Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis under the control of transforming growth factor β

Y Tsubakihara, A Moustakas - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Metastasis of tumor cells from primary sites of malignancy to neighboring stromal tissue or
distant localities entails in several instances, but not in every case, the epithelial …

The Rac GTPase in cancer: from old concepts to new paradigms

MG Kazanietz, MJ Caloca - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Rho family GTPases are critical regulators of cellular functions that play important roles in
cancer progression. Aberrant activity of Rho small G-proteins, particularly Rac1 and their …

METTL3-mediated N6-methyladenosine modification is critical for epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis of gastric cancer

B Yue, C Song, L Yang, R Cui, X Cheng, Z Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background As one of the most frequent chemical modifications in eukaryotic mRNAs, N6-
methyladenosine (m6A) modification exerts important effects on mRNA stability, splicing …

The PAX6-ZEB2 axis promotes metastasis and cisplatin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer through PI3K/AKT signaling

D Wu, T Zhang, Y Liu, S Deng, R Han, T Liu, J Li… - Cell death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Paired-box 6 (PAX6) is an important transcription factor required for the function of
human neuroectodermal epithelial tissues. Previous studies have suggested that it is also …

Silencing of hsa_circ_0004771 inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in breast cancer through activation of miR-653 by targeting ZEB2 signaling pathway

R Xie, J Tang, X Zhu, H Jiang - Bioscience reports, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Abstract Background: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been reported as the competing
endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) to sponge microRNAs (miRNAs) implicating in the initiation …

MEF2A transcriptionally upregulates the expression of ZEB2 and CTNNB1 in colorectal cancer to promote tumor progression

Q Xiao, Y Gan, Y Li, L Fan, J Liu, P Lu, J Liu, A Chen… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading cancers worldwide, accounting for high
morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms governing tumor growth and metastasis in CRC …

[HTML][HTML] Fixing the GAP: The role of RhoGAPs in cancer

G Kreider-Letterman, NM Carr… - European journal of cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer progression and metastasis are processes that involve significant cellular changes.
Many of these changes include alterations in the activity of the Rho GTPase family of …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional downregulation of miR-4306 serves as a new therapeutic target for triple negative breast cancer

Z Zhao, L Li, P Du, L Ma, W Zhang, L Zheng, B Lan… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is characterized by the absence of
estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and …

Forkhead box O proteins: Crucial regulators of cancer EMT

Z Ma, Z Xin, W Hu, S Jiang, Z Yang, X Yan, X Li… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2018 - Elsevier
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an acknowledged cellular transition process
in which epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal-like properties that endow cancer cells with …

Genetic and epigenetic regulation of E-cadherin signaling in human hepatocellular carcinoma

X Fan, S Jin, Y Li, PA Khadaroo, Y Dai… - Cancer Management …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
E-cadherin is well known as a growth and invasion suppressor and belongs to the large
cadherin family. Loss of E-cadherin is widely known as the hallmark of epithelial-to …