Indole: A privileged scaffold for the design of anti-cancer agents

Y Wan, Y Li, C Yan, M Yan, Z Tang - European journal of medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
In general, heterocyclic compounds are a significant source of pharmacologically active
compounds. Among them, the indole scaffold widely distributes in natural products and …

CaM kinase: still inspiring at 40

KU Bayer, H Schulman - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Summary The Ca 2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) was touted as
a memory molecule, even before its involvement in long-term potentiation (LTP) was shown …

Indole in the target-based design of anticancer agents: A versatile scaffold with diverse mechanisms

S Dadashpour, S Emami - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The indole scaffold is one of the most widespread heterocycles in the naturally occurring
and synthetic bioactive compounds including anticancer agents. Due to its biodiversity and …

The potential role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of salivary gland cancer–A Focus on signaling pathways interplay

AI Abulsoud, SS Elshaer, AA El-Husseiny… - … -Research and Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Salivary gland cancer (SGC) is immensely heterogeneous, both in terms of its physical
manifestation and its aggressiveness. Developing a novel diagnostic and prognostic …

4E-BP1, a multifactor regulated multifunctional protein

X Qin, B Jiang, Y Zhang - Cell cycle, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E)-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1) is a member of
a family of translation repressor proteins, and a well-known substrate of mechanistic target of …

Bioactive Benzofuran derivatives: A review

H Khanam - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
In nature's collection of biologically active heterocycles, benzofuran derivatives constitute a
major group. The broad spectrum of pharmacological activity in individual benzofurans …

Strategies of targeting CK2 in drug discovery: challenges, opportunities, and emerging prospects

Y Chen, Y Wang, J Wang, Z Zhou, S Cao… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
CK2 (casein kinase 2) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that is ubiquitous in eukaryotic
cells and plays important roles in a variety of cellular functions, including cell growth …

PIM1 kinase regulates cell death, tumor growth and chemotherapy response in triple-negative breast cancer

F Brasó-Maristany, S Filosto, S Catchpole, R Marlow… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) have poor prognosis and lack targeted therapies.
Here we identified increased copy number and expression of the PIM1 proto-oncogene in …

USP7 small-molecule inhibitors interfere with ubiquitin binding

L Kategaya, P Di Lello, L Rougé, R Pastor, KR Clark… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The ubiquitin system regulates essential cellular processes in eukaryotes. Ubiquitin is
ligated to substrate proteins as monomers or chains and the topology of ubiquitin …

mTOR signaling in protein translation regulation: implications in cancer genesis and therapeutic interventions

M Showkat, MA Beigh, KI Andrabi - Molecular biology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
mTOR is a central nutrient sensor that signals a cell to grow and proliferate. Through distinct
protein complexes it regulates different levels of available cellular energy substrates …