Article ; Online: Attacking cancer's Achilles heel: antagonism of anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family members.
2015 Volume 283, Issue 14, Page(s) 2661–2675
Abstract: Malignant cells routinely violate cellular checkpoints that should initiate cell death in normal cells by triggering pro-apoptotic members of the BCL-2 family of proteins. To escape such death inducing signals, cancer cells often select for upregulation ... ...
Abstract | Malignant cells routinely violate cellular checkpoints that should initiate cell death in normal cells by triggering pro-apoptotic members of the BCL-2 family of proteins. To escape such death inducing signals, cancer cells often select for upregulation of anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family members including BCL-2, BCL-XL , BFL-1, BCL-W and MCL-1. These family members prevent death by sequestering pro-apoptotic molecules. To counter this resistance mechanism, small molecule inhibitors of anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family members have been under development. These molecules have shown promise in pre-clinical and clinical testing to overcome apoptotic resistance, prompting cancer cells to undergo apoptosis. Alternatively, other strategies have taken advantage of the normal regulatory machinery controlling anti-apoptotic molecules and have used inhibitors of signaling pathways to down-modulate the expression of anti-apoptotic molecules, thus tilting the balance in cancer cells to cell death. This review explores recent developments and strategies aimed at antagonizing anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family member action to promote the induction of cell death in cancer therapy. |
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MeSH term(s) | Aniline Compounds/pharmacology ; Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Apoptosis/drug effects ; Apoptosis/physiology ; Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic/pharmacology ; Drug Design ; Humans ; Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors ; Models, Biological ; Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein/antagonists & inhibitors ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/antagonists & inhibitors ; Signal Transduction ; Sulfonamides/pharmacology ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein/agonists |
Chemical Substances | Aniline Compounds ; Antineoplastic Agents ; Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic ; Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins ; MCL1 protein, human ; Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; Sulfonamides ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein ; venetoclax (N54AIC43PW) ; navitoclax (XKJ5VVK2WD) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2015-09-15 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2173655-8 |
ISSN | 1742-4658 ; 1742-464X |
ISSN (online) | 1742-4658 |
ISSN | 1742-464X |
DOI | 10.1111/febs.13472 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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