Heat shock proteins: Biological functions, pathological roles, and therapeutic opportunities

C Hu, J Yang, Z Qi, H Wu, B Wang, F Zou, H Mei… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The heat shock proteins (HSPs) are ubiquitous and conserved protein families in both
prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, and they maintain cellular proteostasis and protect …

HSP90 inhibitors and cancer: Prospects for use in targeted therapies

ZN Li, Y Luo - Oncology reports, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a vital chaperone protein, regulating signaling pathways
and correcting misfolded proteins in cancer cells by interacting with oncogenic client …

Role of HSP90 in Cancer

B Birbo, EE Madu, CO Madu, A Jain, Y Lu - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
HSP90 is a vital chaperone protein conserved across all organisms. As a chaperone protein,
it correctly folds client proteins. Structurally, this protein is a dimer with monomer subunits …

Induced protein degradation: an emerging drug discovery paradigm

AC Lai, CM Crews - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2017 - nature.com
Small-molecule drug discovery has traditionally focused on occupancy of a binding site that
directly affects protein function, and this approach typically precludes targeting proteins that …

[Retracted] Apoptosis and Molecular Targeting Therapy in Cancer

M Hassan, H Watari, A AbuAlmaaty… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Apoptosis is the programmed cell death which maintains the healthy survival/death balance
in metazoan cells. Defect in apoptosis can cause cancer or autoimmunity, while enhanced …

Computer aided drug design: success and limitations

M Hassan Baig, K Ahmad, S Roy… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Over the last few decades, computer-aided drug design has emerged as a powerful
technique playing a crucial role in the development of new drug molecules. Structure-based …

Combinatorial drug therapy for cancer in the post-genomic era

B Al-Lazikani, U Banerji, P Workman - Nature biotechnology, 2012 - nature.com
Over the past decade, whole genome sequencing and other'omics' technologies have
defined pathogenic driver mutations to which tumor cells are addicted. Such addictions …

Isoxazole ring as a useful scaffold in a search for new therapeutic agents

A Sysak, B Obmińska-Mrukowicz - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to its relatively easy synthesis, isoxazole ring has been as an object of interest for
chemists and pharmacologists from research groups all over the world. Its chemical …

Hsp90 molecular chaperone inhibitors: are we there yet?

L Neckers, P Workman - Clinical cancer research, 2012 - AACR
Heat shock protein (Hsp) 90 is an ATP-dependent molecular chaperone that is exploited by
malignant cells to support activated oncoproteins, including many cancer-associated …

Stress proteins: the biological functions in virus infection, present and challenges for target-based antiviral drug development

Q Wan, D Song, H Li, M He - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Stress proteins (SPs) including heat-shock proteins (HSPs), RNA chaperones, and ER
associated stress proteins are molecular chaperones essential for cellular homeostasis. The …