Signaling pathways and targeted therapies in lung squamous cell carcinoma: mechanisms and clinical trials

Z Niu, R Jin, Y Zhang, H Li - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death across the world. Unlike lung
adenocarcinoma, patients with lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) have not benefitted …

[HTML][HTML] SOX2 in development and cancer biology

D Novak, L Hüser, JJ Elton, V Umansky… - Seminars in cancer …, 2020 - Elsevier
The transcription factor SOX2 is essential for embryonic development and plays a crucial
role in maintaining the stemness of embryonic cells and various adult stem cell populations …

Functional characterization of SOX2 as an anticancer target

S Zhang, X Xiong, Y Sun - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
SOX2 is a well-characterized pluripotent factor that is essential for stem cell self-renewal,
reprogramming, and homeostasis. The cellular levels of SOX2 are precisely regulated by a …

[HTML][HTML] Common stemness regulators of embryonic and cancer stem cells

C Hadjimichael, K Chanoumidou… - World journal of stem …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pluripotency of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells is regulated
by a well characterized gene transcription circuitry. The circuitry is assembled by ESC …

SOX2 and cancer: current research and its implications in the clinic

K Weina, J Utikal - Clinical and translational medicine, 2014 - Springer
SOX2 is a gene that encodes for a transcription factor belonging to the SOX gene family and
contains a high-mobility group (HMG) domain, which permits highly specific DNA binding …

[HTML][HTML] The dark side of SOX2: cancer-a comprehensive overview

EL Wuebben, A Rizzino - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The pluripotency-associated transcription factor SOX2 is essential during mammalian
embryogenesis and later in life, but SOX2 expression can also be highly detrimental. Over …

EGFR: An essential receptor tyrosine kinase-regulator of cancer stem cells

S Talukdar, L Emdad, SK Das, PB Fisher - Advances in cancer research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is frequently expressed at elevated
levels in different forms of cancer and expression often correlates positively with cancer …

SOX2 regulates self-renewal and tumorigenicity of human melanoma-initiating cells

R Santini, S Pietrobono, S Pandolfi, V Montagnani… - Oncogene, 2014 - nature.com
Melanoma is one of the most aggressive types of human cancer, characterized by enhanced
heterogeneity and resistance to conventional therapy at advanced stages. We and others …

Yin Yang 1 is associated with cancer stem cell transcription factors (SOX2, OCT4, BMI1) and clinical implication

S Kaufhold, H Garbán, B Bonavida - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The transcription factor Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is frequently overexpressed in cancerous
tissues compared to normal tissues and has regulatory roles in cell proliferation, cell …

TMPRSS4 promotes cancer stem–like properties in prostate cancer cells through upregulation of SOX2 by SLUG and TWIST1

Y Lee, J Yoon, D Ko, M Yu, S Lee, S Kim - Journal of Experimental & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Transmembrane serine protease 4 (TMPRSS4) is a cell surface–anchored
serine protease. Elevated expression of TMPRSS4 correlates with poor prognosis in …