Transcription factor YY1: structure, function, and therapeutic implications in cancer biology

S Gordon, G Akopyan, H Garban, B Bonavida - Oncogene, 2006 - nature.com
The ubiquitous transcription factor Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is known to have a fundamental role in
normal biologic processes such as embryogenesis, differentiation, replication, and cellular …

Cruciform structures are a common DNA feature important for regulating biological processes

V Brázda, RC Laister, EB Jagelská… - BMC molecular biology, 2011 - Springer
DNA cruciforms play an important role in the regulation of natural processes involving DNA.
These structures are formed by inverted repeats, and their stability is enhanced by DNA …

Targeting histone modifications—epigenetics in cancer

T Waldmann, R Schneider - Current opinion in cell biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the most common human diseases. It is long known that mutations in key
regulator genes are hallmarks of all cancer types. Apart from these classical genetic …

FBXW7 influences murine intestinal homeostasis and cancer, targeting Notch, Jun, and DEK for degradation

R Babaei-Jadidi, N Li, A Saadeddin… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - rupress.org
The Fbxw7 (F-box/WD repeat–containing protein 7; also called CDC4, Sel10, Ago, and
Fbw7) component of the SCF (Skp1/Cullin/F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex acts …

In silico investigations identified Butyl Xanalterate to competently target CK2α (CSNK2A1) for therapy of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

SA Alsagaby, D Iqbal, I Ahmad, H Patel, SA Mir… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is an incurable malignancy of B-cells. In this study,
bioinformatics analyses were conducted to identify possible pathogenic roles of CK2α …

Nuclear pore proteins and cancer

S Xu, MA Powers - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of macromolecules, a highly specific and tightly regulated
process, occurs exclusively through the nuclear pore complex. This immense structure is …

Melanoma proliferation and chemoresistance controlled by the DEK oncogene

MS Khodadoust, M Verhaegen, F Kappes… - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Gain of chromosome 6p is a consistent feature of advanced melanomas. However, the
identity of putative oncogene (s) associated with this amplification has remained elusive …

Apoptosis inhibition by the human DEK oncoprotein involves interference with p53 functions

TM Wise-Draper, HV Allen, EE Jones… - … and cellular biology, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
The DEK proto-oncogene has been associated with human carcinogenesis—either as a
fusion with the CAN nucleoporin protein or when transcriptionally upregulated. Mechanisms …

DEK-targeting DNA aptamers as therapeutics for inflammatory arthritis

N Mor-Vaknin, A Saha, M Legendre… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Novel therapeutics are required for improving the management of chronic inflammatory
diseases. Aptamers are single-stranded RNA or DNA molecules that have recently shown …

Gains and overexpression identify DEK and E2F3 as targets of chromosome 6p gains in retinoblastoma

C Grasemann, S Gratias, H Stephan, A Schüler… - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
The paediatric eye tumour retinoblastoma is initiated by inactivation of RB1, a tumour
suppressor on chromosome 13q. In addition to RB1 loss, many retinoblastomas show other …