Therapeutic potential of targeting the SUMO pathway in cancer

A Kukkula, VK Ojala, LM Mendez, L Sistonen… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) pathway regulates the hallmark
properties of cancer cells. Moreover, alterations in activity and in levels of SUMO machinery …

The emerging roles of KPNA2 in cancer

Y Han, X Wang - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Karyopherin α2 (KPNA2, also known as importinα-1), a member of the nuclear
transporter family, is involved in the nucleocytoplasmic transport pathway of a variety of …

SUMOylation of SYNJ2BP-COX16 promotes breast cancer progression through DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission

M Wang, R Wei, G Li, HL Bi, Z Jia, M Zhang, M Pang… - Cancer Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Treatments targeting oncogenic fusion proteins are notable examples of successful drug
development. Abnormal splicing of genes resulting in fusion proteins is a critical driver of …

Flaviviral NS4b, chameleon and jack‐in‐the‐box roles in viral replication and pathogenesis, and a molecular target for antiviral intervention

J Zmurko, J Neyts, K Dallmeier - Reviews in medical virology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Dengue virus and other flaviviruses such as the yellow fever, West Nile, and Japanese
encephalitis viruses are emerging vector‐borne human pathogens that affect annually more …

Wanted DEAD/H or alive: helicases winding up in cancers

W Cai, Z Xiong Chen, G Rane… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Cancer is one of the most studied areas of human biology over the past century. Despite
having attracted much attention, hype, and investments, the search to find a cure for cancer …

Clinical and biological significance of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression in breast cancer

R Abduljabbar, OH Negm, CF Lai, DA Jerjees… - Breast cancer research …, 2015 - Springer
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of
transcription factors, which exerts anti-proliferative and anti-apoptotic activities. The GR is …

Molecular mechanisms underlying lymphovascular invasion in invasive breast cancer

MA Aleskandarany, SN Sonbul, A Mukherjee… - Pathobiology, 2015 - karger.com
Lymphovascular invasion (LVI), the presence of malignant cells within lymphovascular
channels, is a crucial step in the invasion-metastasis cascade. LVI, when identified …

KPNA2 is a nuclear export protein that contributes to aberrant localisation of key proteins and poor prognosis of breast cancer

AT Alshareeda, OH Negm, AR Green, CC Nolan… - British journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Background: It is recognised that modulations of the nuclear import of macromolecules have
a role in changing cellular phenotypes and carcinogenesis. We and others have noticed that …

[HTML][HTML] Increased small ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme SAE1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing mTOR SUMOylation

Y Chen, W Peng, Q Tao, S Li, Z Wu, Y Zhou, Q Xu… - Laboratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
SUMOylation, one of the most important posttranslational modifications of proteins, plays an
essential role in various biological processes; however, enzymes that control SUMOylation …

Roles of ubiquitination and SUMOylation on prostate cancer: mechanisms and clinical implications

Z Chen, W Lu - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
The initiation and progression of human prostate cancer are highly associated with aberrant
dysregulations of tumor suppressors and proto-oncogenes. Despite that deletions and …