Reactive oxygen species in cancer

GY Liou, P Storz - Free radical research, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Elevated rates of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been detected in almost all cancers,
where they promote many aspects of tumour development and progression. However …

Functions of cofilin in cell locomotion and invasion

JJ Bravo-Cordero, MAO Magalhaes, RJ Eddy… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2013 - nature.com
Recently, a consensus has emerged that cofilin severing activity can generate free actin
filament ends that are accessible for F-actin polymerization and depolymerization without …

Integrating enzymatic self-assembly and mitochondria targeting for selectively killing cancer cells without acquired drug resistance

H Wang, Z Feng, Y Wang, R Zhou… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Targeting organelles by modulating the redox potential of mitochondria is a promising
approach to kill cancer cells that minimizes acquired drug resistance. However, it lacks …

Signaling mechanisms and functional roles of cofilin phosphorylation and dephosphorylation

K Mizuno - Cellular signalling, 2013 - Elsevier
Cofilin and actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF) are actin-binding proteins that play an
essential role in regulating actin filament dynamics and reorganization by stimulating the …

MicroRNAs miR-143 and miR-145 modulate cytoskeletal dynamics and responsiveness of smooth muscle cells to injury

M Xin, EM Small, LB Sutherland, X Qi… - Genes & …, 2009 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Vascular injury triggers dedifferentiation and cytoskeletal remodeling of smooth muscle cells
(SMCs), culminating in vessel occlusion. Serum response factor (SRF) and its coactivator …

ADF/cofilin: a functional node in cell biology

BW Bernstein, JR Bamburg - Trends in cell biology, 2010 - cell.com
Recent findings have significantly expanded our understanding of the regulation of actin-
depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin proteins and the profound multifaceted impact that these …

Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton-plasma membrane interplay by phosphoinositides

J Saarikangas, H Zhao… - Physiological …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
The plasma membrane and the underlying cortical actin cytoskeleton undergo continuous
dynamic interplay that is responsible for many essential aspects of cell physiology …

14-3-3 Proteins: diverse functions in cell proliferation and cancer progression

AK Freeman, DK Morrison - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2011 - Elsevier
The 14-3-3 proteins were the first phosphoserine/phosphothreonine-binding proteins to be
discovered, a finding that provided the foundation for their prominent role in cell signaling …

[HTML][HTML] PKD1 phosphorylation-dependent degradation of SNAIL by SCF-FBXO11 regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis

H Zheng, M Shen, YL Zha, W Li, Y Wei, MA Blanco… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Metastatic dissemination is often initiated by the reactivation of an embryonic development
program referred to as epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The transcription factor …

[HTML][HTML] Much more than a scaffold: cytoskeletal proteins in neurological disorders

DC Muñoz-Lasso, C Romá-Mateo, FV Pallardó… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent observations related to the structure of the cytoskeleton in neurons and novel
cytoskeletal abnormalities involved in the pathophysiology of some neurological diseases …