Telomerase and hallmarks of cancer: an intricate interplay governing cancer cell evolution

G Sethi - Cancer letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Transformed cells must acquire specific characteristics to be malignant. Weinberg and
Hanahan characterize these characteristics as cancer hallmarks. Though these features are …

Telomerase-targeted therapies in myeloid malignancies

JA Waksal, C Bruedigam, RS Komrokji… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Human telomeres are tandem arrays that are predominantly composed of 5′-TTAGGG-3′
nucleotide sequences at the terminal ends of chromosomes. These sequences serve 2 …

The neddylation inhibitor MLN4924 inhibits proliferation and triggers apoptosis of oral cancer cells but not for normal cells

YN Chen, YH Chan, JP Shiau… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Increased neddylation benefits the survival of several types of cancer cells. The inhibition of
neddylation has the potential to exert anticancer effects but is rarely assessed in oral cancer …

[HTML][HTML] SNP alleviates mitochondrial homeostasis dysregulation-mediated developmental toxicity in diabetic zebrafish larvae

Y Jiang, Y Cao, Y Li, L Bi, L Wang, Q Chen… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The incidence of diabetes is increasing annually, and the disease is uncurable due to its
complex pathogenesis. Therefore, understanding diabetes pathogenesis and developing …

2-AG-loaded and bone marrow-targeted PCL nanoparticles as nanoplatforms for hematopoietic cell line mobilization

S Köse, C Varan, S Önen, E Nemutlu… - Stem cell research & …, 2024 - Springer
Background The use of mobilizing agents for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation
is insufficient for an increasing number of patients. We previously reported lipid made …

A combination of telomerase inhibition and NK cell therapy increased breast cancer cell line apoptosis

Z Mazloumi, A Rafat, KD Asl, HN Charoudeh - Biochemical and Biophysical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast tumor with the highest breast
cancer stem cells (BCSCs) content and resistance to conventional treatment. Due to the …

Teloxantron inhibits the processivity of telomerase with preferential DNA damage on telomeres

N Maciejewska, M Olszewski, J Jurasz… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Telomerase reactivation is one of the hallmarks of cancer, which plays an important role in
cellular immortalization and the development and progression of the tumor. Chemical …

Targeting TKI-activated NFKB2-MIF/CXCLs-CXCR2 signaling pathways in FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia reduced blast viability

H Cao, V Tadros, B Hiramoto, K Leeper, C Hino, J Xiao… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Disease relapse is a common cause of treatment failure in FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3)
mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In this study, to identify therapeutic targets …

NK cell dysfunction is linked with disease severity in SARS‐CoV‐2 patients

K Dizaji Asl, Z Mazloumi, G Majidi… - Cell Biochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
SARS‐CoV‐2 first raised from Wuhan City, Hubei Province in November 2019. The
respiratory disorder, cough, weakness, fever are the main clinical symptoms of coronavirus …

Short-term TERT inhibition impairs cellular proliferation via a telomere length-independent mechanism and can be exploited as a potential anticancer approach

A Amin, M Morello, MR Petrara, B Rizzo, F Argenton… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Blocking telomerase to drive telomere erosion-dependent antiproliferative
effects in cancer cells appears impractical. However, the evidence of extra-telomeric …