The molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of EMT in tumor progression and metastasis

Y Huang, W Hong, X Wei - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2022 - Springer
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an essential process in normal embryonic
development and tissue regeneration. However, aberrant reactivation of EMT is associated …

Linking EMT programmes to normal and neoplastic epithelial stem cells

AW Lambert, RA Weinberg - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Epithelial stem cells serve critical physiological functions in the generation, maintenance
and repair of diverse tissues through their ability to self-renew and spawn more specialized …

Identification of EMT signaling cross-talk and gene regulatory networks by single-cell RNA sequencing

AP Deshmukh, SV Vasaikar… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role during normal
development and in cancer progression. EMT is induced by various signaling pathways …

The biology and function of fibroblasts in cancer

R Kalluri - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Among all cells, fibroblasts could be considered the cockroaches of the human body. They
survive severe stress that is usually lethal to all other cells, and they are the only normal cell …

[HTML][HTML] Matrix metalloproteinases participation in the metastatic process and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications in cancer

G Gonzalez-Avila, B Sommer… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) participate from the initial phases of cancer onset to the
settlement of a metastatic niche in a second organ. Their role in cancer progression is …

Implications of the hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal phenotype in metastasis

MK Jolly, M Boareto, B Huang, D Jia, M Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Transitions between epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes–the epithelial to
mesenchymal transition (EMT) and its reverse the mesenchymal to epithelial transition …

Hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal phenotypes promote metastasis and therapy resistance across carcinomas

MK Jolly, JA Somarelli, M Sheth, A Biddle… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cancer metastasis and therapy resistance are the major unsolved clinical challenges, and
account for nearly all cancer-related deaths. Both metastasis and therapy resistance are …

EMT and MET: necessary or permissive for metastasis?

MK Jolly, KE Ware, S Gilja, JA Somarelli… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) and its reverse mesenchymal‐to‐epithelial
transition (MET) have been suggested to play crucial roles in metastatic dissemination of …

Toward understanding cancer stem cell heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment

F Bocci, L Gearhart-Serna, M Boareto… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cell (CSC) formation are two
paramount processes driving tumor progression, therapy resistance, and cancer metastasis …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting breast cancer stem cells

L Zhang, W Chen, S Liu, C Chen - International journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The potential roles of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) in tumor initiation and recurrence
have been recognized for many decades. Due to their strong capacity for self-renewal and …