[HTML][HTML] Metabolism and function of polyamines in cancer progression

IN Sari, T Setiawan, KS Kim, YT Wijaya, KW Cho… - Cancer Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyamines are essential for the proliferation, differentiation, and development of
eukaryotes. They include spermine, spermidine, and the diamine precursor putrescine, and …

Polyamines: their significance for maintaining health and contributing to diseases

M Xuan, X Gu, J Li, D Huang, C Xue, Y He - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Polyamines are essential for the growth and proliferation of mammalian cells and are
intimately involved in biological mechanisms such as DNA replication, RNA transcription …

Lantern-shaped flexible RNA origami for Smad4 mRNA delivery and growth suppression of colorectal cancer

M Hu, C Feng, Q Yuan, C Liu, B Ge, F Sun… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract mRNA delivery has shown high application value in the treatment of various
diseases, but its effective delivery is still a major challenge at present. Herein, we propose a …

Role of eIF5A in mitochondrial function

M Barba-Aliaga, P Alepuz - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) is an evolutionarily conserved protein
that binds ribosomes to facilitate the translation of peptide motifs with consecutive prolines or …

AMD1 promotes breast cancer aggressiveness via a spermidine-eIF5A hypusination-TCF4 axis

R Liao, X Chen, Q Cao, L Bai, C Ma, Z Dai… - Breast Cancer …, 2024 - Springer
Background Basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast
cancer due to its aggressive characteristics and lack of effective therapeutics. However, the …

Induction of ferroptosis in glioblastoma and ovarian cancers by a new pyrrole tubulin assembly inhibitor

M Puxeddu, J Wu, R Bai, M D'Ambrosio… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We synthesized new aroyl diheterocyclic pyrrole (ARDHEP) 15 that exhibited the hallmarks
of ferroptosis. Compound 15 strongly inhibited U-87 MG, OVCAR-3, and MCF-7 cancer cells …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant protein synthesis and cancer development: The role of canonical eukaryotic initiation, elongation and termination factors in tumorigenesis

A Rubio, GD Garland, A Sfakianos, RF Harvey… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
In tumourigenesis, oncogenes or dysregulated tumour suppressor genes alter the canonical
translation machinery leading to a reprogramming of the translatome that, in turn, promotes …

[HTML][HTML] Combined inhibition of polyamine metabolism and eIF5A hypusination suppresses colorectal cancer growth through a converging effect on MYC translation

S Coni, R Bordone, DM Ivy, ZN Yurtsever, L Di Magno… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
A key mechanism driving colorectal cancer (CRC) development is the upregulation of MYC
and its targets, including ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), a master regulator of polyamine …

Significant position of C-myc in colorectal cancer: a promising therapeutic target

L Tan, D Peng, Y Cheng - Clinical and Translational Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignant tumor initiating from the mucosa of the colorectum.
According to the 2020 statistics from the World Health Organization, there are 10.0% CRC …

Polyamine and EIF5A hypusination downstream of c-Myc confers targeted therapy resistance in BRAF mutant melanoma

BS Park, H Jeon, Y Kim, H Kwon, GE Choi, SG Chi… - Molecular cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background BRAF inhibitors are widely employed in the treatment of melanoma with the
BRAF V600E mutation. However, the development of resistance compromises their …