Transcriptional regulation of adipocyte differentiation: a central role for CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) β

L Guo, X Li, QQ Tang - Journal of biological chemistry, 2015 - ASBMB
A detailed understanding of the processes controlling adipogenesis is instrumental in the
fight against the obesity epidemic. Adipogenesis is controlled by a transcriptional cascade …

CDC25 phosphatases in cancer cells: key players? Good targets?

R Boutros, V Lobjois, B Ducommun - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2007 - nature.com
Abstract Cell division cycle 25 (CDC25) phosphatases regulate key transitions between cell
cycle phases during normal cell division, and in the event of DNA damage they are key …

The influence of reactive oxygen species on cell cycle progression in mammalian cells

EH Verbon, JA Post, J Boonstra - Gene, 2012 - Elsevier
Cell cycle regulation is performed by cyclins and cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs).
Recently, it has become clear that reactive oxygen species (ROS) influence the presence …

The when and wheres of CDC25 phosphatases

R Boutros, C Dozier, B Ducommun - Current opinion in cell biology, 2006 - Elsevier
The CDC25 phosphatases are key regulators of normal cell division and the cell's response
to DNA damage. Earlier studies suggested non-overlapping roles for each isoform during a …

Cdc25 phosphatases and cancer

K Kristjansdottir, J Rudolph - Chemistry & biology, 2004 - cell.com
The Cdc25 phosphatases function as key regulators of the cell cycle during normal
eukaryotic cell division and as mediators of the checkpoint response in cells with DNA …

G1 to S phase cell cycle transition in somatic and embryonic stem cells

I Neganova, M Lako - Journal of anatomy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
It is well known that G1 to S phase transition is tightly regulated by the expression and
phosphorylation of a number of well‐characterized cyclins, cyclin‐dependent kinases and …

Cdc25B cooperates with Cdc25A to induce mitosis but has a unique role in activating cyclin B1–Cdk1 at the centrosome

A Lindqvist, H Källström, A Lundgren… - The Journal of cell …, 2005 - rupress.org
Cdc25 phosphatases are essential for the activation of mitotic cyclin–Cdks, but the precise
roles of the three mammalian isoforms (A, B, and C) are unclear. Using RNA interference to …

Only Akt1 is required for proliferation, while Akt2 promotes cell cycle exit through p21 binding

L Héron-Milhavet, C Franckhauser, V Rana… - … and cellular biology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Protein kinase B (PKB/Akt) is an important modulator of insulin signaling, cell proliferation,
and survival. Using small interfering RNA duplexes in nontransformed mammalian cells, we …

Silymarin and silibinin cause G1 and G2–M cell cycle arrest via distinct circuitries in human prostate cancer PC3 cells: a comparison of flavanone silibinin with …

G Deep, RP Singh, C Agarwal, DJ Kroll, R Agarwal - Oncogene, 2006 - nature.com
Here, we assessed and compared the anticancer efficacy and associated mechanisms of
silymarin and silibinin in human prostate cancer (PCA) PC3 cells; silymarin is comprised of …

Crocetin inhibits pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and tumor progression in a xenograft mouse model

A Dhar, S Mehta, G Dhar, K Dhar, S Banerjee… - Molecular cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Crocetin, a carotenoid compound derived from saffron, has long been used as a traditional
ancient medicine against different human diseases including cancer. The aim of the series …