Survivin: A molecular biomarker in cancer

PK Jaiswal, A Goel, RD Mittal - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein family that inhibits caspases
and blocks cell death, is highly expressed in most cancers and is associated with a poor …

Survivin: key regulator of mitosis and apoptosis and novel target for cancer therapeutics

AC Mita, MM Mita, ST Nawrocki, FJ Giles - Clinical cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Survivin, a member of the family of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins, functions as a key
regulator of mitosis and programmed cell death. Initially, survivin was described as an …

Validating survivin as a cancer therapeutic target

DC Altieri - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2003 - nature.com
Acquisition of the ability to evade cellular suicide, or apoptosis, is one of the master switches
that contributes to cellular transformation and, ultimately, to invasive cancer. Much has been …

Survivin, versatile modulation of cell division and apoptosis in cancer

DC Altieri - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
Survivin is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) gene family that has attracted
attention from several viewpoints of basic and translational research. Its cell cycle-regulated …

YM155, a novel small-molecule survivin suppressant, induces regression of established human hormone-refractory prostate tumor xenografts

T Nakahara, M Takeuchi, I Kinoyama, T Minematsu… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
Various accumulating evidence suggests that survivin, a member of the inhibitor of
apoptosis (IAP) family, plays an important role in drug resistance and cancer cell survival in …

Survivin, a cancer target with an emerging role in normal adult tissues

S Fukuda, LM Pelus - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2006 - AACR
Survivin, an inhibitor of apoptosis protein, is highly expressed in most cancers and
associated with chemotherapy resistance, increased tumor recurrence, and shorter patient …

Human survivin is negatively regulated by wild-type p53 and participates in p53-dependent apoptotic pathway

A Mirza, M McGuirk, TN Hockenberry, Q Wu, H Ashar… - Oncogene, 2002 - nature.com
Survivin is an inhibitor of apoptosis protein, which is over-expressed in most tumors.
Aberrant expression of survivin and loss of wild-type p53 in many tumors prompted us to …

Microtubules, microtubule-interfering agents and apoptosis

F Mollinedo, C Gajate - Apoptosis, 2003 - Springer
Microtubules are dynamic polymers that play crucial roles in a large number of cellular
functions. Their pivotal role in mitosis makes them a target for the development of anticancer …

The molecular basis and potential role of survivin in cancer diagnosis and therapy

DC Altieri - Trends in molecular medicine, 2001 - cell.com
Despite its genetic complexity and multifactoriality, two processes appear almost universally
compromised in cancer: the control of cell proliferation and the regulation of cell lifespan …

Antitumor activity of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin is augmented by thymoquinone in pancreatic cancer

S Banerjee, AO Kaseb, Z Wang, D Kong… - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Previous studies have shown biological activity of thymoquinone, an active compound
extracted from Nigella sativa, in pancreatic cancer cells; however, preclinical animal studies …