Drugging topoisomerases: lessons and challenges

Y Pommier - ACS chemical biology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Topoisomerases are ubiquitous enzymes that control DNA supercoiling and entanglements.
They are essential during transcription and replication, and topoisomerase inhibitors are …

Portrait of the PI3K/AKT pathway in colorectal cancer

SA Danielsen, PW Eide, A Nesbakken, T Guren… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract PI3K/AKT signaling leads to reduced apoptosis, stimulates cell growth and
increases proliferation. Under normal conditions, PI3K/AKT activation is tightly controlled …

A molecularly annotated platform of patient-derived xenografts (“xenopatients”) identifies HER2 as an effective therapeutic target in cetuximab-resistant colorectal …

A Bertotti, G Migliardi, F Galimi, F Sassi, D Torti, C Isella… - Cancer discovery, 2011 - AACR
Only a fraction of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receive clinical benefit from
therapy with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies, which calls for the …

Cause and consequences of genetic and epigenetic alterations in human cancer

B Sadikovic, K Al-Romaih, JA Squire… - Current …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Both genetic and epigenetic changes contribute to development of human cancer.
Oncogenomics has primarily focused on understanding the genetic basis of neoplasia, with …

HER2 gene copy number status may influence clinical efficacy to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies in metastatic colorectal cancer patients

V Martin, L Landi, F Molinari, G Fountzilas… - British journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
Background: In metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), KRAS is the only validated biomarker
used to select patients for administration of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) …

Unravelling similarities and differences in the role of circular and linear PVT1 in cancer and human disease

D Traversa, G Simonetti, D Tolomeo, G Visci… - British journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
The plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) is a long non-coding RNA gene involved
in human disease, mainly in cancer onset/progression. Although widely analysed, its …

MicroRNA‐30b functions as a tumour suppressor in human colorectal cancer by targeting KRAS, PIK3CD and BCL2

WT Liao, YP Ye, NJ Zhang, TT Li… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the USA. MicroRNAs play
important roles in the pathogenesis of CRC. In this study, we investigated the role of miR …

Mucinous carcinomas of the ovary and colorectum: different organ, same dilemma

LE Kelemen, M Köbel - The lancet oncology, 2011 - thelancet.com
Mucinous carcinomas are uncommon histological types that affect several organ sites.
Primary mucinous carcinomas of the ovary are distinct from other ovarian carcinoma types …

Standardized Astragalus Mongholicus Bunge-Curcuma Aromatica Salisb. Extract Efficiently Suppresses Colon Cancer Progression Through Gut Microbiota …

J Gu, R Sun, Q Wang, F Liu, D Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Altered gut microbiota and a damaged colon mucosal barrier have been implicated in the
development of colon cancer. Astragalus mongholicus Bunge-Curcuma aromatica …

Specific inhibition of p300-HAT alters global gene expression and represses HIV replication

K Mantelingu, BAA Reddy, V Swaminathan… - Chemistry & biology, 2007 - cell.com
Reversible acetylation of histone and nonhistone proteins plays pivotal role in cellular
homeostasis. Dysfunction of histone acetyltransferases (HATs) leads to several diseases …