Lipid metabolic reprogramming: Role in melanoma progression and therapeutic perspectives

L Pellerin, L Carrié, C Dufau, L Nieto, B Ségui… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Melanoma is a devastating skin cancer characterized by an impressive
metabolic plasticity. Melanoma cells are able to adapt to the tumor microenvironment by …

Linking late endosomal cholesterol with cancer progression and anticancer drug resistance

MKL Nguyen, J Jose, M Wahba… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells undergo drastic metabolic adaptions to cover increased bioenergetic needs,
contributing to resistance to therapies. This includes a higher demand for cholesterol, which …

The lysosomotropic activity of hydrophobic weak base drugs is mediated via their intercalation into the lysosomal membrane

M Stark, TFD Silva, G Levin, M Machuqueiro… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lipophilic weak base therapeutic agents, termed lysosomotropic drugs (LDs), undergo
marked sequestration and concentration within lysosomes, hence altering lysosomal …

Cholesterol metabolism in drug‑resistant cancer

A Yan, Z Jia, C Qiao, M Wang… - … Journal of Oncology, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Cancer represents a severe challenge to healthcare systems and individuals worldwide.
The development of multiple drug resistance is a major issue regarding cancer therapy …

Assessing human B cell repertoire diversity and convergence

K Imkeller, H Wardemann - Immunological reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A hallmark of the adaptive immune system is the specificity of B cell and T cell responses.
Mechanistically, this feature relies on the fact that the two genes that encode B cell and T cell …

Potential application of leelamine as a novel regulator of chemokine-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cells

YY Jung, JY Um, G Sethi, KS Ahn - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
CXCR7 and CXCR4 are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that can be stimulated by
CXCL12 in various human cancers. CXCR7/4–CXCL12 binding can initiate activation of …

Targeting WEE1/AKT Restores p53-dependent natural killer–cell activation to induce immune checkpoint blockade responses in “cold” melanoma

SS Dinavahi, YC Chen, K Punnath, A Berg… - Cancer immunology …, 2022 - AACR
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment. Unfortunately, most tumor types do not
respond to immunotherapy due to a lack of immune infiltration or “cold” tumor …

Iterative One-Carbon Homologation of Unmodified Carboxylic Acids

E Wheatley, H Melnychenko, M Silvi - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The one-carbon homologation of carboxylic acids is a valuable route to construct families of
homologues, which play fundamental roles in chemistry and biology. However, known …

Leelamine modulates STAT5 pathway causing both autophagy and apoptosis in chronic myelogenous leukemia cells

YY Jung, JY Um, A Chinnathambi, C Govindasamy… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Autophagy is a cellular mechanism that is essential for removing misfolded
proteins and damaged organelles. Moreover, the aberrant activation of signal transducer …

Cytotoxicity and chemotherapeutic potential of natural rosin abietane diterpenoids and their synthetic derivatives

C Faustino, Í Neto, P Fonte… - Current Pharmaceutical …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chemotherapeutic agents
currently used in cancer treatment are associated with severe side effects and development …