MCL1 may not mediate chemoresistance.

Unlabelled: The anti-apoptotic BCL2 family member MCL1 is overexpressed in many cancers and has been linked to chemoresistance. Unlike other BCL2 family members, MCL1 displays both well-defined mitochondrial anti-apoptotic activities and also emerging nuclear functions. Prior reports suggest that MCL1 enters the nucleus during chemotherapy and promotes chemoresistance by influencing cell cycle progression and DNA repair.

Cisplatin-Induced APE2 Overexpression Disrupts MYH9 Function and Causes Hearing Loss.

Unlabelled: Cisplatin remains a cornerstone chemotherapy for many solid tumors but is limited by dose-limiting toxicities, including nephrotoxicity, peripheral neuropathy, and ototoxicity-the latter of which disproportionately affects pediatric patients and lacks effective prevention strategies. Although therapeutic approaches to mitigate cisplatin-induced toxicity are urgently needed, the underlying mechanisms driving organ-specific injury remain incompletely understood. We previously identified apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease (APE) 2 as a critical mediator of cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury through disruption of mitochondrial integrity.

Cobalt(II) Diphenylazodioxide Complexes Induce Apoptosis in SK-HEP-1 Cells.

The cobalt(II) complex salts [Co(bpy)(az)](PF) and [Co(az)](PF), each bearing the unusual -,'-diphenylazodioxide ligand, were both screened as possible anticancer agents against SK-HEP-1 liver cancer cells. Both compounds were found to induce substantial apoptosis as an increasing function of concentration and time. Measurement of apoptosis-related proteins indicated that both the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways of apoptosis were activated.

Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt(II) ,'-Diphenylazodioxide Complexes.

Removal of chloride from CoCl with TlPF in acetonitrile, followed by addition of excess nitrosobenzene, yielded the eight-coordinate cobalt(II) complex salt [Co{Ph(O)NN(O)Ph}](PF), shown by single-crystal X-ray analysis to have a distorted tetragonal geometry. The analogous treatment of the bipyridyl complex Co(bpy)Cl yielded the mixed-ligand cobalt(II) complex salt [Co(bpy){Ph(O)NN(O)Ph}](PF), whose single-crystal X-ray structure displays a trigonal prismatic geometry, similar to that of the iron(II) cation in the previously known complex salt [Fe{Ph(O)NN(O)Ph}](FeCl). The use of TlPF to generate solvated metal complex cations from chloride salts or chlorido complexes, followed by the addition of nitrosobenzene, is shown to be a useful synthetic strategy for the preparation of azodioxide complex cations with the noncoordinating, diamagnetic PF counteranion.