Rac1: A regulator of cell migration and a potential target for cancer therapy

N Ma, E Xu, Q Luo, G Song - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cell migration is crucial for physiological and pathological processes such as
morphogenesis, wound repair, immune response and cancer invasion/metastasis. There are …

Rac1, a potential target for tumor therapy

J Liang, L Oyang, S Rao, Y Han, X Luo, P Yi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
RAS-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac. 1) is one of the important members of Rho
GTPases. It is well known that Rac1 is a cytoskeleton regulation protein that regulates cell …

Co-targeting BCL-XL and MCL-1 with DT2216 and AZD8055 synergistically inhibit small-cell lung cancer growth without causing on-target toxicities in mice

S Khan, P Kellish, N Connis, D Thummuri… - Cell Death …, 2023 - nature.com
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options.
The dismal prognosis in SCLC is in part associated with an upregulation of BCL-2 family anti …

Identification of a novel PAK1/HDAC6 dual inhibitor ZMF-23 that triggers tubulin-stathmin regulated cell death in triple negative breast cancer

J Zhang, X Chen, G Chen, H Wang, L Jia, Y Hao… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most poorly treated subtype of breast cancer,
and targeting the heterogeneity of TNBC has emerged as a fascinating therapeutic strategy …

Dietary bioactive diindolylmethane enhances the therapeutic efficacy of centchroman in breast cancer cells by regulating ABCB1/P-gp efflux transporter

D Penta, P Mondal, J Natesh, SM Meeran - The Journal of nutritional …, 2021 - Elsevier
Overexpression of drug efflux transporters is commonly associated with multidrug-resistance
in cancer therapy. Here for the first time, we investigated the ability of diindolylmethane …

Exogenous Klotho ameliorates extracellular matrix degradation and angiogenesis in intervertebral disc degeneration via inhibition of the Rac1/PAK1/MMP-2 signaling …

YY Yi, H Chen, SB Zhang, HW Xu, XY Fang… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is highly ubiquitous in the aged population and is an
essential factor for low back pain and spinal disability. Because of the association between …

Targeted delivery of doxorubicin through CD44 aptamer to cancer cells

J Natesh, C Chandola, SM Meeran… - Therapeutic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: The current investigation is focused on the targeted delivery of doxorubicin through
CD44 aptamer-mediated active targeting to the human breast cancer cells. Methods: CD44 …

EIF4A3-induced circBRWD3 promotes tumorigenesis of breast cancer through miR-142-3p_miR-142-5p/RAC1/PAK1 signaling

X Meng, W Li, Z Meng, Y Li - BMC cancer, 2022 - Springer
CircBRWD3 is a newly discovered circRNA, and its potential function has not been probed.
Here, we aimed to molecularly dissect the role of circBRWD3 in the tumorigenesis and …

Dietary Piperine Suppresses Obesity-Associated Breast Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Regulating the miR-181c-3p/PPARα Axis

D Rajarajan, J Natesh, D Penta… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Adipocyte-derived leptin activates multiple oncogenic signaling, leading to breast cancer
cell progression and metastasis. Hence, finding effective strategies to inhibit the oncogenic …

Integrated analysis of mRNA and extrachromosomal circular DNA profiles to identify the potential mRNA biomarkers in breast cancer

Y Ouyang, W Lu, Y Wang, B Wang, F Li, X Li, Y Bai… - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
Extrachromosomal circular DNAs (eccDNAs) have been proved an inseparable relationship
with cancer, based on the biological mechanisms of its biogenesis and impact on …