Protein kinase C and cancer: what we know and what we do not

R Garg, LG Benedetti, MB Abera, H Wang, M Abba… - Oncogene, 2014 - nature.com
Since their discovery in the late 1970s, protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes represent one of
the most extensively studied signaling kinases. PKCs signal through multiple pathways and …

Combinatorial peptide libraries: mining for cell-binding peptides

BP Gray, KC Brown - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The surface of a cell represents a collection of macromolecules, which provides the cell with
a unique cellular landscape specific to the type and state of the cell. Ligands that …

The activation of μ‐opioid receptor potentiates LPS‐induced NF‐kB promoting an inflammatory phenotype in microglia

S Gessi, PA Borea, S Bencivenni, D Fazzi… - FEBS …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Increased production of proinflammatory cytokines has a prominent role in tolerance to
opioids. The objectives of this study were to examine whether μ‐opioid receptor affects …

Activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) in prostate cancer is mediated by protein kinase C ϵ (PKCϵ)

R Garg, J Blando, CJ Perez, HB Wang… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Protein kinase C ϵ (PKCϵ) has emerged as an oncogenic kinase and plays important roles
in cell survival, mitogenesis and invasion. PKCϵ is up-regulated in most epithelial cancers …

The multifunctional protein kinase C-ε in cancer development and progression

K Jain, A Basu - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
The protein kinase C (PKC) family proteins are important signal transducers and have long
been the focus of cancer research. PKCɛ, a member of this family, is overexpressed in most …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting aldehyde dehydrogenase activity in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with a novel small molecule inhibitor

J Kim, JH Shin, CH Chen, L Cruz, L Farnebo, J Yang… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chemoresistant cancer cells express high levels of aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs),
particularly in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The ALDH family of …

Molecular parameters of head and neck cancer metastasis

SL Bhave, TN Teknos, Q Pan - Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic …, 2011 - dl.begellhouse.com
Metastasis remains a major cause of mortality in patients with head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC). HNSCC patients with metastatic disease have extremely poor …

PKCϵ is an essential mediator of prostate cancer bone metastasis

A Gutierrez-Uzquiza, C Lopez-Haber… - Molecular Cancer …, 2015 - AACR
The bone is a preferred site for metastatic homing of prostate cancer cells. Once prostate
cancer patients develop skeletal metastases, they eventually succumb to the disease; …

[HTML][HTML] Debio0932, a second-generation oral heat shock protein (HSP) inhibitor, in patients with advanced cancer—results of a first-in-man dose-escalation study …

N Isambert, JP Delord, JC Soria, A Hollebecque… - Annals of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The second-generation oral heat shock protein inhibitor Debio0932 showed almost linear
pharmacokinetics and some clinical activity along with manageable toxicity, particularly in …

PEGylated doxorubicin nanoparticles mediated by HN-1 peptide for targeted treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma

Y Wang, G Wan, Z Li, S Shi, B Chen, C Li… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract HN-1, a 12-amino acid peptide, has been reported to possess strong capabilities for
targeting and penetrating head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Here, we designed a …