Targeting key proteins involved in transcriptional regulation for cancer therapy: Current strategies and future prospective

H Pei, W Guo, Y Peng, H Xiong… - Medicinal Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The key proteins involved in transcriptional regulation play convergent roles in cellular
homeostasis, and their dysfunction mediates aberrant gene expressions that underline the …

VDAC modulation of cancer metabolism: advances and therapeutic challenges

KA Heslop, V Milesi, EN Maldonado - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Most anionic metabolites including respiratory substrates, glycolytic adenosine triphosphate
(ATP), and small cations that enter mitochondria, and mitochondrial ATP moving to the …

Comprehensive analysis of alteration landscape and its clinical significance of mitochondrial energy metabolism pathway‐related genes in lung cancers

Z Ye, H Zhang, F Kong, J Lan, S Yi… - Oxidative medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Mitochondria are the energy factories of cells. The abnormality of mitochondrial
energy metabolism pathways is closely related to the occurrence and development of lung …

Novel roles of PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs in human health and diseases

Z Wu, X Yu, S Zhang, Y He, W Guo - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2023 - Springer
Non-coding RNA has aroused great research interest recently, they play a wide range of
biological functions, such as regulating cell cycle, cell proliferation, and intracellular …

[HTML][HTML] From crypts to cancer: a holistic perspective on colorectal carcinogenesis and therapeutic strategies

E Gharib, GA Robichaud - International journal of molecular sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a significant global health burden, with high incidence
and mortality rates worldwide. Recent progress in research highlights the distinct clinical …

CryoEM structural exploration of catalytically active enzyme pyruvate carboxylase

JP López-Alonso, M Lázaro, D Gil-Cartón… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pyruvate carboxylase (PC) is a tetrameric enzyme that contains two active sites per subunit
that catalyze two consecutive reactions. A mobile domain with an attached prosthetic biotin …

Recent advances of antitumor leading compound Erianin: Mechanisms of action and structural modification

L Ma, M Li, Y Zhang, K Liu - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Erianin, a bioactive compound extracted from Dendrobium, a traditional Chinese medicine,
exhibits remarkable anti-cancer properties through diverse molecular mechanisms and has …

Identification of pyruvate carboxylase as the cellular target of natural bibenzyls with potent anticancer activity against hepatocellular carcinoma via metabolic …

Y Sheng, Y Chen, Z Zeng, W Wu, J Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cancer cell proliferation in some organs often depends on conversion of pyruvate to
oxaloacetate via pyruvate carboxylase (PC) for replenishing the tricarboxylic acid cycle to …

Using NMR to monitor TET-dependent methylcytosine dioxygenase activity and regulation

CJ Treadway, JA Boyer, S Yang, H Yang… - ACS chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The active removal of DNA methylation marks is governed by the ten-eleven translocation
(TET) family of enzymes (TET1–3), which iteratively oxidize 5-methycytosine (5mC) into 5 …

Therapeutic potentials of microalgae and their bioactive compounds on diabetes mellitus

K Tamel Selvan, JA Goon, S Makpol, JK Tan - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia due to impaired
insulin secretion, insulin resistance, or both. Oxidative stress and chronic low-grade …