Emerging roles for UDP-glucuronosyltransferases in drug resistance and cancer progression

EP Allain, M Rouleau, E Lévesque… - British journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
The best-known role of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzymes (UGTs) in cancer is the
metabolic inactivation of drug therapies. By conjugating glucuronic acid to lipophilic drugs …

The Expression Profiles and Deregulation of UDP-Glycosyltransferase (UGT) Genes in Human Cancers and Their Association with Clinical Outcomes

DG Hu, S Marri, PI Mackenzie, JA Hulin, RA McKinnon… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The human UDP-glycosyltransferase (UGT) superfamily plays a critical
role in the metabolism of numerous endogenous and exogenous small lipophilic …

UGT2B28 accelerates prostate cancer progression through stabilization of the endocytic adaptor protein HIP1 regulating AR and EGFR pathways

L Lacombe, H Hovington, H Brisson, S Mehdi… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
The androgen inactivating UGT2B28 pathway emerges as a predictor of progression in
prostate cancer (PCa). However, the clinical significance of UGT2B28 tumoral expression …

The glycosyltransferase pathway: an integrated analysis of the cell metabolome

Y Audet-Delage, M Rouleau, L Villeneuve… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nucleotide sugar-dependent glycosyltransferases (UGTs) are critical to the homeostasis of
endogenous metabolites and the detoxification of xenobiotics. Their impact on the cell …

Dysregulation of transcripts SMAD4-209 and SMAD4-213 and their respective promoters in colon cancer cell lines

T Babic, M Ugrin, S Jeremic, M Kojic, J Dinic… - Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The pervasive role of alternative promoters in context-specific isoform
expression and the importance of promoter choice over its level of transcriptional activity …

Extensive metabolic consequences of human glycosyltransferase gene knockouts in prostate cancer

M Rouleau, F Nguyen Van Long, V Turcotte… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Naturally occurring germline gene deletions (KO) represent a unique setting to
interrogate gene functions. Complete deletions and differential expression of the human …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive signature analysis of drug metabolism differences in the White, Black and Asian prostate cancer patients

Y Liu, JW Zhou, CD Liu, JK Yang, DY Liao… - Aging (Albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The drug response sensitivity and related prognosis of prostate cancer varied from races,
while the original mechanism remains rarely understood. In this study, the comprehensive …

Regulation of phase I and phase II neurosteroid enzymes in the hippocampus of an Alzheimer's disease rat model: A focus on sulphotransferases and UDP …

MW Chik, NAMN Hazalin, GKS Singh - Steroids, 2022 - Elsevier
Neurosteroids have been associated with neurodegenerative diseases because they are
involved in the modulation of neurotransmitter, neurotropic and neuroprotective actions …

Non-canonical transcriptional regulation of the poor prognostic factor UGT2B17 in chronic lymphocytic leukemic and normal B cells

M Rouleau, L Villeneuve, EP Allain, J McCabe-Leroux… - BMC cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background High expression of the glycosyltransferase UGT2B17 represents an
independent adverse prognostic marker in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). It also …

Bridging Health Disparities: a Genomics and Transcriptomics Analysis by Race in Prostate Cancer

KY Lee, EL Beatson, SM Steinberg, CH Chau… - Journal of racial and …, 2024 - Springer
As the era of cancer genomics expands, disproportionate rates of prostate cancer incidence
and mortality by race have demonstrated increasing relevance in clinical settings. While …