[HTML][HTML] NK cells are never alone: crosstalk and communication in tumour microenvironments

Y Zhou, L Cheng, L Liu, X Li - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Immune escape is a hallmark of cancer. The dynamic and heterogeneous tumour
microenvironment (TME) causes insufficient infiltration and poor efficacy of natural killer (NK) …

[HTML][HTML] The force is strong with this epigenome: chromatin structure and mechanobiology

CR Hsia, DP Melters, Y Dalal - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
All life forms sense and respond to mechanical stimuli. Throughout evolution, organisms
develop diverse mechanosensing and mechanotransduction pathways, leading to fast and …

[HTML][HTML] NK cells in cancer: mechanisms of dysfunction and therapeutic potential

F Portale, D Di Mitri - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural killer cells (NK) are innate lymphocytes endowed with the ability to recognize and kill
cancer cells. Consequently, adoptive transfer of autologous or allogeneic NK cells …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging promise of tumour mechanobiology in cancer treatment

KA Papavassiliou, EK Basdra… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tumour cell biomechanics has lately came to the fore as a disparate feature that fosters
cancer development and progression. Tumour mechanosensing entails a mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix cues regulate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction of cancer cells

CT Mierke - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Extracellular biophysical properties have particular implications for a wide spectrum of
cellular behaviors and functions, including growth, motility, differentiation, apoptosis, gene …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated adipocytes and breast cancer: intertwining in the tumor microenvironment and challenges for cancer therapy

C Wu, S Dong, R Huang, X Chen - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women worldwide, and it
exhibits a growing incidence. An increasing number of studies showed the complex …

[HTML][HTML] 3D bioprinting as a powerful technique for recreating the tumor microenvironment

I Parodi, D Di Lisa, L Pastorino, S Scaglione, MM Fato - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
In vitro three-dimensional models aim to reduce and replace animal testing and establish
new tools for oncology research and the development and testing of new anticancer …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanotransduction pathways in regulating epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity

CA Horta, K Doan, J Yang - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides structural support for cells and mediates cell-stromal
communications. In addition to ECM proteins, mechanical force exerted from the ECM …

[HTML][HTML] The role of glycans in the mechanobiology of cancer

A Purushothaman, M Mohajeri, TP Lele - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
Although cancer is a genetic disease, physical changes such as stiffening of the
extracellular matrix also commonly occur in cancer. Cancer cells sense and respond to …

Shear stress enhances anoikis resistance of cancer cells through ROS and NO suppressed degeneration of Caveolin-1

X Chen, Q Xia, N Sun, H Zhou, Z Xu, X Yang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) acquire enhanced anti-anoikis abilities after experiencing
flow shear stress in the circulatory system. Our previous study demonstrated that low shear …