The interplay between apoptosis and cellular senescence: Bcl-2 family proteins as targets for cancer therapy

A Basu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Cell death by apoptosis and permanent cell cycle arrest by senescence serve as barriers to
the development of cancer. Chemotherapeutic agents not only induce apoptosis, they can …

[HTML][HTML] The multiple mechanisms of MCL1 in the regulation of cell fate

H Widden, WJ Placzek - Communications Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract MCL1 (myeloid cell leukemia-1) is a widely recognized pro-survival member of the
Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma protein 2) family and a promising target for cancer therapy. While the …

[HTML][HTML] Venetoclax resistance: mechanistic insights and future strategies

F Ong, K Kim, MY Konopleva - Cancer Drug Resistance, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is historically associated with poor prognosis, especially in
older AML patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy. The development of Venetoclax, a …

[HTML][HTML] Selective PROTAC-mediated degradation of SMARCA2 is efficacious in SMARCA4 mutant cancers

J Cantley, X Ye, E Rousseau, T Januario… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The mammalian SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) helicase SMARCA4
is frequently mutated in cancer and inactivation results in a cellular dependence on its …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting CDK9 for anti-cancer therapeutics

R Mandal, S Becker, K Strebhardt - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary CDK9, in combination with Cyclin T1, is one of the major regulators of RNA
Polymerase II mediated productive transcription of critical genes in any cell. The activity of …

[HTML][HTML] Selective MCL-1 inhibitor ABBV-467 is efficacious in tumor models but is associated with cardiac troponin increases in patients

J Yuda, C Will, DC Phillips, L Abraham… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Background MCL-1 is a prosurvival B-cell lymphoma 2 family protein that plays a critical role
in tumor maintenance and survival and can act as a resistance factor to multiple anticancer …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of the CDK9–cyclin T1 protein–protein interaction as a new approach against triple-negative breast cancer

SS Cheng, YQ Qu, J Wu, GJ Yang, H Liu… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) activity is correlated with worse outcomes of
triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients. The heterodimer between CDK9 with cyclin …

The anticancer and EGFR-TK/CDK-9 dual inhibitory potentials of new synthetic pyranopyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives: X-ray crystallography, in vitro, and in silico …

A Musa, SK Ihmaid, DL Hughes, MA Said… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Treatment options for the management of breast cancer are still inadequate. This
inadequacy is attributed to the lack of effective targeted medications, often resulting in the …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial metabolism as a target for acute myeloid leukemia treatment

SB Panina, J Pei, NV Kirienko - Cancer & Metabolism, 2021 - Springer
Acute myeloid leukemias (AML) are a group of aggressive hematologic malignancies
resulting from acquired genetic mutations in hematopoietic stem cells that affect patients of …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted therapy development in acute myeloid leukemia

TM Totiger, A Ghoshal, J Zabroski, A Sondhi, S Bucha… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Therapeutic developments targeting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have been in the
pipeline for five decades and have recently resulted in the approval of multiple targeted …