2000
Small-molecule inhibitors of the cell cycle
Crews C, Mohan R. Small-molecule inhibitors of the cell cycle. Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 2000, 4: 47-53. PMID: 10679374, DOI: 10.1016/s1367-5931(99)00050-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall molecule inhibitorsCell cycleNovel cell cycle inhibitorsCyclin-dependent kinasesCell cycle progressionCell cycle inhibitorsCytoskeletal dynamicsAnti-mitotic agentsNovel chemotherapeuticsAttractive targetInhibitorsScreening technologiesRecent advancesKinaseGreater specificityCycleChemotherapeutics
1999
Eponemycin exerts its antitumor effect through the inhibition of proteasome function.
Meng L, Kwok BH, Sin N, Crews CM. Eponemycin exerts its antitumor effect through the inhibition of proteasome function. Cancer Research 1999, 59: 2798-801. PMID: 10383134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteasome inhibitionCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorNovel chemotherapeutic strategiesPharmacological interventionsAntitumor effectsPossible cancer therapySubunits LMP2Chemotherapeutic strategiesKinase inhibitorsCellular morphological changesCell cycle progressionCancer therapyCycle progressionInhibitionProteasome functionMorphological changesKey regulatory proteinsProteasomal subunitsTherapy
1994
GTP-dependent binding of the antiproliferative agent didemnin to elongation factor 1 alpha.
Crews CM, Collins JL, Lane WS, Snapper ML, Schreiber SL. GTP-dependent binding of the antiproliferative agent didemnin to elongation factor 1 alpha. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1994, 269: 15411-15414. PMID: 8195179, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)40692-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsCarrier ProteinsCattleChromatography, AffinityDepsipeptidesGuanosine TriphosphateHumansIndicators and ReagentsKineticsMolecular Sequence DataPeptide Elongation Factor 1Peptide Elongation FactorsPeptides, CyclicProtein Synthesis InhibitorsSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsEF-1 alphaPotential antineoplastic drugElongation factor 1 alphaDidemnin BProtein synthesisAntiproliferative activityG1 cell cycle progressionGTP-dependent bindingFactor 1 alphaClinical trialsCell cycle progressionImmunosuppressive activityAntineoplastic drugsPeptide sequence analysisElongation factorMode of actionUndefined mechanismPresence of GTPGTPase activityCycle progressionNanomolar concentrationsSequence analysisAlphaMarine natural productsIntracellular targets