title: Protein folding, protein homeostasis, and cancer.
abstract: Proteins fold into their functional 3-dimensional structures from a linear amino acid sequence. In vitro this process is spontaneous; while in vivo it is orchestrated by a specialized set of proteins, called chaperones. Protein folding is an ongoing cellular process, as cellular proteins constantly undergo synthesis and degradation. Here emerging links between this process and cancer are reviewed. This perspective both yields insights into the current struggle to develop novel cancer chemotherapeutics and has implications for future chemotherapy discovery.
authors.affiliation: Van Drie Research, Andover, MA 01810, USA. john@vandrieresearch.com
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Van Drie
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D017510:Protein Folding; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D059748:Proteolysis
chemical_list: D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D011506:Proteins