[HTML][HTML] Computer-aided drug repurposing for cancer therapy: approaches and opportunities to challenge anticancer targets

C Mottini, F Napolitano, Z Li, X Gao… - Seminars in cancer biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite huge efforts made in academic and pharmaceutical worldwide research, current
anticancer therapies achieve effective treatment in a limited number of neoplasia cases only …

Adapting to stress—chaperome networks in cancer

S Joshi, T Wang, TLS Araujo, S Sharma… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
In this Opinion article, we aim to address how cells adapt to stress and the repercussions
chronic stress has on cellular function. We consider acute and chronic stress-induced …

R-loop proximity proteomics identifies a role of DDX41 in transcription-associated genomic instability

T Mosler, F Conte, GMC Longo, I Mikicic… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Transcription poses a threat to genomic stability through the formation of R-loops that can
obstruct progression of replication forks. R-loops are three-stranded nucleic acid structures …

The role of mTOR signalling in the regulation of skeletal muscle mass in a rodent model of resistance exercise

R Ogasawara, S Fujita, TA Hornberger, Y Kitaoka… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Resistance exercise (RE) activates signalling by the mammalian target of rapamycin
(mTOR) and it has been suggested that rapamycin-sensitive mTOR signalling controls RE …

Identification of aberrant luminal progenitors and mTORC1 as a potential breast cancer prevention target in BRCA2 mutation carriers

R Joyce, R Pascual, L Heitink, BD Capaldo… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Inheritance of a BRCA2 pathogenic variant conveys a substantial life-time risk of breast
cancer. Identification of the cell (s)-of-origin of BRCA2-mutant breast cancer and targetable …

Different promoter affinities account for specificity in MYC-dependent gene regulation

F Lorenzin, U Benary, A Baluapuri, S Walz, LA Jung… - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Enhanced expression of the MYC transcription factor is observed in the majority of tumors.
Two seemingly conflicting models have been proposed for its function: one proposes that …

Unraveling the hidden role of a uORF-encoded peptide as a kinase inhibitor of PKCs

DR Jayaram, S Frost, C Argov, VB Liju… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Approximately 40% of human messenger RNAs (mRNAs) contain upstream open reading
frames (uORFs) in their 5′ untranslated regions. Some of these uORF sequences, thought …

RNA-binding proteins in cancer drug discovery

JB Bertoldo, S Müller, S Hüttelmaier - Drug discovery today, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are essential for tumorigenesis, immune evasion,
invasion, migration and metastasis, hence promising drug targets in cancer therapy.•Small …

Nascent RNA sequencing analysis provides insights into enhancer-mediated gene regulation

J Wang, Y Zhao, X Zhou, SW Hiebert, Q Liu, Y Shyr - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Enhancers are distal cis-regulatory elements that control gene expression.
Despite an increasing appreciation of the importance of enhancers in cellular function and …

[HTML][HTML] Metastasis suppressors: functional pathways

I Khan, PS Steeg - Laboratory Investigation, 2018 - Elsevier
Metastasis is a complex process and a major contributor of death in cancer patients.
Metastasis suppressor genes are identified by their ability to inhibit metastasis at a …