The role of collagen in cancer: from bench to bedside

S Xu, H Xu, W Wang, S Li, H Li, T Li, W Zhang… - Journal of translational …, 2019 - Springer
Collagen is the major component of the tumor microenvironment and participates in cancer
fibrosis. Collagen biosynthesis can be regulated by cancer cells through mutated genes …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanoresponsive metabolism in cancer cell migration and metastasis

MR Zanotelli, J Zhang, CA Reinhart-King - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Altered tissue mechanics and metabolism are defining characteristics of cancer that impact
not only proliferation but also migration. While migrating through a mechanically and …

Heterogeneous microenvironmental stiffness regulates pro-metastatic functions of breast cancer cells

C Liu, M Li, ZX Dong, D Jiang, X Li, S Lin, D Chen… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Besides molecular and phenotypic variations observed in cancer cells, intratumoral
heterogeneity also occurs in the tumor microenvironment. Correlative stiffness maps of …

Small-molecule drug discovery in triple negative breast cancer: current situation and future directions

M Liao, J Zhang, G Wang, L Wang, J Liu… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer, but
an effective targeted therapy has not been well-established so far. Considering the lack of …

Enhanced mitochondrial fission suppresses signaling and metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer

BA Humphries, AC Cutter, JM Buschhaus… - Breast Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Background Mitochondrial dynamics underlies malignant transformation, cancer
progression, and response to treatment. Current research presents conflicting evidence for …

Effects of iron modulation on mesenchymal stem cell-induced drug resistance in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

JM Buschhaus, S Rajendran, BA Humphries, AC Cutter… - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, the most common subtype,
remain at risk for lethal metastatic disease years after diagnosis. Recurrence arises partly …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose tissue-to-breast cancer crosstalk: Comprehensive insights

Y Wu, X Li, Q Li, C Cheng, L Zheng - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2022 - Elsevier
The review focuses on mechanistic evidence for the link between obesity and breast cancer.
According to the IARC study, there is sufficient evidence that obesity is closely related to a …

Roles of the actin cytoskeleton in aging and age-associated diseases

WF Lai, WT Wong - Ageing research reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The integrity of the cytoskeleton is essential to diverse cellular processes such as
phagocytosis and intracellular trafficking. Disruption of the organization and dynamics of the …

SOX2-OT induced by PAI-1 promotes triple-negative breast cancer cells metastasis by sponging miR-942-5p and activating PI3K/Akt signaling

W Zhang, S Yang, D Chen, D Yuwen, J Zhang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has an aggressive biological behavior and poor
outcome. Our published study showed that PAI-1 could induce the migration and metastasis …

Obesity promotes radioresistance through SERPINE1-mediated aggressiveness and DNA repair of triple-negative breast cancer

YH Su, YZ Wu, DK Ann, JLY Chen, CY Kuo - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
Obesity is a risk factor in various types of cancer, including breast cancer. The disturbance of
adipose tissue in obesity highly correlates with cancer progression and resistance to …