PI3K/AKT signaling pathway as a critical regulator of Cisplatin response in tumor cells

ZN Navaei, G Khalili-Tanha, AS Zangouei… - Oncology …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chemotherapy is one of the main therapeutic modalities for cancer patients. Cisplatin
(CDDP), as one of the first-line drugs, is of great importance in the chemotherapy of various …

Actin cytoskeleton dynamics and the cell division cycle

YW Heng, CG Koh - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2010 - Elsevier
The network of actin filaments is one of the crucial cytoskeletal structures contributing to the
morphological framework of a cell and which participates in the dynamic regulation of …

A tale of two Paks

LE Arias‐Romero, J Chernoff - Biology of the Cell, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Paks (p21‐activated kinases) are effectors for the small GTPases Cdc42 (cell division cycle
42) and Rac that play fundamental roles in a wide range of cellular processes, including cell …

Phosphorylation-dependent regulation of WNT/beta-catenin signaling

K Shah, JU Kazi - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
WNT/β-catenin signaling is a highly complex pathway that plays diverse roles in various
cellular processes. While WNT ligands usually signal through their dedicated Frizzled …

PAK signaling in oncogenesis

PR Molli, DQ Li, BW Murray, SK Rayala, R Kumar - Oncogene, 2009 - nature.com
The p21-activated kinase (PAK) family of serine/threonine kinases is important in
physiological processes including motility, survival, mitosis, transcription and translation …

A Rac1/PAK1 cascade controls β-catenin activation in colon cancer cells

G Zhu, Y Wang, B Huang, J Liang, Y Ding, A Xu, W Wu - Oncogene, 2012 - nature.com
Abstract P21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) is associated with colon cancer progression and
metastasis, whereas the molecular mechanism remains elusive. Here, we show that …

The effects of mutant Ras proteins on the cell signalome

T Takács, G Kudlik, A Kurilla, B Szeder, L Buday… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2020 - Springer
The genetic alterations in cancer cells are tightly linked to signaling pathway dysregulation.
Ras is a key molecule that controls several tumorigenesis-related processes, and mutations …

The NF2 Tumor Suppressor Gene Product, Merlin, Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Cell Cycle Progression by Repressing Cyclin D1 Expression

GH **ao, R Gallagher, J Shetler, K Skele… - … and cellular biology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Inactivation of the NF2 tumor suppressor gene has been observed in certain benign and
malignant tumors. Recent studies have demonstrated that merlin, the product of the NF2 …

Comparison of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate elicited liver and small intestine gene expression profiles between C57BL/6J mice and C57BL/6J/Nrf2 (−/−) mice

G Shen, C Xu, R Hu, MR Jain, S Nair, W Lin… - Pharmaceutical …, 2005 - Springer
Purpose This study was conducted to study global gene expression profiles elicited by (−)-
epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in mouse liver and small intestine, as well as to identify …

PAK1 as a therapeutic target

JV Kichina, A Goc, B Al-Husein… - Expert opinion on …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: P21-activated kinases (PAKs) are involved in multiple signal
transduction pathways in mammalian cells. PAKs, and PAK1 in particular, play a role in such …