Paradoxical roles of caspase-3 in regulating cell survival, proliferation, and tumorigenesis

E Eskandari, CJ Eaves - Journal of Cell Biology, 2022 - rupress.org
Caspase-3 is a widely expressed member of a conserved family of proteins, generally
recognized for their activated proteolytic roles in the execution of apoptosis in cells …

Oxidative stress in human pathology and aging: molecular mechanisms and perspectives

YA Hajam, R Rani, SY Ganie, TA Sheikh, D Javaid… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) are generated through various endogenous
and exogenous processes; however, they are neutralized by enzymatic and non-enzymatic …

Copper induces cell death by targeting lipoylated TCA cycle proteins

P Tsvetkov, S Coy, B Petrova, M Dreishpoon, A Verma… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Copper is an essential cofactor for all organisms, and yet it becomes toxic if concentrations
exceed a threshold maintained by evolutionarily conserved homeostatic mechanisms. How …

The MTT assay: utility, limitations, pitfalls, and interpretation in bulk and single-cell analysis

M Ghasemi, T Turnbull, S Sebastian… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The MTT assay for cellular metabolic activity is almost ubiquitous to studies of cell toxicity;
however, it is commonly applied and interpreted erroneously. We investigated the …

Metal-based photosensitizers as inducers of regulated cell death mechanisms

Y Zhang, BT Doan, G Gasser - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the last few decades, various forms of regulated cell death (RCD) have been
discovered and were found to improve cancer treatment. Although there are several reviews …

Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

The cell biology of ferroptosis

SJ Dixon, JA Olzmann - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a non-apoptotic cell death mechanism characterized by iron-dependent
membrane lipid peroxidation. Here, we review what is known about the cellular mechanisms …

NLRP3 inflammasome activation and cell death

Y Huang, W Xu, R Zhou - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a cytosolic multiprotein complex composed of the innate
immune receptor protein NLRP3, adapter protein ASC, and inflammatory protease caspase …

GPX4 in cell death, autophagy, and disease

Y Xie, R Kang, DJ Klionsky, D Tang - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Selenoprotein GPX4 (glutathione peroxidase 4), originally known as PHGPX
(phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase), is the main oxidoreductase in the use …

The exosome journey: from biogenesis to uptake and intracellular signalling

S Gurung, D Perocheau, L Touramanidou… - Cell Communication and …, 2021 - Springer
The use of exosomes in clinical settings is progressively becoming a reality, as clinical trials
testing exosomes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications are generating remarkable …