Overcoming endocrine resistance in breast cancer

AB Hanker, DR Sudhan, CL Arteaga - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is the most common breast cancer subtype.
Treatment of ER+ breast cancer comprises interventions that suppress estrogen production …

2-Oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases in cancer

JA Losman, P Koivunen, WG Kaelin Jr - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (2OGDDs) are a superfamily of enzymes that play
diverse roles in many biological processes, including regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor …

Salinomycin kills cancer stem cells by sequestering iron in lysosomes

TT Mai, A Hamaï, A Hienzsch, T Cañeque, S Müller… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a subset of cells within tumours that exhibit self-renewal
properties and the capacity to seed tumours. CSCs are typically refractory to conventional …

Pharmacological targeting of the cancer epigenome

NW Mabe, JA Perry, CF Malone, K Stegmaier - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Epigenetic dysregulation is increasingly appreciated as a hallmark of cancer, including
disease initiation, maintenance and therapy resistance. As a result, there have been …

Post‐translational modifications of histones: Mechanisms, biological functions, and therapeutic targets

R Liu, J Wu, H Guo, W Yao, S Li, Y Lu, Y Jia… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Histones are DNA‐binding basic proteins found in chromosomes. After the histone
translation, its amino tail undergoes various modifications, such as methylation, acetylation …

Intratumoral heterogeneity: more than just mutations

K Hinohara, K Polyak - Trends in cell biology, 2019 - cell.com
Most human tumors are composed of genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous cancer
cell populations, which poses a major challenge for the clinical management of cancer …

Inhibitors of protein methyltransferases and demethylases

HU Kaniskan, ML Martini, J Jin - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Post-translational modifications of histones by protein methyltransferases (PMTs) and
histone demethylases (KDMs) play an important role in the regulation of gene expression …

Portrait of the PI3K/AKT pathway in colorectal cancer

SA Danielsen, PW Eide, A Nesbakken, T Guren… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract PI3K/AKT signaling leads to reduced apoptosis, stimulates cell growth and
increases proliferation. Under normal conditions, PI3K/AKT activation is tightly controlled …

Drug-tolerant persister cells in cancer therapy resistance

PK Dhanyamraju, TD Schell, S Amin, GP Robertson - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
One of the current stumbling blocks in our fight against cancer is the development of
acquired resistance to therapy, which is attributable to approximately 90% of cancer-related …

Focal irradiation and systemic TGFβ blockade in metastatic breast cancer

SC Formenti, P Lee, S Adams, JD Goldberg, X Li… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: This study examined the feasibility, efficacy (abscopal effect), and immune effects
of TGFβ blockade during radiotherapy in metastatic breast cancer patients. Experimental …