New drugs are not enough-drug repositioning in oncology: An update

RG Armando, DLM Gomez… - … Journal of Oncology, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Drug repositioning refers to the concept of discovering novel clinical benefits of drugs that
are already known for use treating other diseases. The advantages of this are that several …

Rho GTPases as therapeutic targets in cancer

GA Cardama, N González… - International …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Rho GTPases are key molecular switches controlling the transduction of external signals to
cytoplasmic and nuclear effectors. In the last few years, the development of genetic and …

New inhibitor targeting Acyl-CoA synthetase 4 reduces breast and prostate tumor growth, therapeutic resistance and steroidogenesis

AF Castillo, UD Orlando, PM Maloberti… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Acyl-CoA synthetase 4 (ACSL4) is an isoenzyme of the fatty acid ligase-coenzyme-
A family taking part in arachidonic acid metabolism and steroidogenesis. ACSL4 is involved …

Melanoma antigens and related immunological markers

J Pitcovski, E Shahar, E Aizenshtein… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Melanoma is a highly lethal cancer deriving from transformed dermal melanocytes. Early
diagnosed primary melanoma may be curable, but the cure-rate of more advanced stages is …

Contribution of syncytins and other endogenous retroviral envelopes to human placenta pathologies

PA Bolze, M Mommert, F Mallet - Progress in Molecular Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fusion, proliferation, angiogenesis, immune tolerance, and tissue survival are some of the
critical functions involved in the physiological and pathological processes of placenta …

Structural features of nucleoprotein CST/shelterin complex involved in the telomere maintenance and its association with disease mutations

M Amir, P Khan, A Queen, R Dohare, MF Alajmi… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Telomere comprises the ends of eukaryotic linear chromosomes and is composed of G-rich
(TTAGGG) tandem repeats which play an important role in maintaining genome stability …

Telomeropathies: etiology, diagnosis, treatment and follow‐up. Ethical and legal considerations

RG Armando, DL Mengual Gomez, J Maggio… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Telomeropathies involve a wide variety of infrequent genetic diseases caused by mutations
in the telomerase maintenance mechanism or the DNA damage response (DDR) system …

Key role of PIN1 in telomere maintenance and oncogenic behavior in a human glioblastoma model

J Maggio, GA Cardama, RG Armando… - Oncology …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
PIN1 is the only known enzyme capable of recognizing and isomerizing the phosphorylated
Serine/Threonine‑Proline motif. Through this mechanism, PIN1 controls diverse cellular …

CLDN5 affects lncRNAs acting as ceRNA dynamics contributing to regulating blood-brain barrier permeability in tumor brain metastasis

SC Ma, Q Li, JY Peng, JL Zhouwen… - Oncology …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes an efficient organization of tight junctions that limits
the delivery of tumor to the brain. The principal tight junction protein in BBB is claudin-5 …

Cellular senescence: Silent operator and therapeutic target in cancer

D Ramu, TW Shan, JL Hirpara, S Pervaiz - IUBMB life, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The process of carcinogenesis and its progression involves an intricate interplay between a
number of signaling networks, metabolic pathways and the microenvironment. These …