FOXM1 and cancer: faulty cellular signaling derails homeostasis

D Kalathil, S John, AS Nair - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Forkhead box transcription factor, FOXM1 is implicated in several cellular processes such as
proliferation, cell cycle progression, cell differentiation, DNA damage repair, tissue …

[HTML][HTML] FOXM1: a multifunctional oncoprotein and emerging therapeutic target in ovarian cancer

C Liu, CJ Barger, AR Karpf - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ovarian cancer is a lethal disease in women with a 10-year survival rate
of< 40% worldwide. A key molecular alteration in ovarian cancer is the aberrant …

Molecular mechanism of RIPK1 and caspase-8 in homeostatic type I interferon production and regulation

Y Wang, R Karki, R Mall, BR Sharma, RC Kalathur… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Type I interferons (IFNs) are essential innate immune proteins that maintain tissue
homeostasis through tonic expression and can be upregulated to drive antiviral resistance …

APC/C CDH1 ubiquitinates STAT3 in mitosis

D Bhattacharjee, S Kaveti, N Jain - … Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
STAT3, an oncogene drives tumor growth and is associated with poor prognosis. However,
small molecule-based STAT3 inhibitors were unsuccessful in clinics. Recently, STAT3 …

Diaryl ether derivative inhibits GPX4 expression levels to induce ferroptosis in thyroid cancer cells

D Pamarthy, SK Behera, S Swain… - Drug Development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Papillary thyroid carcinoma contributes to about 80% of the total thyroid cancer cases.
BRAFV600E is a frequently occurring mutation in PTCs. Although several BRAF inhibitors …

APC/C CDH1 ubiquitinates IDH2 contributing to ROS increase in mitosis

S Lambhate, D Bhattacharjee, N Jain - Cellular signalling, 2021 - Elsevier
NADPH is a cofactor used by reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging enzymes to block
ROS produced in cells. Recently, it was shown that in cancer cells, ROS progressively …

[HTML][HTML] Mutant IDH1 inhibitors activate pSTAT3-Y705 leading to an increase in BCAT1 and YKL-40 levels in mutant IDH1-expressing cells

D Bhattacharjee, K Balabhaskararao, N Jain - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
IDH1 mutations are frequent and early events in gliomas. Mutant IDH1 produces D-2HG that
causes epigenetic changes by increasing histone and DNA methylations, thereby …

FOXM1 maintains fatty acid homoeostasis through the SET7-H3K4me1-FASN axis

X Li, W Su, H Wu, J Xu, H Tang, X Chen, Z Yin… - Cell Death …, 2023 - nature.com
Reprogramming of metabolic genes and subsequent alterations in metabolic phenotypes
occur widely in malignant tumours, including glioblastoma (GBM). FOXM1 is a potent …

Plk1 regulates mutant IDH1 enzyme activity and mutant IDH2 ubiquitination in mitosis

MS Reddy, D Bhattacharjee, N Jain - Cellular Signalling, 2022 - Elsevier
Mutations in the metabolic enzymes, IDH1 and IDH2 are frequently found in glioma,
chondrosarcoma, and acute myeloid leukemia. In our previous study, we showed that …

Degrading Mutant IDH1 Employing a PROTAC-Based Approach Impairs STAT3 Activation

H Dutta, N Jain - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2025 - Elsevier
Heterozygous mutations in IDH1 (isocitrate dehydrogenase 1) are found in most grade II and
III brain tumors. A slew of mutant IDH1 inhibitors were identified soon after the discovery of …