Emerging roles of the MAGE protein family in stress response pathways

RRF Gee, H Chen, AK Lee, CA Daly… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
The melanoma antigen (MAGE) proteins all contain a MAGE homology domain. MAGE
genes are conserved in all eukaryotes and have expanded from a single gene in lower …

Iron and lung cancer

Y Kuang, Q Wang - Cancer Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Iron is an essential trace element in the human body, and its deficiency or excess induces
diverse biological processes. Iron dysregulation is closely associated with the initiation and …

Structural basis for RAD18 regulation by MAGEA4 and its implications for RING ubiquitin ligase binding by MAGE family proteins

S Griffith-Jones, L Álvarez, U Mukhopadhyay… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
MAGEA4 is a cancer-testis antigen primarily expressed in the testes but aberrantly
overexpressed in several cancers. MAGEA4 interacts with the RING ubiquitin ligase RAD18 …

A cancer-specific ubiquitin ligase drives mRNA alternative polyadenylation by ubiquitinating the mRNA 3′ end processing complex

SW Yang, L Li, JP Connelly, SN Porter, K Kodali… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Alternative polyadenylation (APA) contributes to transcriptome complexity by generating
mRNA isoforms with varying 3′ UTR lengths. APA leading to 3′ UTR shortening (3′ US) …

MAGE cancer-testis antigens protect the mammalian germline under environmental stress

K Fon Tacer, MC Montoya, MJ Oatley, T Lord… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Ensuring robust gamete production even in the face of environmental stress is of utmost
importance for species survival, especially in mammals that have low reproductive rates …

Reactivating PTEN to impair glioma stem cells by inhibiting cytosolic iron-sulfur assembly

J Yin, X Ge, F Ding, L He, K Song, Z Shi, Z Ge… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Glioblastoma, the most lethal primary brain tumor, harbors glioma stem cells (GSCs) that not
only initiate and maintain malignant phenotypes but also enhance therapeutic resistance …

Targeting iron-sulfur clusters in cancer: opportunities and challenges for ferroptosis-based therapy

J Lee, JL Roh - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Iron-sulfur clusters (ISCs) play a crucial role in cancer cell survival and
growth, and their dysregulation is associated with the development and progression of …

Roles of the m6A Modification of RNA in the Glioblastoma Microenvironment as Revealed by Single-Cell Analyses

F Yuan, X Cai, Z Cong, Y Wang, Y Geng, Y Aili… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a common and aggressive form of brain tumor.
The N6-methyladenosine (m6A) mRNA modification plays multiple roles in many biological …

Discovery and structural basis of the selectivity of potent cyclic peptide inhibitors of MAGE-A4

MC Fleming, LF Chiou, PP Tumbale… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
MAGE proteins are cancer testis antigens (CTAs) that are characterized by highly conserved
MAGE homology domains (MHDs) and are increasingly being found to play pivotal roles in …

[HTML][HTML] Ubiquitin proteomics identifies RNA polymerase I as a target of the Smc5/6 complex

E Ibars, J Codina-Fabra, G Bellí, C Casas, M Tarrés… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Ubiquitination controls numerous cellular processes, and its deregulation is associated with
many pathologies. The Nse1 subunit in the Smc5/6 complex contains a RING domain with …