Eg5 targeting agents: From new anti-mitotic based inhibitor discovery to cancer therapy and resistance

I Garcia-Saez, DA Skoufias - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Eg5, the product of Kif11 gene, also known as kinesin spindle protein, is a motor protein
involved in the proper establishment of a bipolar mitotic spindle. Eg5 is one of the 45 …

[HTML][HTML] Role of motor proteins in human cancers

IH Ibrahim, A Balah, AGAE Hassan… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Motor proteins include several protein families (Kinesin, Dynein and Myosin) responsible for
intracellular transport, intercellular communication, among other functions. In cancer cells …

The mitotic kinesin KIF11 is a driver of invasion, proliferation, and self-renewal in glioblastoma

M Venere, C Horbinski, JF Crish, X Jin… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
The proliferative and invasive nature of malignant cancers drives lethality. In glioblastoma,
these two processes are presumed mutually exclusive and hence termed “go or grow.” We …

[HTML][HTML] KIF11 functions as an oncogene and is associated with poor outcomes from breast cancer

J Zhou, WR Chen, LC Yang, J Wang… - … : official journal of …, 2019 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose The study aimed to search and identify genes that were differentially expressed in
breast cancer, and their roles in cancer growth and progression. Materials and Methods The …

1, 3-Bis (carboxymethyl) imidazolium chloride as a sustainable, recyclable, and metal-free ionic catalyst for the Biginelli multicomponent reaction in neat condition

P Madivalappa Davanagere, B Maiti - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
A simple and novel methodology has been developed for the synthesis of 1, 3-bis
(carboxymethyl) imidazolium chloride [BCMIM][Cl] salt. The ionic salt [BCMIM][Cl] catalyzed …

[HTML][HTML] Impaired angiogenesis and tumor development by inhibition of the mitotic kinesin Eg5

P Exertier, S Javerzat, B Wang, M Franco, J Herbert… - Oncotarget, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Kinesin motor proteins exert essential cellular functions in all eukaryotes. They control
mitosis, migration and intracellular transport through interaction with microtubules. Small …

KIF11 serves as an independent prognostic factor and therapeutic target for patients with lung adenocarcinoma

Z Li, B Yu, F Qi, F Li - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is challenging in clinical practice due to the poor
understanding of molecular mechanisms and limited therapeutic targets. Herein, the work …

Novel pyrimidinic selenourea induces DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis in human breast carcinoma

FAR Barbosa, T Siminski, RFS Canto… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel pyrimidinic selenoureas were synthesized and evaluated against tumour and normal
cell lines. Among these, the compound named 3j initially showed relevant cytotoxicity and …

CTRP3 is a novel biomarker for diabetic retinopathy and inhibits HGHL-induced VCAM-1 expression in an AMPK-dependent manner

Z Yan, J Zhao, L Gan, Y Zhang, R Guo, X Cao, WB Lau… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a severe complication of chronic diabetes. The
C1q/TNF-related protein family (CTRPs) has been demonstrated to exert protective effects …

High kinesin family member 11 expression predicts poor prognosis in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Q Jin, Y Dai, Y Wang, S Zhang, G Liu - Journal of clinical pathology, 2019 - jcp.bmj.com
Aims Kinesin family member 11 (Kif11) is a member of the kinesin family motor proteins,
which is associated with spindle formation and tumour genesis. In this study, we investigated …