[HTML][HTML] Microtubule-targeting agents and their impact on cancer treatment

V Čermák, V Dostál, M Jelínek, L Libusová… - European journal of cell …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) constitute a diverse group of chemical compounds that
bind to microtubules and affect their properties and function. Disruption of microtubules …

Role of Bcl-2 family proteins and caspases in the regulation of apoptosis

MS Ola, M Nawaz, H Ahsan - Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2011 - Springer
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, plays a pivotal role in the elimination of unwanted,
damaged, or infected cells in multicellular organisms and also in diverse biological …

Cytochrome c: functions beyond respiration

YLP Ow, DR Green, Z Hao, TW Mak - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2008 - nature.com
Cytochrome c is primarily known for its function in the mitochondria as a key participant in
the life-supporting function of ATP synthesis. However, when a cell receives an apoptotic …

[HTML][HTML] Caspases: a molecular switch node in the crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis

H Wu, X Che, Q Zheng, A Wu, K Pan… - … journal of biological …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autophagy and apoptosis are two important catabolic processes contributing to the
maintenance of cellular and tissue homeostasis. Autophagy controls the turnover of protein …

Caspase involvement in autophagy

P Tsapras, IP Nezis - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2017 - nature.com
Caspases are a family of cysteine proteases widely known as the principal mediators of the
apoptotic cell death response, but considerably less so as the contributors to the regulation …

The PIDDosome activates p53 in response to supernumerary centrosomes

LL Fava, F Schuler, V Sladky, MD Haschka… - Genes & …, 2017 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Centrosomes, the main microtubule-organizing centers in animal cells, are replicated
exactly once during the cell division cycle to form the poles of the mitotic spindle …

Hyperthermia: an effective strategy to induce apoptosis in cancer cells

K Ahmed, Y Tabuchi, T Kondo - Apoptosis, 2015 - Springer
Heat has been used as a medicinal and healing modality throughout human history. The
combination of hyperthermia (HT) with radiation and anticancer agents has been used …

Caspase-2 kills cells with extra centrosomes

D Rizzotto, V Vigorito, P Rieder, F Gallob… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Centrosomes are membrane-less organelles that orchestrate a wide array of biological
functions by acting as microtubule organizing centers. Here, we report that caspase-2 …

E‐cadherin transcriptional down‐regulation by epigenetic and microRNA‐200 family alterations is related to mesenchymal and drug‐resistant phenotypes in human …

VP Tryndyak, FA Beland… - International journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of early stage tumors into invasive malignancies with an aggressive
phenotype has been associated with the irreversible loss of E‐cadherin expression. The …

The role of caspase-2 in regulating cell fate

V Vigneswara, Z Ahmed - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Caspase-2 is the most evolutionarily conserved member of the mammalian caspase family
and has been implicated in both apoptotic and non-apoptotic signaling pathways, including …