Regulation of apoptosis in health and disease: the balancing act of BCL-2 family proteins

R Singh, A Letai, K Sarosiek - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
The loss of vital cells within healthy tissues contributes to the development, progression and
treatment outcomes of many human disorders, including neurological and infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoids in cancer and apoptosis

M Abotaleb, SM Samuel, E Varghese, S Varghese… - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Although, there are many different
approaches to cancer treatment, they are often painful due to adverse side effects and are …

Mitochondria as playmakers of apoptosis, autophagy and senescence

M Abate, A Festa, M Falco, A Lombardi, A Luce… - Seminars in cell & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are the key energy-producing organelles and cellular source of reactive
species. They are responsible for managing cell life and death by a balanced homeostasis …

Monocytic subclones confer resistance to venetoclax-based therapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

S Pei, DA Pollyea, A Gustafson, BM Stevens… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Venetoclax-based therapy can induce responses in approximately 70% of older previously
untreated patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, up-front resistance as well …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial quality control mechanisms as molecular targets in cardiac ischemia–reperfusion injury

J Wang, H Zhou - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial damage is a critical contributor to cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury.
Mitochondrial quality control (MQC) mechanisms, a series of adaptive responses that …

[HTML][HTML] The BCL-2 arbiters of apoptosis and their growing role as cancer targets

JM Adams, S Cory - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2018 - nature.com
Impaired apoptosis plays a central role in cancer development and limits the efficacy of
conventional cytotoxic therapies. Deepening understanding of how opposing factions of the …

[HTML][HTML] The multiple mechanisms of MCL1 in the regulation of cell fate

H Widden, WJ Placzek - Communications Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract MCL1 (myeloid cell leukemia-1) is a widely recognized pro-survival member of the
Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma protein 2) family and a promising target for cancer therapy. While the …

Interrogation of human hematopoiesis at single-cell and single-variant resolution

JC Ulirsch, CA Lareau, EL Bao, LS Ludwig, MH Guo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Widespread linkage disequilibrium and incomplete annotation of cell-to-cell state variation
represent substantial challenges to elucidating mechanisms of trait-associated genetic …

Inhibiting the inhibitors: Targeting anti-apoptotic proteins in cancer and therapy resistance

N Shahar, S Larisch - Drug Resistance Updates, 2020 - Elsevier
The cytotoxic effect of anti-cancer drugs relies on their ability to induce programmed cell
death known as apoptosis. Evading apoptosis is a common characteristic of cancer cells …

[HTML][HTML] BCL-2 protein family: Attractive targets for cancer therapy

D Kaloni, ST Diepstraten, A Strasser, GL Kelly - Apoptosis, 2023 - Springer
Acquired resistance to cell death is a hallmark of cancer. The BCL-2 protein family members
play important roles in controlling apoptotic cell death. Abnormal over-expression of pro …