ERK signalling: a master regulator of cell behaviour, life and fate

H Lavoie, J Gagnon, M Therrien - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
The proteins extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and ERK2 are the downstream
components of a phosphorelay pathway that conveys growth and mitogenic signals largely …

ERK: a double-edged sword in cancer. ERK-dependent apoptosis as a potential therapeutic strategy for cancer

R Sugiura, R Satoh, T Takasaki - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway regulates diverse cellular processes as exemplified
by cell proliferation, differentiation, motility, and survival. Activation of ERK1/2 generally …

Anti-inflammatory drugs as anticancer agents

S Zappavigna, AM Cossu, A Grimaldi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is strictly associated with cancer and plays a key role in tumor development
and progression. Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated that inflammation can …

Epidermal growth factor receptor cell proliferation signaling pathways

P Wee, Z Wang - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is commonly
upregulated in cancers such as in non-small-cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer …

The PI3K-Akt-mTOR signaling pathway in human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells

I Nepstad, KJ Hatfield, IS Grønningsæter… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by
uncontrolled proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. Malignant cell …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting ERK, an Achilles' Heel of the MAPK pathway, in cancer therapy

F Liu, X Yang, M Geng, M Huang - Acta pharmaceutica sinica B, 2018 - Elsevier
The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway, often known as the RAS-RAF-MEK-
ERK signal cascade, functions to transmit upstream signals to its downstream effectors to …

The extracellular matrix modulates the hallmarks of cancer

MW Pickup, JK Mouw, VM Weaver - EMBO reports, 2014 - embopress.org
The extracellular matrix regulates tissue development and homeostasis, and its
dysregulation contributes to neoplastic progression. The extracellular matrix serves not only …

Clinical development of targeted and immune based anti-cancer therapies

NA Seebacher, AE Stacy, GM Porter… - Journal of Experimental & …, 2019 - Springer
Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death globally and is expected to be
responsible for approximately 9.6 million deaths in 2018. With an unprecedented …

MEK inhibitor resistance mechanisms and recent developments in combination trials

E Kun, YTM Tsang, CW Ng, DM Gershenson… - Cancer treatment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway plays a vital role in cellular
processes such as gene expression, cell proliferation, cell survival, and apoptosis. Also …

Targeting oncogenic BRAF: past, present, and future

A Zaman, W Wu, TG Bivona - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Identifying recurrent somatic genetic alterations of, and dependency on, the kinase BRAF
has enabled a “precision medicine” paradigm to diagnose and treat BRAF-driven tumors …