homeostasis,
reproduction, development, and metabolism. NRs are regulated by post-translational …

Sequencing of prostate cancers identifies new cancer genes, routes of progression and drug targets

DC Wedge, G Gundem, T Mitchell, DJ Woodcock… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Prostate cancer represents a substantial clinical challenge because it is difficult to predict
outcome and advanced disease is often fatal. We sequenced the whole genomes of 112 …

SENP proteases as potential targets for cancer therapy

P Tokarz, K Woźniak - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Post-translational modification—the biochemical addition of functional
groups or proteins—occurs following protein biosynthesis and contributes to an increase in …

Therapeutic potential of targeting the SUMO pathway in cancer

A Kukkula, VK Ojala, LM Mendez, L Sistonen… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) pathway regulates the hallmark
properties of cancer cells. Moreover, alterations in activity and in levels of SUMO machinery …

Molecular pathogenesis and progression of prostate cancer

R Schrecengost, KE Knudsen - Seminars in oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed noncutaneous malignancy and
second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in US males. Clinically, locally confined …

Posttranslational modification of the androgen receptor in prostate cancer

T Van der Steen, DJ Tindall, H Huang - International journal of molecular …, 2013 - mdpi.com
The androgen receptor (AR) is important in the development of the prostate by regulating
transcription, cellular proliferation, and apoptosis. AR undergoes posttranslational …

Post-translational modification of the androgen receptor

D Gioeli, BM Paschal - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2012 - Elsevier
Regulation of the androgen receptor (AR) by its cognate ligand is well established, but how
post-translational modification modulates AR activity is only emerging. The AR is subject to …

Triptolide inhibits the proliferation of prostate cancer cells and down-regulates SUMO-specific protease 1 expression

W Huang, T He, C Chai, Y Yang, Y Zheng, P Zhou… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Recently, traditional Chinese medicine and medicinal herbs have attracted more attentions
worldwide for its anti-tumor efficacy. Celastrol and Triptolide, two active components …

Human pathogens and the host cell SUMOylation system

P Wimmer, S Schreiner, T Dobner - Journal of virology, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Since posttranslational modification (PTM) by the small ubiquitin-related modifiers (SUMOs)
was discovered over a decade ago, a huge number of cellular proteins have been found to …