Targeting mutant p53 for cancer therapy: direct and indirect strategies

J Hu, J Cao, W Topatana, S Juengpanich, S Li… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
TP53 is a critical tumor-suppressor gene that is mutated in more than half of all human
cancers. Mutations in TP53 not only impair its antitumor activity, but also confer mutant p53 …

MDM2 inhibitors for cancer therapy: the past, present, and future

W Wang, N Albadari, Y Du, JF Fowler, HT Sang… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since its discovery over 35 years ago, MDM2 has emerged as an attractive target for the
development of cancer therapy. MDM2's activities extend from carcinogenesis to immunity to …

Targeting biomolecular condensation and protein aggregation against cancer

JL Silva, D Foguel, VF Ferreira, TCRG Vieira… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates, membrane-less entities arising from liquid–liquid phase
separation, hold dichotomous roles in health and disease. Alongside their physiological …

The p53 network: cellular and systemic DNA damage responses in cancer and aging

PL Vaddavalli, B Schumacher - Trends in Genetics, 2022 - cell.com
The tumor protein TP53 gene, encoding the cellular tumor antigen p53, is the single most
frequently mutated gene in human cancers. p53 plays a central role in responding to DNA …

Ubiquitination and deubiquitination in cancer: from mechanisms to novel therapeutic approaches

F Liu, J Chen, K Li, H Li, Y Zhu, Y Zhai, B Lu, Y Fan… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Ubiquitination, a pivotal posttranslational modification of proteins, plays a fundamental role
in regulating protein stability. The dysregulation of ubiquitinating and deubiquitinating …

Emerging agents and regimens for AML

H Liu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Until recently, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients used to have limited treatment options,
depending solely on cytarabine+ anthracycline (7+ 3) intensive chemotherapy and …

Ferroptosis and its emerging roles in cardiovascular diseases

N Li, W Jiang, W Wang, R **ong, X Wu… - Pharmacological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is a new form of regulated cell death (RCD) driven by iron-dependent lipid
peroxidation, which is morphologically and mechanistically distinct from other forms of RCD …

Discovery of Sulanemadlin (ALRN-6924), the first cell-permeating, stabilized α-helical peptide in clinical development

V Guerlavais, TK Sawyer, L Carvajal… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report the discovery of sulanemadlin (ALRN-6924), the first cell-permeating, stabilized α-
helical peptide to enter clinical trials. ALRN-6924 is a “stapled peptide” that mimics the N …

E3 ligase ligand chemistries: from building blocks to protein degraders

I Sosič, A Bricelj, C Steinebach - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), capable of achieving targeted
protein degradation, have proven their great therapeutic potential and usefulness as …

Imidazoles as potential anticancer agents: An update on recent studies

P Sharma, C LaRosa, J Antwi, R Govindarajan… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings are common structural components of marketed
drugs. Among these heterocycles, imidazole/fused imidazole rings are present in a wide …