Targeting autophagy in cancer: recent advances and future directions
RK Amaravadi, AC Kimmelman, J Debnath - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
Autophagy, a multistep lysosomal degradation pathway that supports nutrient recycling and
metabolic adaptation, has been implicated as a process that regulates cancer. Although …
metabolic adaptation, has been implicated as a process that regulates cancer. Although …
Autophagy in health and disease: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic target
Macroautophagy/autophagy is an evolutionally conserved catabolic process in which
cytosolic contents, such as aggregated proteins, dysfunctional organelle, or invading …
cytosolic contents, such as aggregated proteins, dysfunctional organelle, or invading …
Therapeutic implications of targeting autophagy and TGF-β crosstalk for the treatment of liver fibrosis
Liver fibrosis is characterized by the excessive deposition and accumulation of extracellular
matrix components, mainly collagens, and occurs in response to a broad spectrum of …
matrix components, mainly collagens, and occurs in response to a broad spectrum of …
Targeting autophagy for cancer treatment and tumor chemosensitization
M Pérez-Hernández, A Arias, D Martínez-García… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is a tightly regulated catabolic process that facilitates nutrient recycling from
damaged organelles and other cellular components through lysosomal degradation …
damaged organelles and other cellular components through lysosomal degradation …
Structure and RAF family kinase isoform selectivity of type II RAF inhibitors tovorafenib and naporafenib
Upon activation by RAS, RAF family kinases initiate signaling through the MAP kinase
cascade to control cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation. Among RAF isoforms (ARAF …
cascade to control cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation. Among RAF isoforms (ARAF …
Mitochondrial quality control in the brain: The physiological and pathological roles
The human brain has high energetic expenses and consumes over 20% of total oxygen
metabolism. Abnormal brain energy homeostasis leads to various brain diseases. Among …
metabolism. Abnormal brain energy homeostasis leads to various brain diseases. Among …
Kinase domain autophosphorylation rewires the activity and substrate specificity of CK1 enzymes
SN Cullati, A Chaikuad, JS Chen, J Gebel, L Tesmer… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
CK1s are acidophilic serine/threonine kinases with multiple critical cellular functions; their
misregulation contributes to cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and sleep phase …
misregulation contributes to cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and sleep phase …
Inhibitors of the Hippo pathway kinases STK3/MST2 and STK4/MST1 have utility for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
N Bata, A Chaikuad, NA Bakas… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Serine/threonine-protein kinases 3 and 4 (STK3 and STK4, respectively) are key
components of the Hippo signaling pathway, which regulates cell proliferation and death …
components of the Hippo signaling pathway, which regulates cell proliferation and death …
Two faces of autophagy in the struggle against cancer
Autophagy can play a double role in cancerogenesis: it can either inhibit further
development of the disease or protect cells, causing stimulation of tumour growth. This …
development of the disease or protect cells, causing stimulation of tumour growth. This …
Cancer cells escape autophagy inhibition via NRF2-induced macropinocytosis
Many cancers, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), depend on autophagy-
mediated scavenging and recycling of intracellular macromolecules, suggesting that …
mediated scavenging and recycling of intracellular macromolecules, suggesting that …