Drugging topoisomerases: lessons and challenges
Y Pommier - ACS chemical biology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Topoisomerases are ubiquitous enzymes that control DNA supercoiling and entanglements.
They are essential during transcription and replication, and topoisomerase inhibitors are …
They are essential during transcription and replication, and topoisomerase inhibitors are …
Targeting DNA topoisomerase II in cancer chemotherapy
JL Nitiss - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2009 - nature.com
Recent molecular studies have expanded the biological contexts in which topoisomerase II
(TOP2) has crucial functions, including DNA replication, transcription and chromosome …
(TOP2) has crucial functions, including DNA replication, transcription and chromosome …
Interference by doxorubicin with DNA unwinding in MCF-7 breast tumor cells.
FA Fornari, JK Randolph, JC Yalowich, MK Ritke… - Molecular …, 1994 - ASPET
The capacity of doxorubicin to inhibit topoisomerase II in the MCF-7 breast tumor cell line is
supported by the induction of protein-associated single-strand breaks in DNA, as well as by …
supported by the induction of protein-associated single-strand breaks in DNA, as well as by …
The DNA cleavage reaction of topoisomerase II: wolf in sheep's clothing
JE Deweese, N Osheroff - Nucleic acids research, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Topoisomerase II is an essential enzyme that is required for virtually every process that
requires movement of DNA within the nucleus or the opening of the double helix. This …
requires movement of DNA within the nucleus or the opening of the double helix. This …
Etoposide, topoisomerase II and cancer
EL Baldwin, N Osheroff - Current Medicinal Chemistry-Anti …, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Etoposide is an important chemotherapeutic agent that is used to treat a wide spectrum of
human cancers. It has been in clinical use for more than two decades and remains one of …
human cancers. It has been in clinical use for more than two decades and remains one of …
Zoliflodacin: An Oral Spiropyrimidinetrione Antibiotic for the Treatment of Neisseria gonorrheae, Including Multi-Drug-Resistant Isolates
PA Bradford, AA Miller, J O'Donnell… - ACS infectious …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have issued a list of
priority pathogens for which there are dwindling therapeutic options, including antibiotic …
priority pathogens for which there are dwindling therapeutic options, including antibiotic …
DNA topoisomerase II, genotoxicity, and cancer
AK McClendon, N Osheroff - Mutation Research/Fundamental and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Type II topoisomerases are ubiquitous enzymes that play essential roles in a number of
fundamental DNA processes. They regulate DNA under-and overwinding, and resolve knots …
fundamental DNA processes. They regulate DNA under-and overwinding, and resolve knots …
Mechanism of action of eukaryotic topoisomerase II and drugs targeted to the enzyme
DA Burden, N Osheroff - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 1998 - Elsevier
Topoisomerase II is a ubiquitous enzyme that is essential for the survival of all eukaryotic
organisms and plays critical roles in virtually every aspect of DNA metabolism. The enzyme …
organisms and plays critical roles in virtually every aspect of DNA metabolism. The enzyme …
[HTML][HTML] DNA topoisomerase inhibitors: trapping a DNA-cleaving machine in motion
Type II topoisomerases regulate DNA topology by making a double-stranded break in one
DNA duplex, transporting another DNA segment through this break and then resealing it …
DNA duplex, transporting another DNA segment through this break and then resealing it …
Topoisomerase II and leukemia
MJ Pendleton, RH Lindsey Jr, CA Felix… - Annals of the New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Type II topoisomerases are essential enzymes that modulate DNA under‐and overwinding,
knotting, and tangling. Beyond their critical physiological functions, these enzymes are the …
knotting, and tangling. Beyond their critical physiological functions, these enzymes are the …