The role of natural products and their multitargeted approach to treat solid cancer

N Muhammad, D Usmani, M Tarique, H Naz, M Ashraf… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural products play a critical role in the discovery and development of numerous drugs for
the treatment of various types of cancer. These phytochemicals have demonstrated anti …

CHARMM-GUI Membrane Builder: Past, Current, and Future Developments and Applications

S Feng, S Park, YK Choi, W Im - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Molecular dynamics simulations of membranes and membrane proteins serve as
computational microscopes, revealing coordinated events at the membrane interface. As G …

Targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway by different flavonoids: a cancer chemopreventive approach

TA Zughaibi, M Suhail, M Tarique, S Tabrez - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is, globally, one of the main causes of death. Even though various therapies are
available, they are still painful because of their adverse side effects. Available treatments …

Tubeimoside-I sensitizes temozolomide-resistant glioblastoma cells to chemotherapy by reducing MGMT expression and suppressing EGFR induced PI3K/Akt/mTOR …

Q Tang, H Cao, N Tong, Y Liu, W Wang, Y Zou, L Xu… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM, World Health Organization [WHO]
grade IV) is one of the malignant Central Nerve System (CNS) tumors with high incidence …

The TSC complex-mTORC1 axis: from lysosomes to stress granules and back

U Rehbein, MT Prentzell… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tuberous sclerosis protein complex (TSC complex) is a key integrator of metabolic
signals and cellular stress. In response to nutrient shortage and stresses, the TSC complex …

[HTML][HTML] Allostery, and how to define and measure signal transduction

R Nussinov, CJ Tsai, H Jang - Biophysical chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Here we ask: What is productive signaling? How to define it, how to measure it, and most of
all, what are the parameters that determine it? Further, what determines the strength of …

Regulation of PIEZO1 channels by lipids and the structural components of extracellular matrix/cell cytoskeleton

V Vasileva… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
PIEZO1 is a mechanosensitive channel widely presented in eukaryotic organisms. Although
the PIEZO family was discovered in 2010, main questions related to the molecular structure …

Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) facilitates norepinephrine transporter dimerization and modulates substrate efflux

D Luethi, J Maier, D Rudin, D Szöllősi… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The plasmalemmal norepinephrine transporter (NET) regulates cardiovascular sympathetic
activity by clearing extracellular norepinephrine in the synaptic cleft. Here, we investigate the …

Gβγ activates PIP2 hydrolysis by recruiting and orienting PLCβ on the membrane surface

ME Falzone, R MacKinnon - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Phospholipase C-βs (PLCβs) catalyze the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4, 5–
bisphosphate (PIP 2) into inositoltriphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG). PIP 2 …

MiR-4649-5p acts as a tumor-suppressive microRNA in triple negative breast cancer by direct interaction with PIP5K1C, thereby potentiating growth-inhibitory effects …

K Jonas, F Prinz, M Ferracin, K Krajina, B Pasculli… - Breast Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
Background Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-
treat subtype of breast cancer that requires the development of novel therapeutic strategies …