The role of BCL-2 family proteins in regulating apoptosis and cancer therapy

S Qian, Z Wei, W Yang, J Huang, Y Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Apoptosis, as a very important biological process, is a response to developmental cues or
cellular stress. Impaired apoptosis plays a central role in the development of cancer and …

Pore-forming proteins as drivers of membrane permeabilization in cell death pathways

P Vandenabeele, G Bultynck… - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Regulated cell death (RCD) relies on activation and recruitment of pore-forming proteins
(PFPs) that function as executioners of specific cell death pathways: apoptosis regulator …

DRP1 interacts directly with BAX to induce its activation and apoptosis

A Jenner, A Peña‐Blanco, R Salvador‐Gallego… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
The apoptotic executioner protein BAX and the dynamin‐like protein DRP1 co‐localize at
mitochondria during apoptosis to mediate mitochondrial permeabilization and …

Mitochondrial pores at the crossroad between cell death and inflammatory signaling

H Flores-Romero, S Dadsena, AJ García-Sáez - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mitochondria are cellular organelles with a major role in many cellular processes, including
not only energy production, metabolism, and calcium homeostasis but also regulated cell …

Advances in hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry and the pursuit of challenging biological systems

EI James, TA Murphree, C Vorauer, JR Engen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solution-phase hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) is
a widespread tool for structural analysis across academia and the biopharmaceutical …

BAK core dimers bind lipids and can be bridged by them

AD Cowan, NA Smith, JJ Sandow, EA Kapp… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
BAK and BAX are essential mediators of apoptosis that oligomerize in response to death
cues, thereby causing permeabilization of the mitochondrial outer membrane. Their …

Membrane damage and repair: a thin line between life and death

C Barisch, JCM Holthuis, K Cosentino - Biological chemistry, 2023 - degruyter.com
Bilayered membranes separate cells from their surroundings and form boundaries between
intracellular organelles and the cytosol. Gated transport of solutes across membranes …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic tribasic copper chloride exposure induces rat liver damage by disrupting the mitophagy and apoptosis pathways

W Yu, J Liao, F Yang, H Zhang, X Chang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that copper (Cu) is a vital micronutrient to maintain body function, high
doses of Cu through environmental exposure damage various organs, especially the liver …

Protein–protein and protein–lipid interactions of pore-forming BCL-2 family proteins in apoptosis initiation

G Sekar, A Ojoawo, T Moldoveanu - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Apoptosis is a common cell death program that is important in human health and disease.
Signaling in apoptosis is largely driven through protein–protein interactions. The BCL-2 …

Phosphocreatine attenuates doxorubicin-induced nephrotoxicity through inhibition of apoptosis, and restore mitochondrial function via activation of Nrf2 and PGC-1α …

E Qaed, A Almaamari, E Alyafeai, M Sultan… - Chemico-biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin (DOX), a chemotherapy drug widely recognized for its efficacy in cancer
treatment, unfortunately, has significant nephrotoxic effects leading to kidney damage. This …