Targeting hypoxic tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

J Tao, G Yang, W Zhou, J Qiu, G Chen, W Luo… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Attributable to its late diagnosis, early metastasis, and poor prognosis, pancreatic cancer
remains one of the most lethal diseases worldwide. Unlike other solid tumors, pancreatic …

The integrated stress response

K Pakos‐Zebrucka, I Koryga, K Mnich, M Ljujic… - EMBO …, 2016 - embopress.org
In response to diverse stress stimuli, eukaryotic cells activate a common adaptive pathway,
termed the integrated stress response (ISR), to restore cellular homeostasis. The core event …

NUPR1 is a critical repressor of ferroptosis

J Liu, X Song, F Kuang, Q Zhang, Y Xie, R Kang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a type of iron-dependent regulated cell death, representing an emerging
disease-modulatory mechanism. Transcription factors play multiple roles in ferroptosis …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the integrated stress response in cancer therapy

X Tian, S Zhang, L Zhou, AA Seyhan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The integrated stress response (ISR) is an evolutionarily conserved intra-cellular signaling
network which is activated in response to intrinsic and extrinsic stresses. Various stresses …

Regulation and function of autophagy in pancreatic cancer

J Li, X Chen, R Kang, H Zeh, DJ Klionsky, D Tang - Autophagy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Oncogenic KRAS mutation-driven pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is currently the fourth-
leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Macroautophagy (hereafter …

[HTML][HTML] Role of abnormal lipid metabolism in development, progression, diagnosis and therapy of pancreatic cancer

J Swierczynski, A Hebanowska… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is growing evidence that metabolic alterations play an important role in cancer
development and progression. The metabolism of cancer cells is reprogrammed in order to …

Identification of a drug targeting an intrinsically disordered protein involved in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

JL Neira, J Bintz, M Arruebo, B Rizzuti, T Bonacci… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are prevalent in eukaryotes, performing signaling and
regulatory functions. Often associated with human diseases, they constitute drug …

[HTML][HTML] From cell senescence to age-related diseases: differential mechanisms of action of senescence-associated secretory phenotypes

HO Byun, YK Lee, JM Kim, G Yoon - BMB reports, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cellular senescence is a process by which cells enter a state of permanent cell cycle arrest.
It is commonly believed to underlie organismal aging and age-associated diseases …

MiRNA-30a-mediated autophagy inhibition sensitizes renal cell carcinoma cells to sorafenib

B Zheng, H Zhu, D Gu, X Pan, L Qian, B Xue… - Biochemical and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy-induced autophagy activation often contributes to cancer resistance. MiRNA-
30a (miR-30a) is a potent inhibitor of autophagy by downregulating Beclin-1. In this study …

Aurora kinase A in gastrointestinal cancers: time to target

A Katsha, A Belkhiri, L Goff, W El-Rifai - Molecular cancer, 2015 - Springer
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are a major cause of cancer-related deaths. During the last two
decades, several studies have shown amplification and overexpression of Aurora kinase A …