[HTML][HTML] Bcl-2 proteins and mitochondria—specificity in membrane targeting for death

J Lindsay, M Degli Esposti, AP Gilmore - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2011 - Elsevier
The localization and control of Bcl-2 proteins on mitochondria is essential for the intrinsic
pathway of apoptosis. Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins reside on the outer mitochondrial …

Apoptosis and autophagy: decoding calcium signals that mediate life or death

MW Harr, CW Distelhorst - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2010 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Calcium is a versatile and dynamic 2nd messenger that is essential for the survival of all
higher organisms. In cells that undergo activation or excitation, calcium is released from the …

Homing peptides as targeted delivery vehicles

P Laakkonen, K Vuorinen - Integrative Biology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Each normal organ and pathological condition appear to contain organ-or disease-specific
molecular tags on its vasculature, which constitute a vascular “zip code” system. In vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Evolving strategies and application of proteins and peptide therapeutics in cancer treatment

AG Mukherjee, UR Wanjari, AV Gopalakrishnan… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several proteins and peptides have therapeutic potential and can be used for cancer
therapy. By binding to cell surface receptors and other indicators uniquely linked with or …

An iron-dependent form of non-canonical ferroptosis induced by labile iron

Y Li, Q Ouyang, W Chen, K Liu, B Zhang, J Yao… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Ferroptosis is a recently identified iron-dependent form of nonapoptotic cell death
characterized by reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and lipid peroxidation. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Designed multifunctional peptides for intracellular targets

D Juretić - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nature's way for bioactive peptides is to provide them with several related functions and the
ability to cooperate in performing their job. Natural cell-penetrating peptides (CPP), such as …

Rapid production method with increased yield of high‐purity extracellular vesicles obtained using extended mitochondrial targeting domain peptide

KM Lim, JH Han, Y Lee, J Park… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano‐sized membranous structures involved in intercellular
communication and various physiological and pathological processes. Here, we present a …

Mitochondrial targeted peptides for cancer therapy

S Farsinejad, Z Gheisary, S Ebrahimi Samani… - Tumor Biology, 2015 - Springer
Mitochondria are a key pharmacological target in all cancer cells, since the structure and
function of this organelle is different between healthy and malignant cells. Oxidative …

Tumor homing peptides as molecular probes for cancer therapeutics, diagnostics and theranostics

A Gautam, P Kapoor, K Chaudhary… - Current medicinal …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, with more than 10 million new
cases each year. Despite the presence of several anticancer agents, cancer treatment is still …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Tumoral Effect of the Mitochondrial Target Domain of Noxa Delivered by an Engineered Salmonella typhimurium

JH Jeong, K Kim, D Lim, K Jeong, Y Hong, VH Nguyen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Bacterial cancer therapy relies on the fact that several bacterial species are capable of
targeting tumor tissue and that bacteria can be genetically engineered to selectively deliver …