PUMA, a potent killer with or without p53

J Yu, L Zhang - Oncogene, 2008 - nature.com
PUMA (p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis) is a Bcl-2 homology 3 (BH3)-only Bcl-2
family member and a critical mediator of p53-dependent and-independent apoptosis …

TP53 in biology and treatment of osteosarcoma

KJ Synoradzki, E Bartnik, AM Czarnecka… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Treatment of osteosarcoma, apart from chemotherapy modifications, has
not changed for approximately 30 years. Similarly, as in other tumors, mutations in the TP53 …

Mcl-1 degradation is required for targeted therapeutics to eradicate colon cancer cells

J Tong, P Wang, S Tan, D Chen, Z Nikolovska-Coleska… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Abstract The Bcl-2 family protein Mcl-1 is often degraded in cancer cells subjected to
effective therapeutic treatment, and defective Mcl-1 degradation has been associated with …

PUMA is a novel target of miR-221/222 in human epithelial cancers

C Zhang, J Zhang, A Zhang… - International …, 2010 - spandidos-publications.com
miR-221 and miR-222 (miR-221/222) are frequently up-regulated in human epithelial
cancers. However, the mechanism of miR-221/222 action involved in carcinogenesis has …

The nuclear function of p53 is required for PUMA-mediated apoptosis induced by DNA damage

P Wang, J Yu, L Zhang - Proceedings of the National …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
The tumor suppressor p53 can induce apoptosis by activating gene expression in the
nucleus, or by directly permeabilizing mitochondria in the cytoplasm. It has been shown that …

Regorafenib inhibits colorectal tumor growth through PUMA-mediated apoptosis

D Chen, L Wei, J Yu, L Zhang - Clinical cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Purpose: Regorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor targeting the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway, has
recently been approved for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. However, the …

mTOR inhibitors induce apoptosis in colon cancer cells via CHOP-dependent DR5 induction on 4E-BP1 dephosphorylation

K He, X Zheng, M Li, L Zhang, J Yu - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is commonly activated in colon cancer. mTOR
complex 1 (mTORC1) is a major downstream target of the PI3K/ATK pathway and activates …

Tumor suppressor genes and their underlying interactions in paclitaxel resistance in cancer therapy

JH Xu, SL Hu, GD Shen, G Shen - Cancer cell international, 2016 - Springer
Objectives Paclitaxel (PTX) is frequently used in the clinical treatment of solid tumors. But the
PTX-resistance is a great obstacle in cancer treatment. Exploration of the mechanisms of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of ROS and subsequent DNA-damage response in PUMA-induced apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells

J Yang, X Zhao, M Tang, L Li, Y Lei, P Cheng, W Guo… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PUMA is a member of the “BH3-only” branch of the BCL-2 family. Our previous study
suggests a therapeutic potential of PUMA in treating ovarian cancer, however, the action …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs in lung cancer

P Joshi, J Middleton, YJ Jeon… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
MicroRNAs have become recognized as key players in the development of cancer. They are
a family of small non-coding RNAs that can negatively regulate the expression of cancer …