Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs): Orchestrators of cancer pathogenesis, immunotherapy dynamics, and drug resistance

Y Gao, C Feng, J Ma, Q Yan - Biochemical pharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Protein Arginine Methyltransferases (PRMTs) are a family of enzymes regulating
protein arginine methylation, which is a post-translational modification crucial for various …

Protective effects of the Bupi Yishen formula on renal fibrosis through PI3K/AKT signaling inhibition

B Liu, J Deng, X Jie, F Lu, X Liu, D Zhang - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The Bupi Yishen Formula (BYF) is a patented
Chinese herbal compound that has been long used to treat chronic kidney disease (CKD) in …

LMOD1, an oncogene associated with Lauren classification, regulates the metastasis of gastric cancer cells through the FAK-AKT/mTOR pathway

Y Tan, Q Chen, S Pan, W An, H Xu, Y Xing, J Zhang - BMC cancer, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Lauren classification of gastric tumors strongly correlates with
prognosis. The purpose of this study was to explore the specific molecular mechanism of …

Untangling the complexity of heat shock protein 27 in cancer and metastasis

SF Rizvi, A Hasan, S Parveen, SS Mir - Archives of Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heat shock protein 27 is a type of molecular chaperone whose expression gets up-regulated
due to reaction towards different stressful triggers including anticancer treatments. It is …

[HTML][HTML] Down-regulation of MSMO1 promotes the development and progression of pancreatic cancer

R Cao, Z Zhang, C Tian, WW Sheng, Q Dong… - Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Methylsterol monooxygenase 1 (MSMO1), as a completely unique tumor
biomarker, plays a vital role in the malignant progression of various cancer. Until now, the …

[HTML][HTML] PRMT5 facilitates angiogenesis and EMT via HIF-1α/VEGFR/Akt signaling axis in lung cancer

Y Zheng, H Ji, W Yi, Z Chen, X Hu, J Zhou… - Aging (Albany …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abnormal angiogenesis is a critical factor in tumor growth and metastasis, and protein
arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5), a prominent type II enzyme, is implicated in various …

Targeting of AKT1 by miR-143-3p Suppresses Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Prostate Cancer

L Armstrong, CE Willoughby, DJ McKenna - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
An altered expression of miR-143-3p has been previously reported in prostate cancer where
it is purported to play a tumor suppressor role. Evidence from other cancers suggests miR …

HSD17B6 downregulation predicts poor prognosis and drives tumor progression via activating Akt signaling pathway in lung adenocarcinoma

T Tian, F Hong, Z Wang, J Hu, N Chen, L Lv… - Cell Death Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Lung adenocarcinoma is one of the most frequent tumor subtypes, involving changes in a
variety of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Hydroxysteroid 17-Beta Dehydrogenase …

Look who's TORking: mTOR-mediated integration of cell status and external signals during limb development and endochondral bone growth

CH H'ng, A Khaladkar, A Rosello-Diez - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The balance of cell proliferation and size is key for the control of organ development and
repair. Moreover, this balance has to be coordinated within tissues and between tissues to …

New insights into therapy-induced progression of cancer

PV Shnaider, OM Ivanova, IK Malyants… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The malignant tumor is a complex heterogeneous set of cells functioning in a no less
heterogeneous microenvironment. Like any dynamic system, cancerous tumors evolve and …