Telomerase: a prominent oncological target for development of chemotherapeutic agents

K Vishwakarma, R Dey, H Bhatt - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) responsible for the maintenance of chromosomal
integrity by stabilizing telomere length. Telomerase is a widely expressed hallmark …

Biological and clinical perspectives of TERT promoter mutation detection on bladder cancer diagnosis and management

L Cheng, S Zhang, M Wang, A Lopez-Beltran - Human Pathology, 2023 - Elsevier
The telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter mutations are associated with
increased TERT mRNA and TERT protein levels, telomerase activity, and shorter but stable …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem cells are actually stem cells with disordered differentiation: the monophyletic origin of cancer

Q Luo, P Liu, P Yu, T Qin - Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2023 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play an important role in cancer development. Based on
advancements in CSC research, we propose a monophyletic model of cancer. This model is …

[HTML][HTML] Cell survival, death, and proliferation in senescent and cancer cells: the role of (poly) phenols

V Sorrenti, A Buriani, S Fortinguerra, S Davinelli… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellular senescence has long been considered a permanent state of cell cycle arrest
occurring in proliferating cells subject to different stressors, used as a cellular defense …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of PPAR-γ prevents TERT-mediated pulmonary vascular remodeling in MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension

T Hussain, L Chai, Y Wang, Q Zhang, J Wang, W Shi… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background It has been demonstrated that elevated telomerase reverse transcriptase
(TERT) expression or activity is implicated in pulmonary hypertension (PH). In addition …

[HTML][HTML] Combining old and new concepts in targeting telomerase for cancer therapy: transient, immediate, complete and combinatory attack (TICCA)

JH Ali, M Walter - Cancer cell international, 2023 - Springer
Telomerase can overcome replicative senescence by elongation of telomeres but is also a
specific element in most cancer cells. It is expressed more vastly than any other tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Spotlight on hTERT Complex Regulation in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas

J Ropio, M Prochazkova-Carlotti, R Batista, A Pestana… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a major cancer hallmark, there is a sustained interest in understanding the telomerase
contribution to carcinogenesis in order to therapeutically target this enzyme. This is …

[HTML][HTML] Potential anti-cancer effect of helenalin as a natural bioactive compound on the growth and telomerase gene expression in breast cancer cell line

A Barkhordari, D Jafari-Gharabaghlou… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The telomerase gene is overexpressed in the majority of tumors and cancers
compared to normal and healthy cells, and on the other hand, this enzymatic protein is …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR-based m6A modification and its potential applications in telomerase regulation

M Yi, M Wang, Y Xu, Z Cao, Y Ling, Z Zhang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Telomerase determines cell lifespan by controlling chromosome stability and cell viability,
m6A epigenetic modification plays an important role in the regulation of telomerase activity …

[HTML][HTML] New 2, 4-bis [(substituted-aminomethyl) phenyl] phenylquinazoline and 2, 4-bis [(substituted-aminomethyl) phenyl] phenylquinoline Derivatives: Synthesis …

J Guillon, M Le Borgne, V Milano… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The syntheses of novel 2, 4-bis [(substituted-aminomethyl) phenyl] phenylquinazolines 12
and 2, 4-bis [(substituted-aminomethyl) phenyl] phenylquinolines 13 are reported here in six …