Extracellular matrix remodeling in tumor progression and immune escape: from mechanisms to treatments

Z Yuan, Y Li, S Zhang, X Wang, H Dou, X Yu, Z Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The malignant tumor is a multi-etiological, systemic and complex disease characterized by
uncontrolled cell proliferation and distant metastasis. Anticancer treatments including …

Targeting integrin pathways: mechanisms and advances in therapy

X Pang, X He, Z Qiu, H Zhang, R Xie, Z Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Integrins are considered the main cell-adhesion transmembrane receptors that play
multifaceted roles as extracellular matrix (ECM)-cytoskeletal linkers and transducers in …

YAP/TAZ as master regulators in cancer: modulation, function and therapeutic approaches

S Piccolo, T Panciera, P Contessotto, M Cordenonsi - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Our understanding of the function of the transcriptional regulators YAP and TAZ (YAP/TAZ)
in cancer is advancing. In this Review, we provide an update on recent progress in YAP/TAZ …

YAP/TAZ and ATF4 drive resistance to Sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma by preventing ferroptosis

R Gao, RKR Kalathur, M Coto‐Llerena… - EMBO molecular …, 2021 - embopress.org
Understanding the mechanisms underlying evasive resistance in cancer is an unmet
medical need to improve the efficacy of current therapies. In this study, a combination of …

Towards targeting of shared mechanisms of cancer metastasis and therapy resistance

F Weiss, D Lauffenburger, P Friedl - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Resistance to therapeutic treatment and metastatic progression jointly determine a fatal
outcome of cancer. Cancer metastasis and therapeutic resistance are traditionally studied as …

A guide to the composition and functions of the extracellular matrix

NK Karamanos, AD Theocharis, Z Piperigkou… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic 3‐dimensional network of macromolecules that
provides structural support for the cells and tissues. Accumulated knowledge clearly …

Fusobacterium nucleatum reduces METTL3-mediated m6A modification and contributes to colorectal cancer metastasis

S Chen, L Zhang, M Li, Y Zhang, M Sun, L Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microbiota-host interactions play critical roles in colorectal cancer (CRC) progression,
however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we uncover that Fusobacterium …

Integrins as biomechanical sensors of the microenvironment

JZ Kechagia, J Ivaska, P Roca-Cusachs - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
Integrins, and integrin-mediated adhesions, have long been recognized to provide the main
molecular link attaching cells to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to serve as bidirectional …

Control of stem cell renewal and fate by YAP and TAZ

JH Driskill, D Pan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Complex physiological processes control whether stem cells self-renew, differentiate or
remain quiescent. Two decades of research have placed the Hippo pathway, a highly …

m6A mRNA methylation initiated by METTL3 directly promotes YAP translation and increases YAP activity by regulating the MALAT1-miR-1914-3p-YAP axis to …

D Jin, J Guo, Y Wu, J Du, L Yang, X Wang, W Di… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Background METTL3 is an RNA methyltransferase that mediates m 6 A modification and is
implicated in mRNA biogenesis, decay, and translation. However, the biomechanism …