PROTAC'ing oncoproteins: targeted protein degradation for cancer therapy

JM Kelm, DS Pandey, E Malin, H Kansou, S Arora… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Molecularly targeted cancer therapies substantially improve patient outcomes, although the
durability of their effectiveness can be limited. Resistance to these therapies is often related …

Targeting the androgen receptor in breast cancer

KM Chia, M O'Brien, M Brown, E Lim - Current oncology reports, 2015 - Springer
The androgen receptor (AR) is expressed in the majority of breast cancer and across the
three main breast cancer subtypes. Historically, the oncogenic role of AR has best been …

2, 4-dienoyl-CoA reductase regulates lipid homeostasis in treatment-resistant prostate cancer

A Blomme, CA Ford, E Mui, R Patel, C Ntala… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite the clinical success of Androgen Receptor (AR)-targeted therapies, reactivation of
AR signalling remains the main driver of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) …

The glucocorticoid receptor is a key player for prostate cancer cell survival and a target for improved antiandrogen therapy

M Puhr, J Hoefer, A Eigentler, C Ploner, F Handle… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: The major obstacle in the management of advanced prostate cancer is the
occurrence of resistance to endocrine therapy. Although the androgen receptor (AR) has …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote prostate tumor growth and progression through upregulation of cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis

H Neuwirt, J Bouchal, G Kharaishvili, C Ploner… - Cell Communication and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Androgen receptor targeted therapies have emerged as an effective tool to
manage advanced prostate cancer (PCa). Nevertheless, frequent occurrence of therapy …

Glucocorticoid treatment influences prostate cancer cell growth and the tumor microenvironment via altered glucocorticoid receptor signaling in prostate fibroblasts

A Eigentler, F Handle, S Schanung, A Degen, H Hackl… - Oncogene, 2024 - nature.com
Despite significant therapeutic advances in recent years, treatment of metastatic prostate
cancer (PCa) remains palliative, owing to the inevitable occurrence of drug resistance …

Drivers of AR indifferent anti-androgen resistance in prostate cancer cells

F Handle, S Prekovic, C Helsen, T Van den Broeck… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Inhibition of the androgen receptor (AR) by second-generation anti-androgens is a standard
treatment for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), but it inevitably leads …

Androgen deprivation induces reprogramming of prostate cancer cells to stem-like cells

BG Sánchez, A Bort, D Vara-Ciruelos, I Díaz-Laviada - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the past few years, cell plasticity has emerged as a mode of targeted therapy evasion in
prostate adenocarcinoma. When exposed to anticancer therapies, tumor cells may switch …

p300-mediated acetylation of histone demethylase JMJD1A prevents its degradation by ubiquitin ligase STUB1 and enhances its activity in prostate cancer

S Xu, L Fan, HY Jeon, F Zhang, X Cui, MKB Mickle… - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
The androgen receptor (AR) pathway plays a central role in the development of castration-
resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The histone demethylase JMJD1A has been shown to …

KMT9 monomethylates histone H4 lysine 12 and controls proliferation of prostate cancer cells

E Metzger, S Wang, S Urban, D Willmann… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
Histone lysine methylation is generally performed by SET domain methyltransferases and
regulates chromatin structure and gene expression. Here, we identify human C21orf127 …