The development of small-molecule inhibitors targeting hexokinase 2

W Shan, Y Zhou, KY Tam - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
As one of the well-known hallmarks of cancer malignancy, most proliferating cancer cells
exhibit enhanced rates of glycolysis. Hexokinase 2 (HK2) is the rate-limiting enzyme …

GLUT and HK: two primary and essential key players in Tumor glycolysis

D Yadav, A Yadav, S Bhattacharya, A Dagar… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer cells reprogram their metabolism to become" glycolysis-dominant," which enables
them to meet their energy and macromolecule needs and enhancing their rate of survival …

METTL3-mediated chromatin contacts promote stress granule phase separation through metabolic reprogramming during senescence

C Wang, H Tanizawa, C Hill, A Havas, Q Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
METTL3 is the catalytic subunit of the methyltransferase complex, which mediates m6A
modification to regulate gene expression. In addition, METTL3 regulates transcription in an …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptotanshinone suppresses ovarian cancer via simultaneous inhibition of glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation

T Wang, M Zhang, M Khan, J Li, X Wu, T Ma… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal cancers in female reproductive system due to
heterogeneity and lack of effective treatment. Targeting aerobic glycolysis, a predominant …

Key allosteric and active site residues of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro are promising drug targets

K Al Adem, JC Ferreira, S Fadl, M Mustafa… - Biochemical …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
The main protease of SARS-CoV-2, 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro), is a prominent
target for antiviral development due to its essential role in the viral life cycle. Research has …

[HTML][HTML] Dimethyl sulfoxide reduces the stability but enhances catalytic activity of the main SARS‐CoV‐2 protease 3CLpro

JC Ferreira, S Fadl, M Ilter, H Pekel, R Rezgui… - The FASEB …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is responsible for
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), one of the most challenging global pandemics of the …

The role and potential mechanism of O-Glycosylation in gastrointestinal tumors

F Zhou, J Ma, Y Zhu, T Wang, Y Yang, Y Sun… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycosylation is a critical post-translational modification (PTM) that affects the function of
proteins and regulates cell signaling, thereby regulating various biological processes …

The Promoting Role of HK II in Tumor Development and the Research Progress of Its Inhibitors

B Liu, Y Lu, A Taledaohan, S Qiao, Q Li, Y Wang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Increased glycolysis is a key characteristic of malignant cells that contributes to their high
proliferation rates and ability to develop drug resistance. The glycolysis rate-limiting enzyme …

Molecular mechanisms governing Hexokinase 2 nuclear shuttling and resistance to 2-deoxyglucose

MA Lesko - 2024 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
Hexokinases represent the gateway enzyme of glucose metabolism by regulating cellular
glucose uptake and glycolytic rate. Interestingly, some mammalian hexokinase isoforms …

CAFs regulate HK2 through SKP2 driving NSCLC glycolysis to affect almonertinib resistance

L Fan, Y Yao, G Wei, W Zhou, M Sun, C Zhu - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Purpose Almonertinib, a third-generation EGFR-TKI, is becoming widely used in the clinic. In
recent years, glycolysis and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have emerged as hotspots …