Microtubule‐associated proteins and enzymes modifying tubulin

N Peng, F Nakamura - Cytoskeleton, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microtubules (MTs) are essential for many cellular processes including establishment of cell
shape and polarity, chromosome segregation, vesicle transport, and nuclear positioning …

Ginsenosides on stem cells fate specification—a novel perspective

Y Liu, L Jiang, W Song, C Wang, S Yu… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Recent studies have demonstrated that stem cells have attracted much attention due to their
special abilities of proliferation, differentiation and self-renewal, and are of great significance …

Structure-Based Optimization of Carbendazim-Derived Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors through Alchemical Free Energy Calculations

L Cano-González, JD Espinosa-Mendoza… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbendazim derivatives, commonly used as antiparasitic drugs, have shown potential as
anticancer agents due to their ability to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human …

TEDC2 plays an oncogenic role and serves as a therapeutic target of hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Li, B Guo, L Wang, F Zhou, Z Yu, Y Huang… - Digestive and Liver …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies and
tends to have a poor prognosis due to its insidious onset, difficulty in early diagnosis, and …

Impact of Brain Organoid-Derived sEVs on Metastatic Adaptation and Invasion of Breast Carcinoma Cells through a Microphysiological System

H Nazari, A Cho, D Goss, JP Thiery, ME Warkiani - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Brain metastases are common in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), suggesting a
complex process of cancer spread. The mechanisms enabling TNBC cell adaptation and …

Tubulin interaction at tubulin-binding sequence 1 (TBS1) is required for proper surface expression and TRPV1 channel activity

S Mohanta, S Saha, NK Das, N Swain, S Kumar… - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
TRPV1, a polymodal and nonselective cation channel has unique gating mechanisms which
is regulated by supramolecular complexes at the plasma membrane formed with membrane …

Targeting Histone Deacetylases 6 in Dual-Target Therapy of Cancer

M Beljkas, A Ilic, A Cebzan, B Radovic, N Djokovic… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are the major regulators of the balance of acetylation of
histone and non-histone proteins. In contrast to other HDAC isoforms, HDAC6 is mainly …

A tale of 12 tails: Katanin severing activity affected by carboxy-terminal tail sequences

KA Lindsay, N Abdelhamid, S Kahawatte, RI Dima… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
In cells, microtubule location, length, and dynamics are regulated by a host of microtubule-
associated proteins and enzymes that read where to bind and act based on the microtubule …

Prediction of anti-microtubular target proteins of tubulins and their interacting proteins using Gene Ontology tools

PBR Babu - Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Tubulins are highly conserved globular proteins involved in stabilization of
cellular cytoskeletal microtubules during cell cycle. Different isoforms of tubulins are …

Overcoming resistance in prostate cancer with targeted and small molecule-based therapies

S Gogola, M Rejzer, R Poppiti - Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer, 2024 - Elsevier
Targeted therapies for cancer treatment utilize a range of small-molecule drugs or
monoclonal antibodies to influence cancer cell growth, survival, and spread. For prostate …