The transcription factor BACH1 at the crossroads of cancer biology: from epithelial–mesenchymal transition to ferroptosis

K Igarashi, H Nishizawa, Y Saiki… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
The progression of cancer involves not only the gradual evolution of cells by mutations in
DNA but also alterations in the gene expression induced by those mutations and input from …

Curcumin in the treatment of urological cancers: Therapeutic targets, challenges and prospects

M Hashemi, S Mirzaei, M Barati, ES Hejazi… - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Urological cancers include bladder, prostate and renal cancers that can cause death in
males and females. Patients with urological cancers are mainly diagnosed at an advanced …

Single-nucleosome imaging unveils that condensins and nucleosome–nucleosome interactions differentially constrain chromatin to organize mitotic chromosomes

K Hibino, Y Sakai, S Tamura, M Takagi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
For accurate mitotic cell division, replicated chromatin must be assembled into
chromosomes and faithfully segregated into daughter cells. While protein factors like …

Aurora B tension sensing mechanisms in the kinetochore ensure accurate chromosome segregation

SL McVey, JK Cosby, NJ Nannas - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The accurate segregation of chromosomes is essential for the survival of organisms and
cells. Mistakes can lead to aneuploidy, tumorigenesis and congenital birth defects. The …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of AurkA/TPX2 overexpression to chromosomal imbalances and Cancer

F Polverino, A Mastrangelo, G Guarguaglini - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
The AurkA serine/threonine kinase is a key regulator of cell division controlling mitotic entry,
centrosome maturation, and chromosome segregation. The microtubule-associated protein …

Polar chromosomes—challenges of a risky path

K Vukušić, IM Tolić - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The process of chromosome congression and alignment is at the core of mitotic fidelity. In
this review, we discuss distinct spatial routes that the chromosomes take to align during …

Microtubule poleward flux as a target for modifying chromosome segregation errors

P Risteski, J Martinčić, M Jagrić, E Tintor… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Cancer cells often display errors in chromosome segregation, some of which result from
improper chromosome alignment at the spindle midplane. Chromosome alignment is …

Upregulation of nuclear division cycle 80 contributes to therapeutic resistance via the promotion of autophagy-related protein-7-dependent autophagy in lung cancer

X Chen, Q He, S Zeng, Z Xu - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of malignant mortality worldwide. Hence, the
discovery of novel targets that can improve therapeutic effects in lung cancer patients is an …

Unraveling pathologies underlying chromosomal instability in cancers

M Jo, Y Kusano, T Hirota - Cancer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aneuploidy is a widespread feature of malignant tumors that arises through persistent
chromosome mis‐segregation in mitosis associated with a pathological condition called …

MKLP2 functions in early mitosis to ensure proper chromosome congression

MS Schrock, L Scarberry, BR Stromberg… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Mitotic kinesin-like protein 2 (MKLP2; also known as KIF20A) is a motor protein with a well-
established function in promoting cytokinesis. However, our results with siRNAs targeting …