[HTML][HTML] Targeting the integrated stress response in cancer therapy

X Tian, S Zhang, L Zhou, AA Seyhan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The integrated stress response (ISR) is an evolutionarily conserved intra-cellular signaling
network which is activated in response to intrinsic and extrinsic stresses. Various stresses …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting intrinsically disordered proteins involved in cancer

P Santofimia-Castaño, B Rizzuti, Y Xia, O Abian… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) do not have a well-defined structure under
physiological conditions, but they have key roles in cell signaling and regulation, and they …

[HTML][HTML] NUPR1 is a critical repressor of ferroptosis

J Liu, X Song, F Kuang, Q Zhang, Y Xie, R Kang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a type of iron-dependent regulated cell death, representing an emerging
disease-modulatory mechanism. Transcription factors play multiple roles in ferroptosis …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the COPD alveolar niche using single-cell RNA sequencing

M Sauler, JE McDonough, TS Adams… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death worldwide,
however our understanding of cell specific mechanisms underlying COPD pathobiology …

[HTML][HTML] Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) NEAT1 and MALAT1 are differentially expressed in severe COVID-19 patients: An integrated single-cell analysis

K Huang, C Wang, C Vagts, V Raguveer, PW Finn… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Hyperactive and damaging inflammation is a hallmark of severe rather than mild
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To uncover key inflammatory differentiators between …

[HTML][HTML] NUPR1 inhibitor ZZW-115 induces ferroptosis in a mitochondria-dependent manner

C Huang, P Santofimia-Castaño, X Liu, Y Xia… - Cell death …, 2021 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent cell death characterized by the accumulation of
hydroperoxided phospholipids. Here, we report that the NUPR1 inhibitor ZZW-115 induces …

[HTML][HTML] Ligand-based design identifies a potent NUPR1 inhibitor exerting anticancer activity via necroptosis

P Santofimia-Castaño, Y Xia, W Lan… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are emerging as attractive drug targets by virtue of
their prevalence in various diseases including cancer. Drug development targeting IDPs is …

[HTML][HTML] NUPR1: a critical regulator of the antioxidant system

C Huang, P Santofimia-Castaño, J Iovanna - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Nuclear protein 1 (NUPR1) is activated in cellular stress and is expressed
at high levels in cancer cells. Much evidence has been gathered supporting its critical role in …

[HTML][HTML] Tomatidine targets ATF4-dependent signaling and induces ferroptosis to limit pancreatic cancer progression

D Mukherjee, S Chakraborty, L Bercz, L D'Alesio… - IScience, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer with high metastasis
and therapeutic resistance. Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), a master regulator of …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting fibrosis: The bridge that connects pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

C Huang, J Iovanna, P Santofimia-Castaño - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic fibrosis is caused by the excessive deposits of extracellular matrix (ECM) and
collagen fibers during repeated necrosis to repair damaged pancreatic tissue. Pancreatic …