Taxanes in cancer treatment: Activity, chemoresistance and its overcoming

L Mosca, A Ilari, F Fazi, YG Assaraf, G Colotti - Drug Resistance Updates, 2021 - Elsevier
Since 1984, when paclitaxel was approved by the FDA for the treatment of advanced
ovarian carcinoma, taxanes have been widely used as microtubule-targeting antitumor …

Microtubules and resistance to tubulin-binding agents

M Kavallaris - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2010 - nature.com
Microtubules are dynamic structures composed of α–β-tubulin heterodimers that are
essential in cell division and are important targets for cancer drugs. Mutations in β-tubulin …

The hematopoietic factor G-CSF is a neuronal ligand that counteracts programmed cell death and drives neurogenesis

A Schneider, C Krüger, T Steigleder… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Am Soc Clin Investig
G-CSF is a potent hematopoietic factor that enhances survival and drives differentiation of
myeloid lineage cells, resulting in the generation of neutrophilic granulocytes. Here, we …

The establishment of neuronal properties is controlled by Sox4 and Sox11

M Bergsland, M Werme, M Malewicz… - Genes & …, 2006 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The progression of neurogenesis relies on proneural basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH)
transcription factors. These factors operate in undifferentiated neural stem cells and induce …

Class III β‐tubulin in human development and cancer

CD Katsetos, MM Herman… - Cell motility and the …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The differential cellular expression of class III β‐tubulin isotype (βIII) is reviewed in the
context of human embryological development and neoplasia. As compared to somatic …

Is class III β-tubulin a predictive factor in patients receiving tubulin-binding agents?

P Sève, C Dumontet - The lancet oncology, 2008 - thelancet.com
On the basis of preclinical studies that show overexpression of class III β-tubulin is
associated with resistance to tubulin-binding agents, several investigators have addressed …

Class III β-tubulin isotype: a key cytoskeletal protein at the crossroads of developmental neurobiology and tumor neuropathology

CD Katsetos, A Legido, E Perentes… - Journal of child …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
The expression of the cytoskeletal protein class III β-tubulin isotype is reviewed in the
context of human central nervous system development and neoplasia. Compared to …

βIII-tubulin gene regulation in health and disease

AMP Duly, FCL Kao, WS Teo… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microtubule proteins form a dynamic component of the cytoskeleton, and play key roles in
cellular processes, such as vesicular transport, cell motility and mitosis. Expression of …

Phenotypic and functional characterization of adult brain neuropoiesis

B Scheffler, NM Walton, DD Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
The modern concept of neurogenesis in the adult brain is predicated on the premise that
multipotent glial cells give rise to new neurons throughout life. Although extensive evidence …

Quantitative and qualitative changes in gene expression patterns characterize the activity of plaques in multiple sclerosis

L Tajouri, AS Mellick, KJ Ashton, AEG Tannenberg… - Molecular brain …, 2003 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex autoimmune disorder of the CNS with both genetic and
environmental contributing factors. Clinical symptoms are broadly characterized by initial …