The multiple mechanisms of MCL1 in the regulation of cell fate

H Widden, WJ Placzek - Communications Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract MCL1 (myeloid cell leukemia-1) is a widely recognized pro-survival member of the
Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma protein 2) family and a promising target for cancer therapy. While the …

Stress relief techniques: p38 MAPK determines the balance of cell cycle and apoptosis pathways

RH Whitaker, JG Cook - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Protein signaling networks are formed from diverse and inter-connected cell signaling
pathways converging into webs of function and regulation. These signaling pathways both …

Understanding MCL1: from cellular function and regulation to pharmacological inhibition

M Sancho, D Leiva, E Lucendo, M Orzáez - The FEBS Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Myeloid cell leukemia‐1 (MCL1), an antiapoptotic member of the BCL2 family characterized
by a short half‐life, functions as a rapid sensor that regulates cell death and other relevant …

Orientia tsutsugamushi Ank5 promotes NLRC5 cytoplasmic retention and degradation to inhibit MHC class I expression

HE Adcox, JR Hunt, PE Allen, TE Siff… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
How intracellular bacteria subvert the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I
pathway is poorly understood. Here, we show that the obligate intracellular bacterium …

Targeting Myeloid Leukemia-1 in Cancer Therapy: Advances and Directions

H Deng, Y Han, L Liu, H Zhang, D Liu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
As a tripartite cell death switch, B-cell lymphoma protein 2 (Bcl-2) family members precisely
regulate the endogenous apoptosis pathway in response to various cell signal stresses …

Structural details of BH3 motifs and BH3-mediated interactions: an updated perspective

V Sora, E Papaleo - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Apoptosis is a mechanism of programmed cell death crucial in organism development,
maintenance of tissue homeostasis, and several pathogenic processes. The B cell …

Polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 (PTBP1) contains a novel regulatory sequence, the rBH3, that binds the prosurvival protein MCL1

C Carico, J Cui, A Acton, WJ Placzek - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
The maturation of RNA from its nascent transcription to ultimate utilization (eg, translation,
miR-mediated RNA silencing, etc.) involves an intricately coordinated series of biochemical …

MCL1 alternative polyadenylation is essential for cell survival and mitochondria morphology

I Pereira-Castro, BC Garcia, A Curinha… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Alternative polyadenylation in the 3′ UTR (3′ UTR-APA) is a mode of gene expression
regulation, fundamental for mRNA stability, translation and localization. In the immune …

Phylogenetic analysis of the MCL1 BH3 binding groove and rBH3 sequence motifs in the p53 and INK4 protein families

A McGriff, WJ Placzek - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) proteins are central, conserved regulators of apoptosis. Bcl-2
family function is regulated by binding interactions between the Bcl-2 homology 3 (BH3) …

FOXO1 represses MCL1 transcription to regulate the function of vascular smooth muscle cells in intracranial aneurysm

J Huang, L Hong, B Shen, Y Zhou, J Lan… - Experimental Brain …, 2022 - Springer
Intracranial aneurysm (IA) is a pathological dilation of the cerebral arteries. Vascular smooth
muscle cell (VSMC) dysfunction assumes a role in IA development. In this context, this study …