Surviving stress: modulation of ATF4-mediated stress responses in normal and malignant cells

IMN Wortel, LT van der Meer, MS Kilberg… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2017 - cell.com
Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a stress-induced transcription factor that is
frequently upregulated in cancer cells. ATF4 controls the expression of a wide range of …

The unfolded protein response in neurodegenerative diseases: a neuropathological perspective

W Scheper, JJM Hoozemans - Acta neuropathologica, 2015 - Springer
The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a stress response of the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) to a disturbance in protein folding. The so-called ER stress sensors PERK, IRE1 and …

Oxidative stress-modulating drugs have preferential anticancer effects-involving the regulation of apoptosis, DNA damage, endoplasmic reticulum stress, autophagy …

JY Tang, F Ou-Yang, MF Hou, HW Huang… - Seminars in cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
To achieve preferential effects against cancer cells but less damage to normal cells is one of
the main challenges of cancer research. In this review, we explore the roles and …

The unfolded protein response in immunogenic cell death and cancer immunotherapy

N Rufo, AD Garg, P Agostinis - Trends in cancer, 2017 - cell.com
The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a conserved pathway that is stimulated when
endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis is disturbed or lost. Accumulating evidence …

Ceapins are a new class of unfolded protein response inhibitors, selectively targeting the ATF6α branch

CM Gallagher, C Garri, EL Cain, KKH Ang, CG Wilson… - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
The membrane-bound transcription factor ATF6α plays a cytoprotective role in the unfolded
protein response (UPR), required for cells to survive ER stress. Activation of ATF6α …

Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the anticancer activity of natural compounds

P Limonta, RM Moretti, M Marzagalli, F Fontana… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer represents a serious global health problem, and its incidence and mortality are
rapidly growing worldwide. One of the main causes of the failure of an anticancer treatment …

A guide to assessing endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis and stress in mammalian systems

D Sicari, A Delaunay‐Moisan, L Combettes… - The FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a multifunctional organelle that constitutes the entry into
the secretory pathway. The ER contributes to the maintenance of cellular calcium …

The roles of sirtuin family proteins in cancer progression

E Zhao, J Hou, X Ke, MN Abbas, S Kausar, L Zhang… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sirtuin family members are characterized by either mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase or
deacylase activity and are linked to various cancer-related biological pathways as regulators …

Endoplasmic reticulum-mediated unfolded protein response and mitochondrial apoptosis in cancer

TA Bhat, AK Chaudhary, S Kumar, J O'Malley… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abrogation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein folding triggered by exogenous or
endogenous factors, stimulates a cellular stress response, termed ER stress. ER stress re …

Unfolded protein response in colorectal cancer

J Huang, H Pan, J Wang, T Wang, X Huo, Y Ma, Z Lu… - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a gastrointestinal malignancy originating from either the colon or
the rectum. A growing number of researches prove that the unfolded protein response (UPR) …