Targeting biomolecular condensation and protein aggregation against cancer

JL Silva, D Foguel, VF Ferreira, TCRG Vieira… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates, membrane-less entities arising from liquid–liquid phase
separation, hold dichotomous roles in health and disease. Alongside their physiological …

The role of p53 signaling in colorectal cancer

MC Liebl, TG Hofmann - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The transcription factor p53 is a crucial tumor suppressor that regulates
diverse cellular responses to protect against cancer development. Deactivating p53 …

Somatic TP53 mutations in the era of genome sequencing

P Hainaut, GP Pfeifer - Cold Spring …, 2016 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Amid the complexity of genetic alterations in human cancer, TP53 mutation appears as an
almost invariant component, representing by far the most frequent genetic alteration overall …

p53 isoforms and their implications in cancer

M Vieler, S Sanyal - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this review we focus on the major isoforms of the tumor-suppressor protein p53,
dysfunction of which often leads to cancer. Mutations of the TP53 gene, particularly in the …

A glial blueprint for gliomagenesis

D Laug, SM Glasgow, B Deneen - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Gliomas are heterogeneous tumours derived from glial cells and remain the deadliest form
of brain cancer. Although the glioma stem cell sits at the apex of the cellular hierarchy, how it …

Re-appraising the evidence for the source, regulation and function of p53-family isoforms

I López, IL Valdivia, B Vojtesek… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The p53 family of proteins evolved from a common ancestor into three separate genes
encoding proteins that act as transcription factors with distinct cellular roles. Isoforms of each …

Omics-based investigations of breast cancer

AN Neagu, D Whitham, P Bruno, H Morrissiey… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer (BC) is characterized by an extensive genotypic and phenotypic
heterogeneity. In-depth investigations into the molecular bases of BC phenotypes …

Tumor suppressor p53: from engaging DNA to target gene regulation

MA Sammons, TAT Nguyen, SS McDade… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The p53 transcription factor confers its potent tumor suppressor functions primarily through
the regulation of a large network of target genes. The recent explosion of next generation …

Advanced strategies for therapeutic targeting of wild-type and mutant p53 in cancer

S Zhang, L Carlsen, L Hernandez Borrero, AA Seyhan… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
TP53 is a tumor suppressor gene that encodes a sequence-specific DNA-binding
transcription factor activated by stressful stimuli; it upregulates target genes involved in …

p53 isoforms as cancer biomarkers and therapeutic targets

L Zhao, S Sanyal - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The well-known tumor suppressor protein p53 plays important roles in
tumor prevention through transcriptional regulation of its target genes. Reactivation of p53 …