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Splicing modulation as novel therapeutic strategy against diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

EBioMedicine, 2019
Introduction: Therapeutic options for diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) are limited to surgery and locoregional chemotherapy. Despite improvements in survival rates, patients eventually succumb to disease progression.
Rocco Sciarrillo, Anna Wojtuszkiewicz, Btissame El Hassouni, Niccola Funel, Paolo Gandellini, Tonny Lagerweij, Silvia Buonamici, Maxime Blijlevens, Eveline A. Zeeuw van der Laan, Nadia Zaffaroni, Marcello Deraco, Shigeki Kusamura, Tom Würdinger, Godefridus J. Peters, Carla F.M. Molthoff, Gerrit Jansen, Gertjan J.L. Kaspers, Jacqueline Cloos, Elisa Giovannetti   +18 more
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Antitumor activities of Aspiletrein A, a steroidal saponin from Aspidistra letreae, on non-small cell lung cancer cells

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2021
Background Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide due to its strong proliferative and metastatic capabilities. The suppression of these aggressive behaviors is of interest in anticancer drug research and discovery.
Hien Minh Nguyen, Hoai Thi Nguyen, Suthasinee Seephan, Hang Bich Do, Huy Truong Nguyen, Duc Viet Ho, Varisa Pongrakhananon   +6 more
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Real‐time assay of ribonucleotide reductase activity with a fluorescent RNA aptamer

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) synthesize DNA building blocks de novo, making them crucial in DNA replication and drug targeting. FLARE introduces the first single‐tube real‐time coupled RNR assay, which enables isothermal tracking of RNR activity at nanomolar enzyme levels and allows the reconstruction of allosteric regulatory patterns and rapid ...
Jacopo De Capitani, Noemi E. Nwosu, Viktoria Gocke, Müge Kasanmascheff, Hannes Mutschler   +4 more
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Himatanthus bracteatus stem bark ethanolic extract obtained by sequential pressurized liquid extraction: Chromatographic characterization and profiling of cytotoxic, antitumoral and immunopharmacological properties

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
This study aims to characterize the cytotoxic, antitumoral and immunopharmacological profile of the ethanolic extract of Himatanthus bracteatus (EEHB) stem bark. Chromatographic analysis revealed the major EEHB composition in dimethyl isoplumerideo acid,
Rose N. Pereira-Filho, Wilson D. Gonçalves-Júnior, Agenor G. dos Santos-Neto, John L.S. Cunha, Oslei P. de Almeida, Luciana N. Andrade, Daniela Droppa-Almeida, Ricardo G. Amaral, Cláudio Dariva, Juliana C. Cardoso, Patricia Severino, Eliana B. Souto, Ricardo L.C. de Albuquerque-Júnior   +12 more
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A high-throughput assay for screening natural products that boost NK cell-mediated killing of cancer cells

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2020
Context Natural killer (NK) cells can eliminate malignant cells and play a vital role in immunosurveillance. Administration of natural compounds represents a promising approach for antitumor immunotherapy, which may enhance the NK cell activity via ...
Zihang Xu, Xiaowen Zhu, Lin Su, Chunpu Zou, Xiao Chen, Yifei Hou, Chenyuan Gong, Wanyi Ng, Zhongya Ni, Lixin Wang, Xuewei Yan, Yangzhuangzhuang Zhu, Xiaoning Jiao, Chao Yao, Shiguo Zhu   +14 more
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Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang, Zelin Cheng, Teng Li, Fulian Wang, Liangminghui Zhang, Xiuxiu He, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Aibin Liang, Guang Yang   +9 more
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
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Conserved structural motifs in PAS, LOV, and CRY proteins regulate circadian rhythms and are therapeutic targets

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cryptochrome and PAS/LOV proteins play intricate roles in circadian clocks where they act as both sensors and mediators of protein–protein interactions. Their ubiquitous presence in signaling networks has positioned them as targets for small‐molecule therapeutics. This review provides a structural introduction to these protein families.
Eric D. Brinckman, Anna E. Lester, Brian D. Zoltowski   +2 more
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Application and Progress of Organoid-on-a-chip Platforms 
in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer remains one of the most prevalent and lethal malignancies worldwide. The advancement of its precise diagnosis and therapeutic development urgently requires in vitro models that can highly recapitulate the pathophysiological characteristics of
Wuyang YUN, Xiaoyun ZHANG, Li XIAO
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The identification of potent dual-target monopolar spindle 1 (MPS1) and histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) inhibitors through pharmacophore modeling, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and biological evaluation

Frontiers in Pharmacology
BackgroundOverexpression of monopolar spindle 1 (MPS1) and histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) is associated with the proliferation of liver cancer cells, so simultaneous inhibition of both MPS1 and HDAC8 could offer a promising therapeutic approach for the ...
Huilian Hua, Lixia Guan, Bo Pan, Junyi Gao, Yifei Geng, Miao-Miao Niu, Zhiqin Li, Jindong Li   +7 more
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