Mitochondrial calcium exchange in physiology and disease

JF Garbincius, JW Elrod - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The uptake of calcium into and extrusion of calcium from the mitochondrial matrix is a
fundamental biological process that has critical effects on cellular metabolism, signaling …

[HTML][HTML] EZH2, a prominent orchestrator of genetic and epigenetic regulation of solid tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy

S Sun, F Yu, D Xu, H Zheng, M Li - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is regarded as a promising strategy for cancer therapy.
The histone methyltransferase, Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2), has been implicated …

MICU1 drives glycolysis and chemoresistance in ovarian cancer

PK Chakraborty, SB Mustafi, X Xiong… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer cells actively promote aerobic glycolysis to sustain their metabolic requirements
through mechanisms not always clear. Here, we demonstrate that the gatekeeper of …

The role of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) complex in cancer

A Vultur, CS Gibhardt, H Stanisz, I Bogeski - Pflügers Archiv-European …, 2018 - Springer
The important role of mitochondria in cancer biology is gaining momentum. With their
regulation of cell survival, metabolism, basic cell building blocks, and immunity, among other …

Structure, activity regulation, and role of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter in health and disease

C Mammucari, G Gherardi, R Rizzuto - Frontiers in oncology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake plays a pivotal role both in cell energy balance and in cell fate
determination. Studies on the role of mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling in pathophysiology have …

Calcium signalling pathways in prostate cancer initiation and progression

R Silvestri, V Nicolì, P Gangadharannambiar… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells proliferate, differentiate and migrate by repurposing physiological signalling
mechanisms. In particular, altered calcium signalling is emerging as one of the most …

STAT3/HOTAIR signaling axis regulates HNSCC growth in an EZH2-dependent manner

S Sun, Y Wu, W Guo, F Yu, L Kong, Y Ren, Y Wang… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: PI3K and STAT3 are frequently activated in cancer progression. However,
little is known about the underlying mechanisms by which PI3K and STAT3 regulate head …

Endoplasmic reticulum–mitochondria calcium communication and the regulation of mitochondrial metabolism in cancer: a novel potential target

G Bustos, P Cruz, A Lovy, C Cárdenas - Frontiers in oncology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is characterized by an uncontrolled cell proliferation rate even under low nutrient
availability, which is sustained by a metabolic reprograming now recognized as a hallmark …

Downregulation of enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) is essential for the induction of autophagy and apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells

Y Yao, H Hu, Y Yang, G Zhou, Z Shang, X Yang, K Sun… - Genes, 2016 - mdpi.com
Increasing evidence indicates that elevated expression of enhancer of zeste homolog 2
gene (EZH2) in many human malignant tumors acts a significant role in the oncogenic …

High risk-human papillomavirus in HNSCC: Present and future challenges for epigenetic therapies

L Ghiani, S Chiocca - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is a highly heterogeneous group of
tumors characterized by an incidence of 650,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths per year …