Microtubules and their role in cellular stress in cancer

AL Parker, M Kavallaris, JA McCarroll - Frontiers in oncology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Microtubules are highly dynamic structures, which consist of α-and β-tubulin heterodimers,
and are involved in cell movement, intracellular trafficking, and mitosis. In the context of …

Paraptosis in the anti-cancer arsenal of natural products

D Lee, IY Kim, S Saha, KS Choi - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2016 - Elsevier
Given the problems with malignant cancer cells showing innate and acquired resistance to
apoptosis, we need alternative means to induce cell death in cancer. Paraptosis is a type of …

Reactive oxygen species mediate thymoquinone-induced apoptosis and activate ERK and JNK signaling

N El-Najjar, M Chatila, H Moukadem, H Vuorela… - Apoptosis, 2010 - Springer
Thymoquinone (TQ), a component of black seed essential oil, is known to induce apoptotic
cell death and oxidative stress, however, the direct involvement of oxidants in TQ-induced …

An emerging role for tubulin isotypes in modulating cancer biology and chemotherapy resistance

AL Parker, WS Teo, JA McCarroll… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Tubulin proteins, as components of the microtubule cytoskeleton perform critical cellular
functions throughout all phases of the cell cycle. Altered tubulin isotype composition of …

UCP2, a mitochondrial protein regulated at multiple levels

M Donadelli, I Dando, C Fiorini, M Palmieri - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2014 - Springer
An ever-increasing number of studies highlight the role of uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in a
broad range of physiological and pathological processes. The knowledge of the molecular …

Codelivery of doxorubicin and paclitaxel by cross-linked multilamellar liposome enables synergistic antitumor activity

Y Liu, J Fang, YJ Kim, MK Wong… - Molecular …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Combining chemotherapeutics is a promising method of improving cancer treatment;
however, the clinical success of combination therapy is limited by the distinct …

AFM-detected apoptotic changes in morphology and biophysical property caused by paclitaxel in Ishikawa and HeLa cells

KS Kim, CH Cho, EK Park, MH Jung, KS Yoon… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The apoptosis of cancer cells is associated with changes in the important cell properties
including morphology, surface roughness and stiffness. Therefore, the changes in …

Melatonin limits paclitaxel‐induced mitochondrial dysfunction in vitro and protects against paclitaxel‐induced neuropathic pain in the rat

HF Galley, B McCormick, KL Wilson… - Journal of pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Chemotherapy‐induced neuropathic pain is a debilitating and common side effect of cancer
treatment. Mitochondrial dysfunction associated with oxidative stress in peripheral nerves …

Bortezomib/proteasome inhibitor triggers both apoptosis and autophagy-dependent pathways in melanoma cells

D Selimovic, BBOW Porzig, A El-Khattouti, HE Badura… - Cellular signalling, 2013 - Elsevier
Generally, both endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and mitochondrial dysregulation are a
potential therapeutic target of anticancer agents including bortezomib. The treatment of …

Mesenchymal stromal cells protect cancer cells from ROS-induced apoptosis and enhance the Warburg effect by secreting STC1

S Ohkouchi, GJ Block, AM Katsha, M Kanehira… - Molecular Therapy, 2012 - cell.com
Previous studies have demonstrated that mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) enhance cell
survival through upregulation and secretion of stanniocalcin-1 (STC1). This study shows that …