Cancer cell plasticity during tumor progression, metastasis and response to therapy

A Pérez-González, K Bévant, C Blanpain - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Cell plasticity represents the ability of cells to be reprogrammed and to change their fate and
identity, enabling homeostasis restoration and tissue regeneration following damage. Cell …

Cell fate specification and differentiation in the adult mammalian intestine

J Beumer, H Clevers - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Intestinal stem cells at the bottom of crypts fuel the rapid renewal of the different cell types
that constitute a multitasking tissue. The intestinal epithelium facilitates selective uptake of …

[PDF][PDF] Differential pre-malignant programs and microenvironment chart distinct paths to malignancy in human colorectal polyps

B Chen, S Cherie'R, ET McKinley, AJ Simmons… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Colorectal cancers (CRCs) arise from precursor polyps whose cellular origins, molecular
heterogeneity, and immunogenic potential may reveal diagnostic and therapeutic insights …

Homeostatic mini-intestines through scaffold-guided organoid morphogenesis

M Nikolaev, O Mitrofanova, N Broguiere, S Geraldo… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Epithelial organoids, such as those derived from stem cells of the intestine, have great
potential for modelling tissue and disease biology,,–. However, the approaches that are …

Targeting the Hippo pathway in cancer, fibrosis, wound healing and regenerative medicine

A Dey, X Varelas, KL Guan - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2020 - nature.com
The Hippo pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signalling pathway with key roles in
organ development, epithelial homeostasis, tissue regeneration, wound healing and …

Cells of the human intestinal tract mapped across space and time

R Elmentaite, N Kumasaka, K Roberts, A Fleming… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The cellular landscape of the human intestinal tract is dynamic throughout life, developing in
utero and changing in response to functional requirements and environmental exposures …

WNT as a driver and dependency in cancer

MJ Parsons, T Tammela, LE Dow - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
The WNT signaling pathway is a critical regulator of development and adult tissue
homeostasis and becomes dysregulated in many cancer types. Although hyperactivation of …

[PDF][PDF] Human gastrointestinal epithelia of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum resolved at single-cell resolution

GA Busslinger, BLA Weusten, A Bogte, H Begthel… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
The upper gastrointestinal tract, consisting of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum,
controls food transport, digestion, nutrient uptake, and hormone production. By single-cell …

Mex3a marks drug-tolerant persister colorectal cancer cells that mediate relapse after chemotherapy

A Alvarez-Varela, L Novellasdemunt, FM Barriga… - Nature Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) patient-derived organoids predict responses to chemotherapy.
Here we used them to investigate relapse after treatment. Patient-derived organoids expand …

Mechanisms of mucosal healing: treating inflammatory bowel disease without immunosuppression?

EJ Villablanca, K Selin, CRH Hedin - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology …, 2022 - nature.com
Almost all currently available treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) act by
inhibiting inflammation, often blocking specific inflammatory molecules. However, given the …