Progress on Ras/MAPK signaling research and targeting in blood and solid cancers

M Dillon, A Lopez, E Lin, D Sales, R Perets, P Jain - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK signaling pathway is responsible for regulating
cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Overexpression and overactivation of …

BRAF inhibitors in thyroid cancer: clinical impact, mechanisms of resistance and future perspectives

F Crispo, T Notarangelo, M Pietrafesa, G Lettini… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (RAS)/v-raf-1 murine leukemia viral
oncogene homolog 1 (RAF)/mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK) signaling cascade is …

Sensitive and direct DNA mutation detection by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using rational designed and tunable plasmonic nanostructures

Y Liu, N Lyu, VK Rajendran, J Piper, A Rodger… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Efficient DNA mutation detection methods are required for diagnosis, personalized therapy
development, and prognosis assessment for diseases such as cancer. To address this …

Characterization and Anticancer Activity of Biosynthesized Au/Cellulose Nanocomposite from Chlorella vulgaris

RA Hamouda, AI Abd El Maksoud, M Wageed… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Therapeutic selectivity is a critical issue in cancer therapy. As a result of its adjustable
physicochemical characteristics, the Au/cellulose nanocomposite currently holds a lot of …

Targeting mitochondrial metabolism as a strategy to treat senescence

YH Lee, JY Park, H Lee, ES Song, MU Kuk, J Joo, S Oh… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are one of organelles that undergo significant changes associated with
senescence. An increase in mitochondrial size is observed in senescent cells, and this …

Indeterminate thyroid nodules: from cytology to molecular testing

P Vignali, E Macerola, AM Poma, R Sparavelli… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system. Fine-needle
aspiration (FNA) biopsy of thyroid nodules has become the gold standard procedure, in …

Identification of novel natural drug candidates against BRAF mutated carcinoma; An integrative in-silico structure-based pharmacophore modeling and virtual …

FA Dain Md Opo, AA Alsaiari… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The BRAF gene is responsible for transferring signals from outside of the cell to inside of the
nucleus by converting a protein namely B-Raf through the RAS/MAPK pathway. This …

The paradox of cancer genes in non-malignant conditions: implications for precision medicine

JJ Adashek, S Kato, SM Lippman, R Kurzrock - Genome medicine, 2020 - Springer
Next-generation sequencing has enabled patient selection for targeted drugs, some of
which have shown remarkable efficacy in cancers that have the cognate molecular …

[HTML][HTML] RAS signalling in energy metabolism and rare human diseases

L Dard, N Bellance, D Lacombe, R Rossignol - Biochimica Et Biophysica …, 2018 - Elsevier
The RAS pathway is a highly conserved cascade of protein-protein interactions and
phosphorylation that is at the heart of signalling networks that govern proliferation …

[HTML][HTML] Association between oxidative stress and melanoma progression

JP Bisevac, M Djukic, I Stanojevic… - Journal of Medical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Overproduction of free radicals accompanied with their insufficient
removal/neutralization by antioxidative defense system impairs redox hemostasis in living …