Microtubule targeting agents in disease: classic drugs, novel roles

L Wordeman, JJ Vicente - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microtubules (MTs) are highly conserved proteins present in all eukaryotic
organisms. They form the cell cytoskeleton, and its function is essential for a large number of …

The nuclear pore complex: bridging nuclear transport and gene regulation

C Strambio-De-Castillia, M Niepel… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2010 - nature.com
Although the nuclear pore complex (NPC) is best known for its primary function as the key
regulator of molecular traffic between the cytoplasm and the nucleus, a growing body of …

Structural biology and regulation of protein import into the nucleus

M Christie, CW Chang, G Róna, KM Smith… - Journal of molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Proteins are translated in the cytoplasm, but many need to access the nucleus to perform
their functions. Understanding how these nuclear proteins are transported through the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis for specificity of nuclear import and prediction of nuclear localization

M Marfori, A Mynott, JJ Ellis, AM Mehdi… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2011 - Elsevier
Although proteins are translated on cytoplasmic ribosomes, many of these proteins play
essential roles in the nucleus, mediating key cellular processes including but not limited to …

Cargo transport through the nuclear pore complex at a glance

G Paci, J Caria, EA Lemke - Journal of cell science, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Bidirectional transport of macromolecules across the nuclear envelope is a hallmark of
eukaryotic cells, in which the genetic material is compartmentalized inside the nucleus. The …

Tubulin-targeting chemotherapy impairs androgen receptor activity in prostate cancer

ML Zhu, CM Horbinski, M Garzotto, DZ Qian, TM Beer… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Recent insights into the regulation of the androgen receptor (AR) activity led to novel
therapeutic targeting of AR function in prostate cancer patients. Docetaxel is an approved …

Mitosis is not a key target of microtubule agents in patient tumors

E Komlodi-Pasztor, D Sackett, J Wilkerson… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2011 - nature.com
Mitosis-specific agents have, to date, not been clinically successful. By contrast, microtubule-
targeting agents (MTAs) have a long record of success, usually attributed to the induction of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular chaperones, essential partners of steroid hormone receptors for activity and mobility

PC Echeverria, D Picard - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2010 - Elsevier
Steroid hormone receptors (SHRs) are notorious intracellular travellers, transiting among
different cellular compartments as they mature, are subjected to regulation and exert their …

Mechanisms regulating protein localization

NC Bauer, PW Doetsch, AH Corbett - Traffic, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular functions are dictated by protein content and activity. There are numerous strategies
to regulate proteins varying from modulating gene expression to post‐translational …

Targeted delivery to the nucleus

CW Pouton, KM Wagstaff, DM Roth… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2007 - Elsevier
Macromolecules and supramolecular complexes are frequently required to enter and exit
the nucleus during normal cell function, but access is restricted and exchange to and from …