Piperlongumine inhibits NF‐κB activity and attenuates aggressive growth characteristics of prostate cancer cells

S Ginzburg, KV Golovine, PB Makhov, RG Uzzo… - The …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Elevated NF‐κB activity has been previously demonstrated in prostate cancer
cell lines as hormone‐independent or metastatic characteristics develop. We look at the …

IL27 signaling serves as an immunologic checkpoint for innate cytotoxic cells to promote hepatocellular carcinoma

…, D Zhigarev, A Marchenko, S Khoziainova, P Makhov… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
HCC, the most common form of liver cancer, is characterized by a poor survival rate and
limited treatment options. The discovery of a novel IL27-dependent mechanism controlling …

[HTML][HTML] IL-27 receptor-regulated stress myelopoiesis drives abdominal aortic aneurysm development

…, T Aghayev, AR Fatkhullina, P Makhov… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a prevalent life-threatening disease, where aortic wall
degradation is mediated by accumulated immune cells. Although cytokines regulate …

[HTML][HTML] Musashi-2 (MSI2) regulates epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression and response to EGFR inhibitors in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung …

P Makhov, I Bychkov, B Faezov, A Deneka, A Kudinov… - Oncogenesis, 2021 - nature.com
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has limited treatment options. Expression of the RNA-binding
protein (RBP) Musashi-2 (MSI2) is elevated in a subset of non-small cell lung cancer (…

[HTML][HTML] PPP2R2A prostate cancer haploinsufficiency is associated with worse prognosis and a high vulnerability to B55α/PP2A reconstitution that triggers …

…, T Varughese, M Connors, K Johnson, P Makhov… - Oncogenesis, 2019 - nature.com
The PPP2R2A gene encodes the B55α regulatory subunit of PP2A. Here, we report that
PPP2R2A is hemizygously lost in ~42% of prostate adenocarcinomas, correlating with reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Minor grove binding ligands disrupt PARP-1 activation pathways

KI Kirsanov, E Kotova, P Makhov, K Golovine… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PARP-1 is a nuclear enzyme regulating transcription, chromatin restructuring, and DNA
repair. PARP-1 is activated by interaction with NAD+, DNA, and core histones. Each route of …

Unexpected activities in regulating ciliation contribute to off-target effects of targeted drugs

…, AS Nikonova, P Zhang, P Makhov… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: For many tumors, signaling exchanges between cancer cells and other cells in their
microenvironment influence overall tumor signaling. Some of these exchanges depend on …

ONC201 targets AR and AR-V7 signaling, reduces PSA, and synergizes with everolimus in prostate cancer

A Lev, AR Lulla, BC Ross, MD Ralff, PB Makhov… - Molecular Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Androgen receptor (AR) signaling plays a key role in prostate cancer progression, and
androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a mainstay clinical treatment regimen for patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of VEGFR2 and AKT signaling by Musashi-2 in lung cancer

I Bychkov, I Topchu, P Makhov, A Kudinov, JD Patel… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Lung cancer is the most common and lethal malignancy worldwide. Musashi-2
(MSI2) is an RNA-binding protein that is overexpressed in advanced NSCLC. VEGFR2 …

[HTML][HTML] Are all multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors created equal? An in vitro study of sunitinib and pazopanib in renal cell carcinoma cell lines

D Canter, A Kutikov, K Golovine, P Makhov… - The Canadian journal …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives We examined the in vitro cellular effects of the multi-targeted receptor tyrosine
kinase inhibitors (TKIs) sunitinib and pazopanib on a series of human renal cell carcinoma (…