The molecular basis for the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of curcumin and its metabolites in relation to cancer

M Heger, RF van Golen, M Broekgaarden… - Pharmacological …, 2014 - ASPET
This review addresses the oncopharmacological properties of curcumin at the molecular
level. First, the interactions between curcumin and its molecular targets are addressed on …

Calcium signaling and cell proliferation

MCX Pinto, AH Kihara, VAM Goulart, FMP Tonelli… - Cellular signalling, 2015 - Elsevier
Cell proliferation is orchestrated through diverse proteins related to calcium (Ca 2+)
signaling inside the cell. Cellular Ca 2+ influx that occurs first by various mechanisms at the …

Store-Operated Ca2+ Entry (SOCE) Regulates Melanoma Proliferation and Cell Migration

M Umemura, E Baljinnyam, S Feske, MS De Lorenzo… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) is a major mechanism of Ca2+ import from extracellular
to intracellular space, involving detection of Ca2+ store depletion in endoplasmic reticulum …

STIM1- and Orai1-mediated Ca2+ oscillation orchestrates invadopodium formation and melanoma invasion

J Sun, F Lu, H He, J Shen, J Messina, R Mathew… - Journal of Cell …, 2014 - rupress.org
Ca2+ signaling has been increasingly implicated in cancer invasion and metastasis, and
yet, the underlying mechanisms remained largely unknown. In this paper, we report that …

NFAT as cancer target: mission possible?

JJ Qin, S Nag, W Wang, J Zhou, WD Zhang… - … Et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
The NFAT signaling pathway regulates various aspects of cellular functions; NFAT acts as a
calcium sensor, integrating calcium signaling with other pathways involved in development …

STIM1 overexpression promotes colorectal cancer progression, cell motility and COX-2 expression

JY Wang, J Sun, MY Huang, YS Wang, MF Hou, Y Sun… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
Tumor metastasis is the major cause of death among cancer patients, with> 90% of cancer-
related death attributable to the spreading of metastatic cells to secondary organs. Store …

STIM and Orai proteins as novel targets for cancer therapy. A Review in the Theme: Cell and Molecular Processes in Cancer Metastasis

A Vashisht, M Trebak… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Calcium (Ca2+) regulates a plethora of cellular functions including hallmarks of cancer
development such as cell cycle progression and cellular migration. Receptor-regulated …

Epithelial calcineurin controls microbiota-dependent intestinal tumor development

K Peuker, S Muff, J Wang, S Künzel, E Bosse… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Inflammation-associated pathways are active in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and
contribute to the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Calcineurin, a phosphatase …

[HTML][HTML] The store-operated calcium channels in cancer metastasis: from cell migration, invasion to metastatic colonization

P Mo, S Yang - Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition), 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) is the predominant calcium entry mechanism in most
cancer cells. SOCE is mediated by the endoplasmic reticulum calcium sensor STIMs (STIM1 …

NFATc1 links EGFR signaling to induction of Sox9 transcription and acinar–ductal transdifferentiation in the pancreas

NM Chen, G Singh, A Koenig, GY Liou, P Storz… - Gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Oncogenic mutations in KRAS contribute to the development of
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, but are not sufficient to initiate carcinogenesis …