[HTML][HTML] Ultrafast photochemistry produces superbright short-wave infrared dots for low-dose in vivo imaging
…, N Fernández, I Chaves-Coira, D Lucena-Agell… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Optical probes operating in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1,000-1,700 nm),
where tissues are highly transparent, have expanded the applicability of fluorescence in the …
where tissues are highly transparent, have expanded the applicability of fluorescence in the …
Gatorbulin-1, a distinct cyclodepsipeptide chemotype, targets a seventh tubulin pharmacological site
…, CS Fermaintt, D Lucena-Agell… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Tubulin-targeted chemotherapy has proven to be a successful and wide spectrum strategy
against solid and liquid malignancies. Therefore, new ways to modulate this essential protein …
against solid and liquid malignancies. Therefore, new ways to modulate this essential protein …
Liaison alcaline: Pals entice non-endosomal ESCRTs to the plasma membrane for pH signaling
MA Penalva, D Lucena-Agell, HN Arst Jr - Current opinion in microbiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights • Ambient pH signaling involves both Pal and ESCRT components. • The receptor
module involves PalH, PalI and PalF. • The arrestin-like protein PalF is the toggle mediating …
module involves PalH, PalI and PalF. • The arrestin-like protein PalF is the toggle mediating …
Structural model for differential cap maturation at growing microtubule ends
…, RM Buey, FA Balaguer, AE Prota, D Lucena-Agell… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Microtubules (MTs) are hollow cylinders made of tubulin, a GTPase responsible for essential
functions during cell growth and division, and thus, key target for anti-tumor drugs. In MTs, …
functions during cell growth and division, and thus, key target for anti-tumor drugs. In MTs, …
[HTML][HTML] A fluorescence anisotropy assay to discover and characterize ligands targeting the maytansine site of tubulin
G Menchon, AE Prota, D Lucena-Agell… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) like taxol and vinblastine are among the most successful
chemotherapeutic drugs against cancer. Here, we describe a fluorescence anisotropy-…
chemotherapeutic drugs against cancer. Here, we describe a fluorescence anisotropy-…
Structural insight into the stabilization of microtubules by taxanes
AE Prota, D Lucena-Agell, Y Ma, J Estevez-Gallego… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Paclitaxel (Taxol) is a taxane and a chemotherapeutic drug that stabilizes microtubules.
While the interaction of paclitaxel with microtubules is well described, the lack of high-resolution …
While the interaction of paclitaxel with microtubules is well described, the lack of high-resolution …
Structure-activity relationships, biological evaluation and structural studies of novel pyrrolonaphthoxazepines as antitumor agents
…, AE Prota, N Olieric, D Lucena-Agell… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) are a class of clinically successful anti-cancer drugs.
The emergence of multidrug resistance to MTAs imposes the need for developing new MTAs …
The emergence of multidrug resistance to MTAs imposes the need for developing new MTAs …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of clinically used microtubule targeting drugs on viral infection and transport function
…, R París-Ogáyar, D Lucena-Agell… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microtubule targeting agents (MTAs) have been exploited mainly as anti-cancer drugs
because of their impact on cellular division and angiogenesis. Additionally, microtubules (MTs) …
because of their impact on cellular division and angiogenesis. Additionally, microtubules (MTs) …
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of C (13)/C (13′)‐Bis (desmethyl) disorazole Z
CP Bold, D Lucena‐Agell, MÁ Oliva… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We describe the total synthesis of the macrodiolide C(13)/C(13′)‐bis(desmethyl)disorazole
Z through double inter‐/intramolecular Stille cross‐coupling of a monomeric vinyl stannane/…
Z through double inter‐/intramolecular Stille cross‐coupling of a monomeric vinyl stannane/…
Identification of novel anti-cancer agents by the synthesis and cellular screening of a noscapine-based library
…, Y Jung, S Schaerlaekens, D Lucena-Agell… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Noscapine is a natural product first isolated from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.)
with anticancer properties. In this work, we report the synthesis and cellular screening of a …
with anticancer properties. In this work, we report the synthesis and cellular screening of a …