Ribosome biogenesis in disease: new players and therapeutic targets

L Jiao, Y Liu, XY Yu, X Pan, Y Zhang, J Tu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The ribosome is a multi-unit complex that translates mRNA into protein. Ribosome
biogenesis is the process that generates ribosomes and plays an essential role in cell …

p53 at the crossroad of DNA replication and ribosome biogenesis stress pathways

MS Lindström, J Bartek, A Maya-Mendoza - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2022 - nature.com
Despite several decades of intense research focused on understanding function (s) and
disease-associated malfunction of p53, there is no sign of any “mid-life crisis” in this rapidly …

Targeting nucleotide metabolism: a promising approach to enhance cancer immunotherapy

H Wu, Y Gong, P Ji, Y Xie, YZ Jiang, G Liu - Journal of Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Targeting nucleotide metabolism can not only inhibit tumor initiation and progression but
also exert serious side effects. With in-depth studies of nucleotide metabolism, our …

Nucleotide imbalance decouples cell growth from cell proliferation

FF Diehl, TP Miettinen, R Elbashir, CS Nabel… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Nucleotide metabolism supports RNA synthesis and DNA replication to enable cell growth
and division. Nucleotide depletion can inhibit cell growth and proliferation, but how cells …

Targeting ribosome biogenesis in cancer: lessons learned and way forward

A Zisi, J Bartek, MS Lindström - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cells need to produce ribosomes to sustain continuous proliferation and
expand in numbers, a feature that is even more prominent in uncontrollably proliferating …

Dysregulated ribosome biogenesis reveals therapeutic liabilities in cancer

S Bursać, Y Prodan, N Pullen, J Bartek, S Volarević - Trends in cancer, 2021 - cell.com
Ribosome biogenesis (RiBi) is one of the most complex and energy demanding processes
in human cells, critical for cell growth and proliferation. Strong causal links between …

Nuclear IMPDH2 controls the DNA damage response by modulating PARP1 activity

L Espinar, M Garcia-Cao, A Schmidt, S Kourtis… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Nuclear metabolism and DNA damage response are intertwined processes, but the precise
molecular links remain elusive. Here, we explore this crosstalk using triple-negative breast …

Ribosome-directed therapies in cancer

G Temaj, S Chichiarelli, M Eufemi, F Altieri… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The human ribosomes are the cellular machines that participate in protein synthesis, which
is deeply affected during cancer transformation by different oncoproteins and is shown to …

Ribosomal protein mutations and cell competition: autonomous and nonautonomous effects on a stress response

M Kiparaki, NE Baker - Genetics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ribosomal proteins (Rps) are essential for viability. Genetic mutations affecting Rp genes
were first discovered in Drosophila, where they represent a major class of haploinsufficient …

The consequences of viral infection on host DNA damage response: a focus on SARS-CoVs

AS Mekawy, Z Alaswad, AA Ibrahim… - Journal of Genetic …, 2022 - Springer
DNA damage and genome instability in host cells are introduced by many viruses during
their life cycles. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses (SARS-CoVs) …