The biological and therapeutic relevance of mRNA translation in cancer

SP Blagden, AE Willis - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2011 - nature.com
Protein synthesis is a tightly regulated process that enables post-transcriptional control of
gene expression. Dysregulation of this process is associated with the development and …

Wanted DEAD/H or alive: helicases winding up in cancers

W Cai, Z Xiong Chen, G Rane… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Cancer is one of the most studied areas of human biology over the past century. Despite
having attracted much attention, hype, and investments, the search to find a cure for cancer …

Hippuristanol-A potent steroid inhibitor of eukaryotic initiation factor 4A

R Cencic, J Pelletier - Translation, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Protein synthesis and its regulatory signaling pathways play essential roles in the initiation
and maintenance of the cancer phenotype. Insight obtained over the last 3 decades on the …

Targeting the eIF4A RNA helicase as an anti-neoplastic approach

J Chu, J Pelletier - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory …, 2015 - Elsevier
Protein synthesis is an essential cellular process that is highly responsive to extra-and
intracellular cues such as mitogens, growth signals, nutrient and energy status, and stress …

Strategies for spiroketal synthesis based on transition-metal catalysis

JA Palmes, A Aponick - Synthesis, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
The transition-metal-catalyzed synthesis of spiroketals is a rapidly growing area and these
methods have facilitated the use of new spiroketal synthons as latent spiroketal equivalents …

A Hg(ClO4)2·3H2O Catalyzed Sakurai–Hosomi Allylation of Isatins and Isatin Ketoimines Using Allyltrimethylsilane

ZY Cao, Y Zhang, CB Ji, J Zhou - Organic Letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
It is reported that Hg (ClO4) 2· 3H2O could efficiently activate the cheap but less reactive
allyltrimethylsilane for the allylation of isatins or isatin ketoimines, with catalyst loading down …

Emerging therapeutics targeting mRNA translation

A Malina, JR Mills, J Pelletier - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
A defining feature of many cancers is deregulated translational control. Typically, this occurs
at the level of recruitment of the 40S ribosomes to the 5′-cap of cellular messenger RNAs …

Total synthesis of Beshanzuenone D and its epimers and Abiespiroside A

BR Borade, R Dixit, R Kontham - Organic Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
A unified and protecting-group-free six-step total synthesis of bisabolane-type
sesquiterpenoid beshanzuenone D and its stereoisomers and abiespiroside A using S-(+) …

Lewis acid catalyzed cascade annulation of alkynols with α-ketoesters: a facile access to γ-spiroketal-γ-lactones

DA Kambale, SS Thorat, MS Pratapure… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel Lewis acid catalyzed intermolecular cascade annulation of alkynols with α-
ketoesters has been developed. This simple and efficient cascade annulation proceeds …

Inhibitors of eukaryotic translational machinery as therapeutic agents

A Fan, PP Sharp - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Inhibiting eukaryotic protein translation with small molecules is emerging as a powerful
therapeutic strategy. The advantage of targeting cellular translational machinery is that it is …