The isomerase PIN1 controls numerous cancer-driving pathways and is a unique drug target

XZ Zhou, KP Lu - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Targeted drugs have changed cancer treatment but are often ineffective in the long term
against solid tumours, largely because of the activation of heterogeneous oncogenic …

Prolyl isomerase Pin1: a promoter of cancer and a target for therapy

Y Chen, Y Wu, H Yang, X Li, M Jie, C Hu, Y Wu… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Pin1 is the only known peptidyl-prolyl cis–trans isomerase (PPIase) that specifically
recognizes and isomerizes the phosphorylated Serine/Threonine-Proline (pSer/Thr-Pro) …

Deciphering the retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation code

SM Rubin - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2013 - cell.com
Multisite phosphorylation modulates the function of regulatory proteins with complex
signaling properties and outputs. The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (Rb) is …

Prolyl isomerase Pin1 in cancer

Z Lu, T Hunter - Cell research, 2014 - nature.com
Proline-directed phosphorylation is a posttranslational modification that is instrumental in
regulating signaling from the plasma membrane to the nucleus, and its dysregulation …

A covalent PIN1 inhibitor selectively targets cancer cells by a dual mechanism of action

E Campaner, A Rustighi, A Zannini, A Cristiani… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The prolyl isomerase PIN1, a critical modifier of multiple signalling pathways, is
overexpressed in the majority of cancers and its activity strongly contributes to tumour …

Biological function of Pin1 in vivo and its inhibitors for preclinical study: Early development, current strategies, and future directions

S He, L Li, R **, X Lu - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase family (PPIase) is structurally divided into three
subfamilies, cyclophilins (Cyps), FK506-binding proteins (FKBPs), and parvulins. Pin1 …

The multi-subunit GID/CTLH E3 ubiquitin ligase promotes cell proliferation and targets the transcription factor Hbp1 for degradation

F Lampert, D Stafa, A Goga, MV Soste, S Gilberto… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
In yeast, the glucose-induced degradation-deficient (GID) E3 ligase selectively degrades
superfluous gluconeogenic enzymes. Here, we identified all subunits of the mammalian …

Epidemiology, molecular pathogenesis, immuno-pathogenesis, immune escape mechanisms and vaccine evaluation for HPV-associated carcinogenesis

M Jain, D Yadav, U Jarouliya, V Chavda, AK Yadav… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is implicated in over 90% of cervical cancer cases, with factors
like regional variability, HPV genotype, the population studied, HPV vaccination status, and …

PIN1 in cell cycle control and cancer

CW Cheng, E Tse - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cell cycle progression is tightly controlled by many cell cycle-regulatory proteins that are in
turn regulated by a family of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) through protein …

Connecting the dots: Neuronal senescence, stress granules, and neurodegeneration

Y Ma, NG Farny - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellular senescence increases with aging. While senescence is associated with an exit of
the cell cycle, there is ample evidence that post-mitotic cells including neurons can undergo …