[HTML][HTML] Biology and clinical relevance of EpCAM

L Keller, S Werner, K Pantel - Cell stress, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is a transmembrane glycoprotein primarily
known to mediate homotypic cell contacts in epithelia tissues. Because EpCAM expression …

Breast cancer metastasis: Putative therapeutic role of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1

R Sharma, R Sharma, TP Khaket, C Dutta… - Cellular Oncology, 2017 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is a notable cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide.
Metastasis to distant organs is responsible for~ 90% of this death. Breast cells convert to …

One‐Step Thermophoretic AND Gate Operation on Extracellular Vesicles Improves Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

J Deng, S Zhao, J Li, Y Cheng, C Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as a valuable source of cancer
biomarkers. However, the high degree of EV heterogeneity and the complexity of clinical …

Hypoxia modulates stem cell properties and induces EMT through N‐glycosylation of EpCAM in breast cancer cells

D Zhang, L Yang, X Liu, J Gao, T Liu… - Journal of Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), which is a transmembrane glycoprotein, is
related to tumor progression. We demonstrated that EpCAM plays important roles in …

[HTML][HTML] By inhibiting Ras/Raf/ERK and MMP-9, knockdown of EpCAM inhibits breast cancer cell growth and metastasis

J Gao, X Liu, F Yang, T Liu, Q Yan, X Yang - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is a type I transmembrane protein that is
expressed in the majority of normal epithelial tissues and is overexpressed in most epithelial …

EpCAM duality becomes this molecule in a new Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tale

A Herreros-Pomares, C Aguilar-Gallardo… - Critical Reviews in …, 2018 - Elsevier
EpCAM, known as an epithelial cell adhesion molecule, plays an essential role in cell
adhesion, migration, metastasis and cell signalling. Rather than acting as an apoptosis …

The predictive role of serum levels of soluble cell adhesion molecules (sCAMs) in the therapy of advanced breast cancer—A single-centre study

W Bulska-Będkowska, P Czajka-Francuz… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Soluble cell adhesion molecules (sCAMs) play a significant
role in the metastatic potential of breast cancer (BC). They might block lymphocytes and …

Post-translational modifications: The potential ways for killing cancer stem cells

X Han, H Qin, Y Lu, H Chen, Z Yuan, Y Zhang, X Yang… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
While strides in cancer treatment continue to advance, the enduring challenges posed by
cancer metastasis and recurrence persist as formidable contributors to the elevated mortality …

Efficient expression of EpEX in the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli using thioredoxin fusion protein

F Rasooli, A Hashemi - Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Recombinant epithelial cell adhesion molecule extracellular domain (EpEX) has a high
potential as a candidate for passive and active immunotherapy as well as cancer …

Optimizing combination targeted immunotoxin therapy: Insights from HER2 and EpCAM expression profiles

AS Obozina, AA Pakhomov, AY Frolova… - Biochemical and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Molecular targeted cancer therapy is a rapidly developing field, driving progress toward
greater treatment efficacy. However, targeted monotherapy often fails due to the …