Recent advances in targeting the “undruggable” proteins: from drug discovery to clinical trials

X Xie, T Yu, X Li, N Zhang, LJ Foster, C Peng… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Undruggable proteins are a class of proteins that are often characterized by large, complex
structures or functions that are difficult to interfere with using conventional drug design …

Cancer‐derived non‐coding RNAs endow tumor microenvironment with immunosuppressive properties

T Hu, R Shi, Y Gu, H Zhou, Y Fang, T Xu… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have attracted extensive attention due to their vital roles in
tumorigenesis and progression, especially in the immunotherapy resistance. Tumor …

Identification of GDC-1971 (RLY-1971), a SHP2 inhibitor designed for the treatment of solid tumors

AM Taylor, BR Williams, F Giordanetto… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 mediates RAS-driven MAPK signaling and has
emerged in recent years as a target of interest in oncology, both for treating with a single …

MUC1-C is necessary for SHP2 activation and BRAF inhibitor resistance in BRAF (V600E) mutant colorectal cancer

Y Morimoto, N Yamashita, H Hirose, A Fushimi… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancers (CRCs) harboring the BRAF (V600E) mutation are associated with
aggressive disease and resistance to BRAF inhibitors by feedback activation of the receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Traditional Chinese medicine inhibits PD-1/PD-L1 axis to sensitize cancer immunotherapy: a literature review

H Zheng, G Wang, M Liu, H Cheng - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) comprise the
PD-1/PD-L1 axis and maintain tumor immune evasion. Cancer immunotherapy based on …

[HTML][HTML] Allostery frustrates the experimentalist

S Gianni, P Jemth - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Proteins interact with other proteins, with nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates and various
small molecules in the living cell. These interactions have been quantified and structurally …

SH2 domains: folding, binding and therapeutical approaches

A Diop, D Santorelli, F Malagrinò, C Nardella… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
SH2 (Src Homology 2) domains are among the best characterized and most studied protein-
protein interaction (PPIs) modules able to bind and recognize sequences presenting a …

Mechanisms of synergistic suppression of ALK-positive lung cancer cell growth by the combination of ALK and SHP2 inhibitors

MA Berry, AR Bland, JC Ashton - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Lung cancer is a major cause of cancer-related deaths. Alectinib is the first line of treatment
for patients with ALK-positive lung cancer, but the survival rate beyond 2–3 years is low. Co …

The impact of ETV6-NTRK3 oncogenic gene fusions on molecular and signaling pathway alterations

M Kinnunen, X Liu, E Niemelä, T Öhman, L Gawriyski… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Gene fusions produce chimeric fusion proteins with unpredictable
properties, many of which function as oncogenic drivers. ETV6-NTRK3 produces a …

Targeting KRAS in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: The Long Road to Cure

VHF de Jesus, MC Mathias-Machado, JPF de Farias… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the deadliest malignancies in
humans. Despite advances in systemic therapy, prognosis still remains poor. However …