Targeting vimentin: A multifaceted approach to combatting cancer metastasis and drug resistance

A Tabatabaee, B Nafari, A Farhang, A Hariri… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2024 - Springer
This comprehensive review explores vimentin as a pivotal therapeutic target in cancer
treatment, with a primary focus on mitigating metastasis and overcoming drug resistance …

Plastic persisters: revival stem cells in colorectal cancer

CJ Tape - Trends in Cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is traditionally considered to be a genetically driven disease.
However, nongenetic plasticity has recently emerged as a major driver of tumour initiation …

Cell membrane as a promising therapeutic target: from materials design to biomedical applications

X Wu, JJ Hu, J Yoon - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The cell membrane is a crucial component of cells, protecting their integrity and stability
while facilitating signal transduction and information exchange. Therefore, disrupting its …

Peptide‐based supramolecular therapeutics for fighting major diseases

Z Wang, H Luo, H Wang, M Xiao, H Jia… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide‐based supramolecular therapeutics (PST) refer to those theranostic nanomedicines
based on peptide or peptide derivatives self‐assembly that are constructed in vitro or in vivo …

CD98 heavy chain as a prognostic biomarker and target for cancer treatment

P Xia, A Dubrovska - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The SLC3A2 gene encodes for a cell-surface transmembrane protein CD98hc (4F2).
CD98hc serves as a chaperone for LAT1 (SLC7A5), LAT2 (SLC7A8), y+ LAT1 (SLC7A7), y+ …

Targeting cancer and immune cell metabolism with the complex I inhibitors metformin and IACS‐010759

M Pujalte‐Martin, A Belaïd, S Bost, M Kahi… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin and IACS‐010759 are two distinct antimetabolic agents. Metformin, an
established antidiabetic drug, mildly inhibits mitochondrial complex I, while IACS‐010759 is …

Cancer cell plasticity: From cellular, molecular, and genetic mechanisms to tumor heterogeneity and drug resistance

GR Bhat, I Sethi, HQ Sadida, B Rah, R Mir… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2024 - Springer
Cancer is a complex disease displaying a variety of cell states and phenotypes. This
diversity, known as cancer cell plasticity, confers cancer cells the ability to change in …

Targeted liposomes sensitize plastic melanoma to ferroptosis via senescence induction and coenzyme depletion

L Fan, P Du, Y Li, X Chen, F Liu, Y Liu, AM Petrov… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ferroptotic cancer therapy has been extensively investigated since the genesis of the
ferroptosis concept. However, the therapeutic efficacy of ferroptosis induction in …

Decoding cancer evolution: Integrating genetic and non-genetic insights

A Ashouri, C Zhang, F Gaiti - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of cancer begins with cells transitioning from their multicellular nature to a
state akin to unicellular organisms. This shift leads to a breakdown in the crucial regulators …

Signaling, cancer cell plasticity, and intratumor heterogeneity

M Cordani, I Dando, G Ambrosini… - Cell Communication and …, 2024 - Springer
Cancer's complexity is in part due to the presence of intratumor heterogeneity and the
dynamic nature of cancer cell plasticity, which create substantial obstacles in effective …