The PERK pathway: beneficial or detrimental for neurodegenerative diseases and tumor growth and cancer

G Talukdar, HT Orr, Z Lei - Human molecular genetics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Protein kinase R (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum (ER) kinase (PERK) is one of the three
major sensors in the unfolded protein response (UPR). The UPR is involved in the …

[HTML][HTML] Classification related to immunogenic cell death predicts prognosis, immune microenvironment characteristics, and response to immunotherapy in lower …

Y Kuang, B Jiang, H Zhu, Y Zhou, H Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Immunogenic cell death (ICD) is a form of cell death that elicits immune
responses against the antigens found in dead or dying tumor cells. Growing evidence …

The unfolded protein response machinery in glioblastoma genesis, chemoresistance and as a druggable target

LZ Simbilyabo, L Yang, J Wen… - CNS Neuroscience & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The role of the unfolded protein response (UPR) has been progressively
unveiled over the last decade and several studies have investigated its implication in …

The unfolded protein response sensor PERK mediates mechanical stress‐induced maturation of focal adhesion complexes in glioblastoma cells

M Khoonkari, D Liang, M Kamperman, P van Rijn… - FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Stiffening of the brain extracellular matrix (ECM) in glioblastoma promotes tumor
progression. Previously, we discovered that protein kinase R (PKR)‐like endoplasmic …

Protective Activities of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Antagonists against Toxin-Induced Endothelial Injury

S Fakir, N Barabutis - Endocrines, 2024 - mdpi.com
GHRH regulates the secretion of GH from the anterior pituitary gland, previously associated
with cancer progression and inflammation. An emerging body of evidence suggests that …

Sil1-deficient fibroblasts generate an aberrant extracellular matrix leading to tendon disorganisation in Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome

L Amodei, AG Ruggieri, F Potenza, M Viele… - Journal of Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (MSS) is an autosomal recessive
neuromuscular disorder that arises in early childhood and is characterized by congenital …

Differential Signaling Pathways in Medulloblastoma: Nano-biomedicine Targeting Non-coding Epigenetics to Improve Current and Future Therapeutics

D Sokolov, N Sharda, A Banerjee… - Current …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Medulloblastomas (MDB) are malignant, aggressive brain tumors that primarily
affect children. The survival rate for children under 14 is approximately 72%, while for ages …

Unraveling the Role of PERK in Glioblastoma: Implications for Therapy

D Liang - 2024 - research.rug.nl
Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common and aggressive form of primary malignant tumors in
the central nervous system. The prognosis of GB patients is generally poor, on average …

Physics of cancer: mechanotransduction in the adaptive response of glioblastoma cells to matrix stiffness

M Khoonkari - 2022 - research.rug.nl
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor, with no specific early
symptoms or apparent cause, for which there is currently no effective prevention or …