Discovery of novel dual-target inhibitor of bromodomain-containing protein 4/casein kinase 2 inducing apoptosis and autophagy-associated cell death for triple …

J Zhang, P Tang, L Zou, J Zhang, J Chen… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) is an attractive epigenetic target in human
cancers. Inhibiting the phosphorylation of BRD4 by casein kinase 2 (CK2) is a potential …

[HTML][HTML] SIRT1 activated by AROS sensitizes glioma cells to ferroptosis via induction of NAD+ depletion-dependent activation of ATF3

Z Wang, C Li, Z Zhang, S Lu, X Wang, Q Liang, X Zhu… - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is a type of programmed cell death resulting from iron overload-dependent lipid
peroxidation, and could be promoted by activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3). SIRT1 is an …

A review of ULK1-mediated autophagy in drug resistance of cancer

L Liu, L Yan, N Liao, WQ Wu, JL Shi - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The difficulty of early diagnosis and the development of drug resistance are two major
barriers to the successful treatment of cancer. Autophagy plays a crucial role in several …

Discovery, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Novel Dual Inhibitors of a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor and Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase for BRCA Wild …

Y Li, Y Liu, D Zhang, J Chen, G Yang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of
breast cancer (BC) with breast cancer susceptibility (BRCA) gene mutation. Leveraging new …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-omics approaches identify SF3B3 and SIRT3 as candidate autophagic regulators and druggable targets in invasive breast carcinoma

S Zhang, J Zhang, Y An, X Zeng, Z Qin, Y Zhao… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a critical cellular homeostatic mechanism, and its dysfunction is linked to
invasive breast carcinoma (BRCA). Recently, several omics methods have been applied to …

Discovery, synthesis, and evaluation of highly selective vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR3) inhibitor for the potential treatment of metastatic triple …

Y Li, G Yang, J Zhang, P Tang, C Yang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We herein report the identification, structural optimization, and structure–activity relationship
of thieno [2, 3-d] pyrimidine derivatives as a novel kind of selective vascular endothelial …

Fluoxetine induces autophagic cell death via eEF 2K‐AMPK‐mTOR‐ULK complex axis in triple negative breast cancer

D Sun, L Zhu, Y Zhao, Y Jiang, L Chen, Y Yu… - Cell …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a complex and intrinsically aggressive
tumour with poor prognosis, and the discovery of targeted small‐molecule drugs for TNBC …

Functionalization of seawater reverse osmosis membrane with quorum sensing inhibitor to regulate microbial community and mitigate membrane biofouling

C Chen, Y Yang, CH Lee, S Takizawa, Z Zhang, HY Ng… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane biofouling is a challenge to be solved for the stable operation of the seawater
reverse osmosis (SWRO) membrane. This study explored the regulation mechanism of …

The autophagy-activating kinase ULK1 mediates clearance of free α-globin in β-thalassemia

C Lechauve, J Keith, E Khandros, S Fowler… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
In β-thalassemia, accumulated free α-globin forms intracellular precipitates that impair
erythroid cell maturation and viability. Protein quality control systems mitigate β-thalassemia …

Inhibition of the autophagic protein ULK1 attenuates axonal degeneration in vitro and in vivo, enhances translation, and modulates splicing

BF Vahsen, VT Ribas, J Sundermeyer… - Cell Death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Axonal degeneration is a key and early pathological feature in traumatic and
neurodegenerative disorders of the CNS. Following a focal lesion to axons, extended axonal …