Signal pathways of melanoma and targeted therapy

W Guo, H Wang, C Li - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer that originates from the malignant transformation of
melanocytes. Although melanoma has long been regarded as a cancerous malignancy with …

The role of short-chain fatty acids in intestinal barrier function, inflammation, oxidative stress, and colonic carcinogenesis

P Liu, Y Wang, G Yang, Q Zhang, L Meng, Y **n… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), mainly including acetate, propionate, and butyrate, are
metabolites produced during the bacterial fermentation of dietary fiber in the intestinal tract …

ERK signalling: a master regulator of cell behaviour, life and fate

H Lavoie, J Gagnon, M Therrien - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
The proteins extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and ERK2 are the downstream
components of a phosphorelay pathway that conveys growth and mitogenic signals largely …

Simultaneous quantitative imaging of two PET radiotracers via the detection of positron–electron annihilation and prompt gamma emissions

EC Pratt, A Lopez-Montes, A Volpe… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
In conventional positron emission tomography (PET), only one radiotracer can be imaged at
a time, because all PET isotopes produce the same two 511 keV annihilation photons. Here …

Targeting MAPK signaling in cancer: mechanisms of drug resistance and sensitivity

S Lee, J Rauch, W Kolch - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways represent ubiquitous signal transduction
pathways that regulate all aspects of life and are frequently altered in disease. Here, we …

Targeting the RAS/RAF/MAPK pathway for cancer therapy: from mechanism to clinical studies

ME Bahar, HJ Kim, DR Kim - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Metastatic dissemination of solid tumors, a leading cause of cancer-related mortality,
underscores the urgent need for enhanced insights into the molecular and cellular …

RAF-MEK-ERK pathway in cancer evolution and treatment

R Ullah, Q Yin, AH Snell, L Wan - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The RAF-MEK-ERK signaling cascade is a well-characterized MAPK pathway
involved in cell proliferation and survival. The three-layered MAPK signaling cascade is …

Targeting metabolic plasticity and flexibility dynamics for cancer therapy

SM Fendt, C Frezza, A Erez - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Cancer cells continuously rewire their metabolism to fulfill their need for rapid growth and
survival while subject to changes in environmental cues. Thus, a vital component of a cancer …

Targeted agents and immunotherapies: optimizing outcomes in melanoma

JJ Luke, KT Flaherty, A Ribas, GV Long - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment options for patients with metastatic melanoma, and especially BRAF-
mutant melanoma, have changed dramatically in the past 5 years, with the FDA approval of …

MYC, metabolism, and cancer

ZE Stine, ZE Walton, BJ Altman, AL Hsieh, CV Dang - Cancer discovery, 2015 - AACR
The MYC oncogene encodes a transcription factor, MYC, whose broad effects make its
precise oncogenic role enigmatically elusive. The evidence to date suggests that MYC …