Blog of Signaling Pathways

Organ-specific efficacy of HSP90 inhibitor in multiple-organ metastasis model of chemorefractory small cell lung cancer

993 views | Dec 28 2017

Takeuchi S et al. suggested that therapeutic effects of HSP90 inhibitors may be organ-specific and should be carefully monitored in SCLC clinical trials. [Read the Full Post]

BCL6 modulation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia response to chemotherapy

1260 views | Dec 27 2017

Slone WL et al. suggested that BCL6 is one factor, modulated by microenvironment derived cues that may contribute to regulation of ALL therapeutic response. [Read the Full Post]

Endosulfan induces cell dysfunction through cycle arrest resulting from DNA damage and DNA damage response signaling pathways

1810 views | Dec 26 2017

Ni L et al. provided a new insight for mechanism of endosulfan-induced cardiovascular toxicity which will be helpful in future prevention of cardiovascular diseases induced by endosulfan. [Read the Full Post]

G-quadruplex-based fluorometric biosensor for label-free and homogenous detection of protein acetylation-related enzymes activities

1287 views | Dec 26 2017

The potency of this assay is further demonstrated by detecting HAT/HDAC activity in cell lysates and evaluating HAT and HDAC-targeted inhibitors, C464 and EX 527, respectively. [Read the Full Post]

ZSTK474, a specific class I phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, induces G1 arrest and autophagy in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells

842 views | Dec 25 2017

Wang Y et al. supported the application of ZSTK474, which is being evaluated in clinical trials, for breast cancer therapy. [Read the Full Post]

PD-L1 Is Upregulated by Simultaneous Amplification of the PD-L1 and JAK2 Genes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

1992 views | Dec 25 2017

Ikeda S et al. suggested that expression of PD-L1 protein is upregulated by the simultaneous amplification of the PD-L1 and JAK2 genes through JAK-STAT signaling in NCSLC. [Read the Full Post]

Ethacrynic acid improves the antitumor effects of irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in breast cancer

0 views | Dec 24 2017

Liu B et al. concluded that EA synergistically enhances the antitumor effects of irreversible EGFR TKIs in breast cancer. [Read the Full Post]

Neratinib induces ErbB2 ubiquitylation and endocytic degradation via HSP90 dissociation in breast cancer cells

1924 views | Dec 24 2017

Zhang Y et al. provided novel insights into the mechanism of ErbB2 inhibition by neratinib. [Read the Full Post]

Combined use of irinotecan with histone deacetylase inhibitor belinostat could cause severe toxicity by inhibiting SN-38 glucuronidation via UGT1A1

1976 views | Dec 23 2017

Wang L et al. found the potential clinical significance, as a large proportion of patients could be at risk of developing severe toxicity if irinotecan is co-administered with belinostat. [Read the Full Post]

DNA Damage Response in Human Stem Cells and Neural Descendants

1230 views | Dec 23 2017

Wei J et al. demonstrated that these processes exhibit spatiotemporal evolution during cell differentiation. [Read the Full Post]

Vascular CXCR4 Expression Promotes Vessel Sprouting and Sensitivity to Sorafenib Treatment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

1237 views | Dec 22 2017

Xu J et al. revealed that CXCR4 is a novel HCC vascular marker for vessel sprouting and could serve as a potential therapeutic target and a predictive factor for sorafenib treatment in patients with HCC. [Read the Full Post]

Lenvatinib enhances the antitumor effects of paclitaxel in anaplastic thyroid cancer

1401 views | Dec 22 2017

Jing C et al. suggested that lenvatinib/paclitaxel combination may be a promising candidate therapeutic strategy for ATC. [Read the Full Post]

Dasatinib inhibits actin fiber reorganization and promotes endothelial cell permeability through RhoA-ROCK pathway

2579 views | Dec 21 2017

Dasgupta SK et al. suggested that ROCK inhibitors could serve as therapeutic modalities to ameliorate the dasatinib-induced pulmonary changes. [Read the Full Post]

Ligation of CD180 inhibits IFN-α signaling in a Lyn-PI3K-BTK-dependent manner in B cells

1254 views | Dec 21 2017

You M et al. provide molecular insight into the mechanism of IFN-α signaling activation in SLE B cells and a potential therapeutic approach for SLE treatment. [Read the Full Post]

Vascular CXCR4 Expression Promotes Vessel Sprouting and Sensitivity to Sorafenib Treatment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

1212 views | Dec 20 2017

Xu J et al. revealed that CXCR4 is a novel HCC vascular marker for vessel sprouting and could serve as a potential therapeutic target and a predictive factor for sorafenib treatment in patients with HCC. [Read the Full Post]

Matrine induces Akt/mTOR signalling inhibition-mediated autophagy and apoptosis in acute myeloid leukaemia cells

1268 views | Dec 20 2017

Wu J et al. indicated that matrine exerts antitumour effect through apoptosis and autophagy, and the latter one might be a potential therapeutic strategy for AML. [Read the Full Post]

Ubiquitination and regulation of AURKA identifies a hypoxia-independent E3 ligase activity of VHL

1708 views | Dec 19 2017

Hasanov E et al. identified VHL as an E3 ligase with important cellular functions under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. [Read the Full Post]

PKCiota promotes ovarian tumor progression through deregulation of cyclin E

1873 views | Dec 19 2017

Nanos-Webb A et al. identified a PI3K/PKCiota/cyclin E signaling pathway as a therapeutic target during ovarian tumorigenesis. [Read the Full Post]

Perifosine and ABT-737 synergistically inhibit lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo

1270 views | Dec 18 2017

Shen J et al. supported the feasibility of further investigation of the perifosine plus ABT-737 regimen in future lung cancer clinical tests. [Read the Full Post]

Proteome and Acetylome Analysis Identifies Novel Pathways and Targets Regulated by Perifosine in Neuroblastoma

1241 views | Dec 17 2017

Gu X et al. details the impact of perifosine on proteome and lysine acetylome in SK-N-AS cells and expands our understanding of the mechanisms of perifosine action in neuroblastoma. [Read the Full Post]