Apoptotic cell death in disease—Current understanding of the NCCD 2023

I Vitale, F Pietrocola, E Guilbaud… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Apoptosis is a form of regulated cell death (RCD) that involves proteases of the caspase
family. Pharmacological and genetic strategies that experimentally inhibit or delay apoptosis …

The manipulation of apoptosis for cancer therapy using BH3-mimetic drugs

ST Diepstraten, MA Anderson, PE Czabotar… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that is regulated by the balance between
prosurvival and proapoptotic BCL-2 protein family members. Evasion of apoptosis is a …

Emerging connectivity of programmed cell death pathways and its physiological implications

S Bedoui, MJ Herold, A Strasser - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
The removal of functionally dispensable, infected or potentially neoplastic cells is driven by
programmed cell death (PCD) pathways, highlighting their important roles in homeostasis …

Burkitt lymphoma

C López, B Burkhardt, JKC Chan, L Leoncini… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive form of B cell lymphoma that can affect children and
adults. The study of BL led to the identification of the first recurrent chromosomal aberration …

How does p53 induce apoptosis and how does this relate to p53-mediated tumour suppression?

BJ Aubrey, GL Kelly, A Janic, MJ Herold… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
The tumour suppressor gene TP53 is mutated in~ 50% of human cancers. In addition to its
function in tumour suppression, p53 also plays a major role in the response of malignant as …

BCL-2 protein family: attractive targets for cancer therapy

D Kaloni, ST Diepstraten, A Strasser, GL Kelly - Apoptosis, 2023 - Springer
Acquired resistance to cell death is a hallmark of cancer. The BCL-2 protein family members
play important roles in controlling apoptotic cell death. Abnormal over-expression of pro …

Should mutant TP53 be targeted for cancer therapy?

Z Wang, A Strasser, GL Kelly - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2022 - nature.com
Mutations in the TP53 tumour suppressor gene are found in~ 50% of human cancers [,,,,–].
TP53 functions as a transcription factor that directly regulates the expression of~ 500 genes …

Control of apoptosis by the BCL-2 protein family: implications for physiology and therapy

PE Czabotar, G Lessene, A Strasser… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
The BCL-2 protein family determines the commitment of cells to apoptosis, an ancient cell
suicide programme that is essential for development, tissue homeostasis and immunity. Too …

A fate worse than death: apoptosis as an oncogenic process

G Ichim, SWG Tait - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Apoptotic cell death is widely considered a positive process that both prevents and treats
cancer. Although undoubtedly having a beneficial role, paradoxically, apoptosis can also …

Of the many cellular responses activated by TP53, which ones are critical for tumour suppression?

AF Thomas, GL Kelly, A Strasser - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2022 - nature.com
The tumour suppressor TP53 is a master regulator of several cellular processes that
collectively suppress tumorigenesis. The TP53 gene is mutated in~ 50% of human cancers …