Targeting MCL-1 in cancer: current status and perspectives

H Wang, M Guo, H Wei, Y Chen - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Myeloid leukemia 1 (MCL-1) is an antiapoptotic protein of the BCL-2 family that
prevents apoptosis by binding to the pro-apoptotic BCL-2 proteins. Overexpression of MCL …

BCL-2 family isoforms in apoptosis and cancer

CFA Warren, MW Wong-Brown, NA Bowden - Cell death & disease, 2019 - nature.com
The BCl-2 family has long been identified for its role in apoptosis. Following the initial
discovery of BCL-2 in the context of B-cell lymphoma in the 1980s, a number of homologous …

Targeting multiple signaling pathways: the new approach to acute myeloid leukemia therapy

JL Carter, K Hege, J Yang, HA Kalpage, Y Su… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of acute leukemia in adults and the
second most common form of acute leukemia in children. Despite this, very little …

A novel MCL1 inhibitor combined with venetoclax rescues venetoclax-resistant acute myelogenous leukemia

HE Ramsey, MA Fischer, T Lee, AE Gorska, MP Arrate… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Suppression of apoptosis by expression of antiapoptotic BCL2 family members is a hallmark
of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML). Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein …

The TP53 apoptotic network is a primary mediator of resistance to BCL2 inhibition in AML cells

T Nechiporuk, SE Kurtz, O Nikolova, T Liu, CL Jones… - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
To study mechanisms underlying resistance to the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax in acute
myeloid leukemia (AML), we used a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen to identify gene …

MCL-1 inhibitors, fast-lane development of a new class of anti-cancer agents

A Bolomsky, M Vogler, MC Köse, CA Heckman… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Cell death escape is one of the most prominent features of tumor cells and closely linked to
the dysregulation of members of the Bcl-2 family of proteins. Among those, the anti-apoptotic …

Integrated analysis of patient samples identifies biomarkers for venetoclax efficacy and combination strategies in acute myeloid leukemia

H Zhang, Y Nakauchi, T Köhnke, M Stafford, D Bottomly… - Nature cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Deregulation of the BCL2 gene family plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute
myeloid leukemia (AML). A BCL2 inhibitor, venetoclax, has received approval from the US …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting MCL-1 in hematologic malignancies: Rationale and progress

AH Wei, AW Roberts, A Spencer, AS Rosenberg… - Blood reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 (MCL-1) is an antiapoptotic protein that plays a key role in
promoting cell survival in multiple myeloma (MM), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and non …

Pathways and mechanisms of venetoclax resistance

P Bose, V Gandhi, M Konopleva - Leukemia & lymphoma, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The approval of venetoclax, a 'BH3-mimetic'antagonist of the BCL-2 anti-apoptotic protein,
for chronic lymphocytic leukemia represents a major milestone in translational apoptosis …

5-Azacitidine induces NOXA to prime AML cells for venetoclax-mediated apoptosis

S Jin, D Cojocari, JJ Purkal, R Popovic, NN Talaty… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) frequently do not respond to
conventional therapies. Leukemic cell survival and treatment resistance have been …