The hypervariable region of K-Ras4B governs molecular recognition and function

H Abdelkarim, A Banerjee, P Grudzien… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The flexible C-terminal hypervariable region distinguishes K-Ras4B, an important proto-
oncogenic GTPase, from other Ras GTPases. This unique lysine-rich portion of the protein …

Coarse‐Grained Model‐Assisted Design of Polymer Prodrug Nanoparticles with Enhanced Cytotoxicity: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study

P Gao, T Ha‐Duong, J Nicolas - … Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To achieve drug release from polymer prodrug nanoparticles, the drug‐polymer linker must
be accessible for cleavage to release the drug, which can occur under certain physiological …

Treatment of a mutant KRAS lung cancer cell line with polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors activates the MAPK pathway, inhibits cell migration and induces …

MD Gregory, K Ofosu-Asante, JMS Lazarte, PE Puente… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
KRAS mutations are the most common oncogenic mutations in lung adenocarcinoma in
Black Americans. Polyisoprenylated Cysteinyl amide Inhibitors (PCAIs) constitute a group of …

[HTML][HTML] Polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors disrupt actin cytoskeleton organization, induce cell rounding and block migration of non-small cell lung cancer

E Ntantie, J Fletcher, F Amissah, OO Salako… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The malignant potential of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is dependent on cellular
processes that promote metastasis. F-actin organization is central to cell migration, invasion …

Activation of MAP Kinase Pathway by Polyisoprenylated Cysteinyl Amide Inhibitors Causes Apoptosis and Disrupts Breast Cancer Cell Invasion

JMS Lazarte, NS Lamango - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Prognoses for TNBC remain poor due to its aggressive nature and the lack of therapies that
target its “drivers”. RASA1, a RAS-GAP or GTPase-activating protein whose activity inhibits …

Diclofenac enhances docosahexaenoic acid-induced apoptosis in vitro in lung cancer cells

RA Poku, KJ Jones, M Van Baren, JK Alan, F Amissah - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) have limited anticancer capacities when used alone. We examined whether …

[HTML][HTML] Disruption of actin filaments and suppression of pancreatic cancer cell viability and migration following treatment with polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amides

AT Nkembo, O Salako, RA Poku… - American journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic cancer is characterized by K-Ras mutations in over 90% of the cases. The
mutations make the tumors aggressive and resistant to current therapies resulting in very …

Polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors deplete K-Ras and induce caspase-dependent apoptosis in lung cancer cells

AT Nkembo, F Amissah, E Ntantie… - Current cancer drug …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) harboring mutation-induced
dysregulation of Ras signaling present some of the most difficult-to-manage cases, since …

[HTML][HTML] Polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors induce caspase 3/7-and 8-mediated apoptosis and inhibit migration and invasion of metastatic prostate cancer …

RA Poku, OO Salako, F Amissah… - American Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is the most aggressive and deadly
form of prostate cancer. It is characterized by the overexpression of epidermal growth factor …

Polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors: a novel approach to controlling cancers with hyperactive growth signaling

NS Lamango, AT Nkembo, E Ntantie… - Current medicinal …, 2021 - benthamdirect.com
Aberrant activation of monomeric G-protein signaling pathways drives some of the most
aggressive cancers. Suppressing these hyperactivities has been the focus of efforts to obtain …