[HTML][HTML] Metabolism and function of polyamines in cancer progression

IN Sari, T Setiawan, KS Kim, YT Wijaya, KW Cho… - Cancer Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyamines are essential for the proliferation, differentiation, and development of
eukaryotes. They include spermine, spermidine, and the diamine precursor putrescine, and …

Targeting polyamine metabolism and function in cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases

RA Casero Jr, LJ Marton - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2007 - nature.com
The polyamines spermidine and spermine and their diamine precursor putrescine are
naturally occurring, polycationic alkylamines that are essential for eukaryotic cell growth …

Targeting polyamine metabolism for cancer therapy and prevention

TR Murray-Stewart, PM Woster… - Biochemical …, 2016 - portlandpress.com
The chemically simple, biologically complex eukaryotic polyamines, spermidine and
spermine, are positively charged alkylamines involved in many crucial cellular processes …

Polyamines and cancer: implications for chemotherapy and chemoprevention

SL Nowotarski, PM Woster, RA Casero - Expert reviews in molecular …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Polyamines are small organic cations that are essential for normal cell growth and
development in eukaryotes. Under normal physiological conditions, intracellular polyamine …

The old and new biochemistry of polyamines

DH Bae, DJR Lane, PJ Jansson… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyamines are ubiquitous positively charged amines found in all organisms. These
molecules play a crucial role in many biological functions including cell growth, gene …

Polyamines and cancer: old molecules, new understanding

EW Gerner, FL Meyskens Jr - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2004 - nature.com
The amino-acid-derived polyamines have long been associated with cell growth and cancer,
and specific oncogenes and tumour-suppressor genes regulate polyamine metabolism …

Polyamine catabolism in carcinogenesis: potential targets for chemotherapy and chemoprevention

V Battaglia, C DeStefano Shields, T Murray-Stewart… - Amino acids, 2014 - Springer
Polyamines, including spermine, spermidine, and the precursor diamine, putrescine, are
naturally occurring polycationic alkylamines that are required for eukaryotic cell growth …

Polyamines: their significance for maintaining health and contributing to diseases

M Xuan, X Gu, J Li, D Huang, C Xue, Y He - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Polyamines are essential for the growth and proliferation of mammalian cells and are
intimately involved in biological mechanisms such as DNA replication, RNA transcription …

Polyamine metabolism and cancer: treatments, challenges and opportunities

RA Casero Jr, T Murray Stewart, AE Pegg - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Advances in our understanding of the metabolism and molecular functions of polyamines
and their alterations in cancer have led to resurgence in the interest of targeting polyamine …

Polyamines in cell growth and cell death: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic applications

T Thomas*, TJ Thomas - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences CMLS, 2001 - Springer
Polyamines are aliphatic cations with multiple functions and are essential for life. Cellular
polyamine levels are regulated by multiple pathways such as synthesis from amino acid …