[HTML][HTML] Loss of hepatic aldolase B activates Akt and promotes hepatocellular carcinogenesis by destabilizing the Aldob/Akt/PP2A protein complex

X He, M Li, H Yu, G Liu, N Wang, C Yin, Q Tu… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Loss of hepatic fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase B (Aldob) leads to a paradoxical up-
regulation of glucose metabolism to favor hepatocellular carcinogenesis (HCC), but the …

Small-molecule–mediated stabilization of PP2A modulates the homologous recombination pathway and potentiates DNA damage-induced cell death

RA Avelar, AJ Armstrong, G Carvette, R Gupta… - Molecular cancer …, 2023 - AACR
High-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) is the most common and lethal ovarian cancer
subtype. PARP inhibitors (PARPi) have become the mainstay of HGSC-targeted therapy …

Protein phosphatases in the RNAPII transcription cycle: erasers, sculptors, gatekeepers, and potential drug targets

G Cossa, PK Parua, M Eilers… - Genes & Development, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The transcription cycle of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is governed at multiple points by
opposing actions of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and protein phosphatases, in a …

Small-molecule activators of protein phosphatase 2A for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer

K McClinch, RA Avelar, D Callejas, S Izadmehr… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Primary prostate cancer is generally treatable by androgen deprivation therapy, however,
later recurrences of castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) that are more difficult to treat …

[HTML][HTML] Protein phosphatase 2A in the regulation of Wnt signaling, stem cells, and cancer

JJ Thompson, CS Williams - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Protein phosphorylation is a ubiquitous cellular process that allows for the nuanced and
reversible regulation of protein activity. Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a heterotrimeric …

Targeted therapies don't work for a reason; the neglected tumor suppressor phosphatase PP 2A strikes back

J Westermarck - The FEBS journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Therapies targeting tyrosine and serine/threonine kinases have raised enormous interest as
potential cure for cancer patients in many common cancer types. However, except for the …

PP2A holoenzymes, substrate specificity driving cellular functions and deregulation in cancer

H Fowle, Z Zhao, X Graña - Advances in Cancer Research, 2019 - Elsevier
PP2A is a highly conserved eukaryotic serine/threonine protein phosphatase of the PPP
family of phosphatases with fundamental cellular functions. In cells, PP2A targets specific …

USP7 limits CDK1 activity throughout the cell cycle

A Galarreta, P Valledor, P Ubieto‐Capella… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Chemical inhibitors of the deubiquitinase USP7 are currently being developed as anticancer
agents based on their capacity to stabilize P53. Regardless of this activity, USP7 inhibitors …

[HTML][HTML] PP2A: a promising biomarker and therapeutic target in endometrial cancer

M Remmerie, V Janssens - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Over the last decade, the use of targeted therapies has immensely increased in the
treatment of cancer. However, treatment for endometrial carcinomas (ECs) has lagged …

[HTML][HTML] GREM1/PPP2R3A expression in heterogeneous fibroblasts initiates pulmonary fibrosis

X Shi, J Wang, X Zhang, S Yang, W Luo, S Wang… - Cell & Bioscience, 2022 - Springer
Background Fibroblasts have important roles in the synthesis and remodeling of
extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins during pulmonary fibrosis. However, the spatiotemporal …