Targeting heat shock proteins in cancer: a promising therapeutic approach

S Chatterjee, TF Burns - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a large family of chaperones that are involved in protein
folding and maturation of a variety of “client” proteins protecting them from degradation …

HSP70 multi-functionality in cancer

Z Albakova, GA Armeev, LM Kanevskiy, EI Kovalenko… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The 70-kDa heat shock proteins (HSP70s) are abundantly present in cancer, providing
malignant cells selective advantage by suppressing multiple apoptotic pathways, regulating …

Small-size Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets coated with metal-polyphenol nanodots for enhanced cancer photothermal therapy and anti-inflammation

T Liao, Z Chen, Y Kuang, Z Ren, W Yu, W Rao, L Li… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
As a controllable, simple method with few side effects, near-infrared (NIR) light-based
photothermal therapy (PTT) has been proven an effective cancer therapeutic approach …

Heat shock proteins: agents of cancer development and therapeutic targets in anti-cancer therapy

CW Yun, HJ Kim, JH Lim, SH Lee - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) constitute a large family of molecular chaperones classified by
their molecular weights, and they include HSP27, HSP40, HSP60, HSP70, and HSP90 …

Heat shock proteins promote cancer: it's a protection racket

SK Calderwood, J Gong - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 - cell.com
Heat shock proteins (HSP) are expressed at high levels in cancer and form a fostering
environment that is essential for tumor development. Here, we review the recent data in this …

Apaf-1: Regulation and function in cell death

R Shakeri, A Kheirollahi, J Davoodi - Biochimie, 2017 - Elsevier
Apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is responsible for eliminating damaged or
unnecessary cells in multicellular organisms. Various types of intracellular stress trigger …

The role of heat shock proteins in cancer

GD Lianos, GA Alexiou, A Mangano, A Mangano… - Cancer letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are an evolutionary family of proteins that act as molecular
chaperones. According to their size they have been classified into the following families; …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in heat shock proteins in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, metabolism and treatment

S Yang, H Xiao, L Cao - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a group of proteins, also known as molecular chaperones,
which participate in protein folding and maturation in response to stresses or high …

[HTML][HTML] TREM-1 and its potential ligands in non-infectious diseases: from biology to clinical perspectives

A Tammaro, M Derive, S Gibot, JC Leemans… - Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) is expressed on the majority of
innate immune cells and to a lesser extent on parenchymal cells. Upon activation, TREM-1 …

Targeting Hsp70: A possible therapy for cancer

S Kumar, J Stokes III, UP Singh, KS Gunn, A Acharya… - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
In all organisms, heat-shock proteins (HSPs) provide an ancient defense system. These
proteins act as molecular chaperones by assisting proper folding and refolding of misfolded …