Molecular targeting therapies for neuroblastoma: Progress and challenges

A Zafar, W Wang, G Liu, X Wang, W Xian… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is an urgent need to identify novel therapies for childhood cancers. Neuroblastoma is
the most common pediatric solid tumor, and accounts for~ 15% of childhood cancer‐related …

Targeting the p53-MDM2 pathway for neuroblastoma therapy: Rays of hope

A Zafar, W Wang, G Liu, W Xian, F McKeon, J Zhou… - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite being the subject of extensive research and clinical trials, neuroblastoma remains a
major therapeutic challenge in pediatric oncology. The p53 protein is a central safeguard …

Subcellular Distribution of p53 by the p53-Responsive lncRNA NBAT1 Determines Chemotherapeutic Response in Neuroblastoma

S Mitra, SV Muralidharan, M Di Marco, PK Juvvuna… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Neuroblastoma has a low mutation rate for the p53 gene. Alternative ways of p53
inactivation have been proposed in neuroblastoma, such as abnormal cytoplasmic …

Direct evidence of cellular transformation by prion-like p53 amyloid infection

A Navalkar, S Pandey, N Singh, K Patel… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Tumor suppressor p53 mutations are associated with more than 50% of cancers.
Aggregation and amyloid formation of p53 is also implicated in cancer pathogenesis, but …

Tumor suppressor protein p53 expressed in yeast can remain diffuse, form a prion, or form unstable liquid-like droplets

SK Park, S Park, C Pentek, SW Liebman - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor are frequent causes of cancer. Because p53
aggregates appear in some tumor cells, it has been suggested that p53 could also cause …

Combining APR-246 and HDAC-inhibitors: a novel targeted treatment option for neuroblastoma

M Müller, L Rösch, S Najafi, C Gatzweiler, J Ridinger… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Preclinical analyses identified APR-246 as a potent treatment option for
neuroblastoma. However, a specific mode of action, sufficient biomarkers and promising …

p53, a victim of the prion fashion

O Billant, G Friocourt, P Roux, C Voisset - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The tumor suppressor gene TP53 is found mutated in around half of
human cancers. The accumulation of the mutant p53 protein in the form of aggregates in …

PSPC1 is a new contextual determinant of aberrant subcellular translocation of oncogenes in tumor progression

YD Lang, YS Jou - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2021 - Springer
Dysregulation of nucleocytoplasmic shuttling is commonly observed in cancers and
emerging as a cancer hallmark for the development of anticancer therapeutic strategies …

The Role p53 Protein in DNA Repair

B Mary - p53-A Guardian of the Genome and Beyond, 2021 - books.google.com
The tumor suppressor p53 protein controls cell cycle and plays a vital role in preserving
DNA integrity. p53 is activated by varied stress signals and the distribution of p53 between …

Developmental Abnormalities In Human Induced Neurons And Neural Precursor Cells Derived From Patients With Idiopathic Autism And Chromosome 16p11. 2 …

M Mehta - 2021 - rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder
characterized by developmental delay, social deficits, and restricted, repetitive behaviors …