Targeting WEE1 kinase in cancer

CJ Matheson, DS Backos, P Reigan - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2016 - cell.com
WEE1 kinase plays a crucial role in the G2–M cell-cycle checkpoint arrest for DNA repair
before mitotic entry. Normal cells repair damaged DNA during G1 arrest; however, cancer …

The RNA-binding protein HuR in human cancer: A friend or foe?

X Wu, L Xu - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are critical trans factors that associate with specific cis
elements present in mRNAs whose stability and translation are subject to regulation. The …

[HTML][HTML] RNA binding proteins (RBPs) and their role in DNA damage and radiation response in cancer

M Mehta, R Raguraman, R Ramesh… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditionally majority of eukaryotic gene expression is influenced by transcriptional and post-
transcriptional events. Alterations in the expression of proteins that act post-transcriptionally …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the interaction between RNA-binding protein HuR and FOXQ1 suppresses breast cancer invasion and metastasis

X Wu, G Gardashova, L Lan, S Han, C Zhong… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer have a dismal 5-year survival rate of only
24%. The RNA-binding protein Hu antigen R (HuR) is upregulated in breast cancer, and …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia-induced HIF-1α/lncRNA-PMAN inhibits ferroptosis by promoting the cytoplasmic translocation of ELAVL1 in peritoneal dissemination from gastric …

Z Lin, J Song, Y Gao, S Huang, R Dou, P Zhong… - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is the main site of gastric cancer (GC) distant metastasis and
indicates an extremely poor prognosis and survival. Hypoxia is a common feature of …

Identification and validation of novel small molecule disruptors of HuR-mRNA interaction

X Wu, L Lan, DM Wilson, RT Marquez… - ACS chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
HuR, an RNA binding protein, binds to adenine-and uridine-rich elements (ARE) in the 3′-
untranslated region (UTR) of target mRNAs, regulating their stability and translation. HuR is …

Long noncoding RNAs and RNA‐binding proteins in oxidative stress, cellular senescence, and age‐related diseases

C Kim, D Kang, EK Lee, JS Lee - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular senescence is a complex biological process that leads to irreversible cell‐cycle
arrest. Various extrinsic and intrinsic insults are associated with the onset of cellular …

The mRNA-binding protein HuR promotes hypoxia-induced chemoresistance through posttranscriptional regulation of the proto-oncogene PIM1 in pancreatic cancer …

FF Blanco, M Jimbo, J Wulfkuhle, I Gallagher, J Deng… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Previously, it has been shown that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) tumors exhibit
high levels of hypoxia, characterized by low oxygen pressure (pO 2) and decreased O 2 …

Posttranscriptional upregulation of IDH1 by HuR establishes a powerful survival phenotype in pancreatic cancer cells

M Zarei, S Lal, SJ Parker, A Nevler, A Vaziri-Gohar… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Cancer aggressiveness may result from the selective pressure of a harsh nutrient-deprived
microenvironment. Here we illustrate how such conditions promote chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] The landscape of pancreatic cancer therapeutic resistance mechanisms

S Chand, K O'Hayer, FF Blanco, JM Winter… - International journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic cancer (pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, PDA) is infamously moving to the top
of the list as one of the most lethal cancers with an overall 5 year survival rate of 7%. Multiple …