BCL2: A promising cancer therapeutic target

G Radha, SC Raghavan - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews …, 2017 - Elsevier
A remarkable characteristic of majority of cancer cells is that, they fail to undergo apoptosis,
which in turn confers them a survival advantage over normal cells. Targeted cancer therapy …

Molecular approaches for targeted drug delivery towards cancer: A concise review with respect to nanotechnology

BD Kurmi, P Patel, R Paliwal, SR Paliwal - Journal of drug delivery science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is a leading cause of human death throughout the world. The lack of specificity
associated with conventional anti-cancer therapeutics leads to several side effects in …

Autocyclized and oxidized forms of SCR 7 induce cancer cell death by inhibiting nonhomologous DNA end joining in a Ligase IV dependent manner

SV Vartak, HA Swarup, V Gopalakrishnan… - The FEBS …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nonhomologous DNA end joining (NHEJ) is the major DNA double‐strand break (DSB)
repair pathway in mammals. Previously, we have described a small molecule inhibitor, SCR …

Artificial intelligence approach to find lead compounds for treating tumors

JQ Chen, HY Chen, W Dai, QJ Lv… - The journal of physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
It has been demonstrated that MMP13 enzyme is related to most cancer cell tumors. The
world's largest traditional Chinese medicine database was applied to screen for structure …

Novel BCL2 inhibitor, Disarib induces apoptosis by disruption of BCL2-BAK interaction

SV Vartak, D Iyer, TR Santhoshkumar, S Sharma… - Biochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Apoptosis is a highly regulated pathway of programmed cell death relying on the fine
balance between pro and antiapoptotic binding partners. Overexpression of the …

Shedding light on the interaction of human anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein with ligands through biophysical and in silico studies

J Ramos, J Muthukumaran, F Freire… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bcl-2 protein is involved in cell apoptosis and is considered an interesting target for anti-
cancer therapy. The present study aims to understand the stability and conformational …

Spatial Transcriptomics identifies expression signatures specific to lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma cells

AHM Moeyersoms, RA Gallo, MG Zhang, V Stathias… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland is a rare but aggressive
cancer with poor long-term prognosis. Due to the rarity of this cancer, little is understood …

Corosolic Acid Induced Apoptosis via Upregulation of Bax/Bcl-2 Ratio and Caspase-3 Activation in Cholangiocarcinoma Cells

O Jedram, P Maphanao, K Karnchanapandh… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), an aggressive malignancy arising from the biliary epithelium,
exhibits a high incidence in Thailand. CCA usually lacks specific symptoms and is typically …

Block Copolymer Encapsulation of Disarib, an Inhibitor of BCL2 for Improved Chemotherapeutic Potential

R Joy, H Siddiqua, S Sharma, M Raveendran… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A chemical inhibitor of antiapoptotic protein, BCL2, known as Disarib, suffers poor solubility
in aqueous environments; thereby limiting its potential as a chemotherapeutic agent. To …

Bcl-2 inhibitors as anti-cancer therapeutics: The impact of and on calcium signaling

T Vervloessem, M Kerkhofs, RM La Rovere, F Sneyers… - Cell calcium, 2018 - Elsevier
Bcl-2-protein family members are essential regulators of apoptosis. Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2
proteins ensure cell survival via different mechanisms, including via binding of pro-apoptotic …