Mechanobiology of autophagy: the unexplored side of cancer

MP Hernández-Cáceres, L Munoz, JM Pradenas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Proper execution of cellular function, maintenance of cellular homeostasis and cell survival
depend on functional integration of cellular processes and correct orchestration of cellular …

mTOR signaling components in tumor mechanobiology

AN Gargalionis, KA Papavassiliou, EK Basdra… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a central signaling hub that integrates networks
of nutrient availability, cellular metabolism, and autophagy in eukaryotic cells. mTOR kinase …

A mechanosensitive caveolae–invadosome interplay drives matrix remodelling for cancer cell invasion

P Monteiro, D Remy, E Lemerle, F Routet, AS Macé… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Invadosomes and caveolae are mechanosensitive structures that are implicated in
metastasis. Here, we describe a unique juxtaposition of caveola clusters and matrix …

Codependencies of mTORC1 signaling and endolysosomal actin structures

A Priya, S Antoine-Bally, AS Macé, P Monteiro… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is part of the amino acid sensing
machinery that becomes activated on the endolysosomal surface in response to nutrient …

The cell biology of metastatic invasion in pancreatic cancer: Updates and Mechanistic Insights

VB Joshi, OL Gutierrez Ruiz, GL Razidlo - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal forms of cancer, with
high rates of metastasis. Metastasis is a complex, multi-step process involving many …

Nitric Oxide‐Based Nanomedicines for Conquering TME Fortress: Say “NO” to Insufficient Tumor Treatment

Y Xiang, Q Chen, Y Nan, M Liu, Z Xiao… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Almost all cancer treatments are significantly limited by the strong tumor microenvironment
(TME) fortress formed by abnormal vasculature, dense extracellular matrix (ECM), multidrug …

Starvation-inactivated MTOR triggers cell migration via a ULK1-SH3PXD2A/TKS5-MMP14 pathway in ovarian carcinoma

CY Lin, KY Wu, LM Chi, YH Tang, HJ Huang, CH Lai… - Autophagy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT SH3PXD2A/TKS5 (SH3 and PX domains 2A) is a scaffold protein that promotes
invadopodia formation and regulates cell migration; therefore, the overexpression of …

TFEB triggers a matrix degradation and invasion program in triple-negative breast cancer cells upon mTORC1 repression

D Remy, S Antoine-Bally, S de Toqueville, C Jolly… - Developmental Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Summary The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin
(mTOR) pathway is frequently hyperactivated in triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) …

Proteolytic cleavage of membrane proteins by membrane type‐1 MMP regulates cancer malignant progression

K Ikeda, R Kaneko, E Tsukamoto, N Funahashi… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Strategies to develop cancer therapies using inhibitors that target matrix metalloproteinases
(MMPs), particularly membrane type‐1 MMP (MT1‐MMP), have failed. This is predominantly …

Migration cues interpretation by clathrin-coated structures

N Elkhatib, K Porshneva, G Montagnac - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cell migration is oriented by cues from the environment. Such cues are read and interpreted
by the cell and translated into a reorganization of the migration machinery to steer migration …