The immune nature of platelets revisited

A Maouia, J Rebetz, R Kapur, JW Semple - Transfusion medicine reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Platelets are the primary cellular mediators of hemostasis and this function firmly acquaints
them with a variety of inflammatory processes. For example, platelets can act as circulating …

Small-molecule probes from bench to bedside: advancing molecular analysis of drug–target interactions toward precision medicine

S Pan, A Ding, Y Li, Y Sun, Y Zhan, Z Ye… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, remarkable advances have been witnessed in the development of
small-molecule probes. These molecular tools have been widely applied for interrogating …

A selective BCL-XL PROTAC degrader achieves safe and potent antitumor activity

S Khan, X Zhang, D Lv, Q Zhang, Y He, P Zhang… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
B-cell lymphoma extra large (BCL-XL) is a well-validated cancer target. However, the on-
target and dose-limiting thrombocytopenia limits the use of BCL-XL inhibitors, such as …

[HTML][HTML] RNA-Seq of tumor-educated platelets enables blood-based pan-cancer, multiclass, and molecular pathway cancer diagnostics

MG Best, N Sol, I Kooi, J Tannous, BA Westerman… - Cancer cell, 2015 - cell.com
Tumor-educated blood platelets (TEPs) are implicated as central players in the systemic and
local responses to tumor growth, thereby altering their RNA profile. We determined the …

Proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) in drug discovery paradigm: Recent progress and future challenges

S Zeng, W Huang, X Zheng, Z Zhang, J Wang… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC), hijacking protein of interest (POI) and recruiting E3
ligase for target degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, is a novel drug …

MTH1 protects platelet mitochondria from oxidative damage and regulates platelet function and thrombosis

Y Ding, X Gui, X Chu, Y Sun, S Zhang, H Tong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Human MutT Homolog 1 (MTH1) is a nucleotide pool sanitization enzyme that
hydrolyzes oxidized nucleotides to prevent their mis-incorporation into DNA under oxidative …

Using proteolysis-targeting chimera technology to reduce navitoclax platelet toxicity and improve its senolytic activity

Y He, X Zhang, J Chang, HN Kim, P Zhang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Small molecules that selectively kill senescent cells (SCs), termed senolytics, have the
potential to prevent and treat various age-related diseases and extend healthspan. The use …

Detection and localization of early-and late-stage cancers using platelet RNA

S GJG, M Arkani, E Post, M Antunes-Ferreira… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Cancer patients benefit from early tumor detection since treatment outcomes are more
favorable for less advanced cancers. Platelets are involved in cancer progression and are …

Analysis of 13 cell types reveals evidence for the expression of numerous novel primate-and tissue-specific microRNAs

E Londin, P Loher, AG Telonis… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Two decades after the discovery of the first animal microRNA (miRNA), the number of
miRNAs in animal genomes remains a vexing question. Here, we report findings from …

Swarm intelligence-enhanced detection of non-small-cell lung cancer using tumor-educated platelets

MG Best, N Sol, S GJG, A Vancura, M Muller… - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
Blood-based liquid biopsies, including tumor-educated blood platelets (TEPs), have
emerged as promising biomarker sources for non-invasive detection of cancer. Here we …