From basic apoptosis discoveries to advanced selective BCL-2 family inhibitors

A Ashkenazi, WJ Fairbrother, JD Leverson… - Nature reviews drug …, 2017 - nature.com
Members of the B cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) gene family have a central role in regulating
programmed cell death by controlling pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic intracellular signals …

[HTML][HTML] HSP70 multi-functionality in cancer

Z Albakova, GA Armeev, LM Kanevskiy, EI Kovalenko… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The 70-kDa heat shock proteins (HSP70s) are abundantly present in cancer, providing
malignant cells selective advantage by suppressing multiple apoptotic pathways, regulating …

Atropisomerism in medicinal chemistry: challenges and opportunities

ST Toenjes, JL Gustafson - Future medicinal chemistry, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Atropisomerism is a dynamic type of axial chirality that is ubiquitous in medicinal chemistry.
There are several examples of stable atropisomeric US FDA-approved drugs and …

[HTML][HTML] Structures of BCL-2 in complex with venetoclax reveal the molecular basis of resistance mutations

RW Birkinshaw, J Gong, CS Luo, D Lio… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Venetoclax is a first-in-class cancer therapy that interacts with the cellular apoptotic
machinery promoting apoptosis. Treatment of patients suffering chronic lymphocytic …

Current overview on the clinical update of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic inhibitors for cancer therapy

V Suvarna, V Singh, M Murahari - European journal of pharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Apoptosis is one of the major mechanisms exhibited in response to cell death and induction
of apoptosis in tumour cells signifies a potential target for cancer therapy. Bcl-2 family …

Therapeutic advancements in targeting BCL-2 family proteins by epigenetic regulators, natural, and synthetic agents in cancer

A Sarkar, A Paul, T Banerjee, A Maji, S Saha… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is amongst the deadliest and most disruptive disorders, having a much higher death
rate than other diseases worldwide. Human cancer rates continue to rise, thereby posing the …

Progress in targeting the BCL-2 family of proteins

TP Garner, A Lopez, DE Reyna, AZ Spitz… - Current Opinion in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Selective BH3 mimetics for interrogating the BCL-2 protein family interactions and
their development for cancer therapy.•Non-canonical interactions of anti-apoptotic BCL-2 …

[HTML][HTML] S55746 is a novel orally active BCL-2 selective and potent inhibitor that impairs hematological tumor growth

P Casara, J Davidson, A Claperon… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Escape from apoptosis is one of the major hallmarks of cancer cells. The B-cell Lymphoma 2
(BCL-2) gene family encodes pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic proteins that are key …

Hot-spots of Mcl-1 protein: miniperspective

C Denis, J Sopková-de Oliveira Santos… - Journal of medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) control many important physiological processes within
human cells. Apoptosis or programmed cell death is closely regulated by pro-and …

Bee venom and its active component Melittin synergistically potentiate the anticancer effect of Sorafenib against HepG2 cells

GH Mansour, MA El-Magd, DH Mahfouz… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
There are current attempts to find a safe substitute or adjuvant for Sorafenib (Sorf), the
standard treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as it triggers very harsh …