[HTML][HTML] Understanding apoptosis and apoptotic pathways targeted cancer therapeutics

R Jan - Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Various physiological processes involve appropriate tissue developmental process and
homeostasis-the pathogenesis of several diseases connected with deregulatory apoptosis …

BCL-2 family proteins: changing partners in the dance towards death

J Kale, EJ Osterlund, DW Andrews - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2018 - nature.com
The BCL-2 family of proteins controls cell death primarily by direct binding interactions that
regulate mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) leading to the irreversible …

Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

L Galluzzi, I Vitale, SA Aaronson, JM Abrams… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Over the past decade, the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death (NCCD) has formulated
guidelines for the definition and interpretation of cell death from morphological, biochemical …

Control of apoptosis by the BCL-2 protein family: implications for physiology and therapy

PE Czabotar, G Lessene, A Strasser… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
The BCL-2 protein family determines the commitment of cells to apoptosis, an ancient cell
suicide programme that is essential for development, tissue homeostasis and immunity. Too …

Why do BCL-2 inhibitors work and where should we use them in the clinic?

J Montero, A Letai - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2018 - nature.com
Intrinsic apoptosis is controlled by the BCL-2 family of proteins but the complexity of intra-
family interactions makes it challenging to predict cell fate via standard molecular biology …

The BCL2 family: key mediators of the apoptotic response to targeted anticancer therapeutics

AN Hata, JA Engelman, AC Faber - Cancer discovery, 2015 - AACR
The ability of cancer cells to suppress apoptosis is critical for carcinogenesis. The BCL2
family proteins comprise the sentinel network that regulates the mitochondrial or intrinsic …

A cerium vanadate nanozyme with specific superoxide dismutase activity regulates mitochondrial function and ATP synthesis in neuronal cells

N Singh, SK NaveenKumar… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles that functionally mimic the activity of metal‐containing enzymes (metallo‐
nanozymes) are of therapeutic importance for treating various diseases. However, it is still …

Mitochondria in apoptosis: Bcl-2 family members and mitochondrial dynamics

JC Martinou, RJ Youle - Developmental cell, 2011 - cell.com
Mitochondria participate in apoptosis through a range of mechanisms that vary between
vertebrates and invertebrates. In vertebrates, they release intermembrane space proteins …

Bax crystal structures reveal how BH3 domains activate Bax and nucleate its oligomerization to induce apoptosis

PE Czabotar, D Westphal, G Dewson, S Ma… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
In stressed cells, apoptosis ensues when Bcl-2 family members Bax or Bak oligomerize and
permeabilize the mitochondrial outer membrane. Certain BH3-only relatives can directly …

Building blocks of the apoptotic pore: how Bax and Bak are activated and oligomerize during apoptosis

D Westphal, RM Kluck, G Dewson - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2014 - nature.com
The central role of the Bcl-2 family in regulating apoptotic cell death was first identified in the
1980s. Since then, significant in-roads have been made in identifying the multiple members …