Promises of apoptosis-inducing peptides in cancer therapeutics

D Barras, C Widmann - Current pharmaceutical biotechnology, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Until recently, most research efforts aimed at developing anti-cancer tools were focusing on
small molecules. Alternative compounds are now being increasingly assessed for their …

Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins: fascinating biology leads to attractive tumor therapeutic targets

E Varfolomeev, D Vucic - Future Oncology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Cell death inhibition is a very successful strategy that cancer cells employ to combat the
immune system and various anticancer therapies. Inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins …

Conformationally constrained Smac mimetics and the uses thereof

S Wang, H Sun, Z Nikolovska-Coleska… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
US7932382B2 - Conformationally constrained Smac mimetics and the uses thereof - Google
Patents US7932382B2 - Conformationally constrained Smac mimetics and the uses thereof …

DNA‐triggered synthesis and bioactivity of proapoptotic peptides

A Erben, TN Grossmann, O Seitz - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2011 - infona.pl
A great leap for an amino acid is enabled by a DNA‐triggered reaction which involves the
transfer of an aminoacyl group from a donating thioester‐linked PNA–peptide hybrid to a …

Targeting IAPs as an approach to anti-cancer therapy

CS Straub - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Apoptosis is an essential process for embryonic and lymphocyte development, immune
system modulation and tissue homeostasis. Defects in apoptotic signaling often lead to …

Pro-apoptotic cell death genes, hid and reaper, from the tephritid pest species, Anastrepha suspensa

MF Schetelig, X Nirmala, AM Handler - Apoptosis, 2011 - Springer
Pro-apoptotic proteins from the reaper, hid, grim (RHG) family are primary regulators of
programmed cell death in Drosophila due to their antagonistic effect on inhibitor of apoptosis …

DNA-instructed acyl transfer reactions for the synthesis of bioactive peptides

A Erben, TN Grossmann, O Seitz - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2011 - Elsevier
We present a method which allows for the translation of nucleic acid information into the
output of molecules that interfere with disease-related protein–protein interactions. The …

Solid-phase synthesis of smac peptidomimetics incorporating triazoloprolines and biarylalanines

ST Le Quement, M Ishoey, MT Petersen… - ACS Combinatorial …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Apoptotic induction mechanisms are of crucial importance for the general homeostasis of
multicellular organisms. In cancer the apoptotic pathways are downregulated, which, at least …

The discovery and development of Smac mimetics—small-molecule antagonists of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins

SM Condon - Annual reports in medicinal chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the discovery and development of Smac
mimetics—small-molecule antagonists of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins. Apoptosis, or …

DNA‐gesteuerte Synthese und Bioaktivität proapoptotischer Peptide

A Erben, TN Grossmann, O Seitz - Angewandte Chemie, 2011 - infona.pl
Ein großer Schritt für eine Aminosäure wird durch eine DNA‐gesteuerte Reaktion
ermöglicht. Dabei findet der Transfer einer Aminoacylgruppe von einem übertragenden …