The role of BCL-2 family proteins in regulating apoptosis and cancer therapy

S Qian, Z Wei, W Yang, J Huang, Y Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Apoptosis, as a very important biological process, is a response to developmental cues or
cellular stress. Impaired apoptosis plays a central role in the development of cancer and …

Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways

P Vandenabeele, G Bultynck… - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Regulated cell death (RCD) relies on activation and recruitment of pore-forming proteins
(PFPs) that function as executioners of specific cell death pathways: apoptosis regulator …

The concept of intrinsic versus extrinsic apoptosis

L Lossi - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Regulated cell death is a vital and dynamic process in multicellular organisms that maintains
tissue homeostasis and eliminates potentially dangerous cells. Apoptosis, one of the better …

Physiological and pharmacological modulation of BAX

AZ Spitz, E Gavathiotis - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) is a critical executioner of mitochondrial regulated cell
death through its lethal activity of permeabilizing the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) …

Role of microbiota-gut-brain axis in regulating dopaminergic signaling

S Hamamah, A Aghazarian, A Nazaryan, A Hajnal… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a critical role both peripherally and centrally in
vital functions such as cognition, reward, satiety, voluntary motor movements, pleasure, and …

The interplay between apoptosis and cellular senescence: Bcl-2 family proteins as targets for cancer therapy

A Basu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Cell death by apoptosis and permanent cell cycle arrest by senescence serve as barriers to
the development of cancer. Chemotherapeutic agents not only induce apoptosis, they can …

Targeting BCL-2 in cancer: advances, challenges, and perspectives

S Hafezi, M Rahmani - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Apoptosis, a programmed form of cell death, represents the main
mechanism by which cells die. Such phenomenon is highly regulated by the BCL-2 family of …

Modulation of Ca2+ signaling by antiapoptotic Bcl-2 versus Bcl-xL: from molecular mechanisms to relevance for cancer cell survival

N Rosa, F Speelman-Rooms, JB Parys… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Members of the Bcl-2-protein family are key controllers of apoptotic cell death. The family is
divided into antiapoptotic (including Bcl-2 itself, Bcl-xL, Mcl-1, etc.) and proapoptotic …

Mitochondria: novel mechanisms and therapeutic targets for secondary brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage

W Chen, C Guo, H Feng, Y Chen - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a destructive form of stroke that often results in death or
disability. However, the survivors usually experience sequelae of neurological impairments …

Identification of 22 susceptibility loci associated with testicular germ cell tumors

J Pluta, LC Pyle, KT Nead, R Wilf, M Li, N Mitra… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are the most common tumor in young white men and
have a high heritability. In this study, the international Testicular Cancer Consortium …