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| Author | : Yves Pommier |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 443 |
| Release | : 2011-09-21 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1461403235 |
DNA topoisomerases represent an essential family of DNA processing enzymes and a large number of topoisomerase inhibitors are used clinically for the treatment of various human cancers. Novels drugs are in clinical development both against type I and type II topoisomerases. The book will include basic biochemical and structural reviews for the cancer-relevant topoisomerases. It will describe how topoisomerase dysfunctions can damage the genome and increase the risk of cancers, and the involvement of topoisomerases in programmed cell death. The book will also present the various topoisomerase inhibitors in clinical use and development and their molecular and cellular mechanisms of action.
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| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 2011-09-21 |
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| ISBN | : 9781461403241 |
| Author | : Toshiwo Andoh |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1461501415 |
In the mid 80's type I and II enzymes were found to be the intracellular targets of a number of efficacious anticancer drugs such as doxorubicin, mitoxantrone, etoposide and camptothecin as a result of a continued efforts of many investigators, especially Leroy Liu and his collaborators at Johns Hopkins University. Readers will find a series of chapters written by researchers actively engaged in the expanding field of topoisomerase and their inhibitors. The series of chapters cover review articles on pharmacology and the molecular mechanism of topoisomerase I- and II-targeting anticancer drugs in mammals and in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which has proved to be a superb model organism for studies of anticancer drugs. This volume compiles up-to-date information on the topoisomerase-targeting compounds in clinical and preclinical development as a useful and important reference book for students and researchers in the field of pharmacology, toxicology, oncology and molecular biology.
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| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Antineoplastic agents |
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| Author | : Milan Potmesil |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Medical |
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DNA Topoisomerases are a unique class of enzymes that are responsible for the control and modification of DNA topology (tertiary structure); one example of their function is the transformation of chromosomes from a supercoiled condensed state to uncoiled strands and vice versa. They are of interest both for their intrinsic role in cell biology (i.e. control of cell division) and also because some anticancer drugs, such as camptothecin, act by inhibiting their action.
| Author | : Toshiwo Andoh |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 1992-10-26 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9780849349706 |
Molecular Biology of DNA Topoisomerases and Its Application to Chemotherapy is based on conference proceedings from the International Symposium on DNA Topoisomerases in Chemotherapy, held in Nagoya, Japan, in November 1991. The book opens with a discussion of the structural and functional properties of various types of DNA topoisomerases identified in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, in addition to their roles as cellular targets of anticancer and antimicrobial agents. Other topics addressed include the genetics and biology of DNA topoisomerases, inhibitors of microbial DNA topoisomerases and drug resistance, inhibitors of mammalian DNA topoisomerases and drug resistance, and preclinical and clinical studies of DNA topoisomerase inhibitors. Molecular Biology of DNA Topoisomerases and Its Application to Chemotherapy will broaden the understanding of biology and genetics of DNA topoisomerases and contribute to the development of antimicrobial and anticancer agents-inhibitors of topoisomerases. It will be invaluable for oncologists, molecular biologists, cellular biologists, geneticists, biochemists, and pharmaceutical researchers.
| Author | : Bruce A. Chabner |
| Publisher | : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Total Pages | : 836 |
| Release | : 2011-12-07 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1451148208 |
Updated to include the newest drugs and those currently in development, this Fifth Edition is a comprehensive reference on the preclinical and clinical pharmacology of anticancer agents. Organized by drug class, the book provides the latest information on all drugs and biological agents—their mechanisms of action, interactions with other agents, toxicities, side effects, and mechanisms of resistance. The authors explain the rationale for use of drugs in specific schedules and combinations and offer guidelines for dose adjustment in particular situations. This edition's introduction includes timely information on general strategies for drug usage, the science of drug discovery and development, economic and regulatory aspects of cancer drug development, and principles of pharmacokinetics. Eight new chapters have been added and more than twenty have been significantly revised. A companion website includes the fully searchable text and an image bank.
| Author | : Milan Potmesil |
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| Total Pages | : 149 |
| Release | : 1987 |
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| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 1994-11-07 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 008058120X |
Each volume of Advances in Pharmacology provides a rich collection of reviews on timely topics. Emphasis is placed on the molecular basis of drug action, both applied and experimental.
| Author | : James C. Wang |
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| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : DNA topoisomerases |
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The problem of unraveling two intertwined strands during the duplication of DNA was recognized shortly after the proposal of the DNA double helix structure in 1953. A group of enzymes called DNA topoisomerases solve this problem by breaking and rejoining DNA molecules in a controlled manner, thereby allowing strands to be passed through each other and thus untangled—not just during DNA replication, but also during many other basic cellular processes. Because of their intimate involvement in the workings of the cell, topoisomerases are also the logical targets of many antibiotics (including Cipro) and anticancer agents. This book, written by James Wang, the discoverer of the first topoisomerase and a leader in the field since, presents ten chapters covering the historical backdrop of the DNA entanglement problem and the discovery of the DNA topoisomerases, how DNA topoisomerases perform their magic in DNA replication, transcription, genetic recombination and chromosome condensation, and how they are targets of therapeutic agents. The book should appeal to readers from undergraduates upwards with interests in the biological and clinical aspects of topoisomerase function, or in the mathematics and physics of topology.
