Epithelial–mesenchymal-transition-inducing transcription factors: new targets for tackling chemoresistance in cancer?

J van Staalduinen, D Baker, P Ten Dijke, H van Dam - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
Chemoresistance remains a major complication of cancer treatments. Recent data provide
strong evidence that chemoresistance is linked to epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) …

Epigenetic regulation and post-translational modifications of SNAI1 in cancer metastasis

B Dong, Y Wu - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
SNAI1, a zinc finger transcription factor, not only acts as the master regulator of epithelial-
mesenchymal transition (EMT) but also functions as a driver of cancer progression, including …

[HTML][HTML] PD-L1 tumor-intrinsic signaling and its therapeutic implication in triple-negative breast cancer

C Chen, S Li, J Xue, M Qi, X Liu, Y Huang, J Hu… - JCI insight, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although the immune checkpoint role of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) has been
established and targeted in cancer immunotherapy, the tumor-intrinsic role of PD-L1 is less …

USP37 Promotes Lung Cancer Cell Migration by Stabilizing Snail Protein via Deubiquitination

J Cai, M Li, X Wang, L Li, Q Li, Z Hou, H Jia… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Snail is a prominent epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) transcription factor and
promotes metastasis. However, Snail protein is unstable and is quickly degraded through …

Decidual stromal cells-derived exosomes incurred insufficient migration and invasion of trophoblast by disturbing of β-TrCP-mediated snail ubiquitination and …

M Xiong, Q Wang, X Zhang, L Wen, A Zhao - European Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Exosomes released from decidual stromal cells (DSC-exos) play a crucial role
in facilitating the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) of trophoblasts and insufficient …

AXL-TBK1 driven AKT3 activation promotes metastasis

EN Arner, D Alzhanova, JM Westcott, S Hinz… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The receptor tyrosine kinase AXL promotes tumor progression, metastasis, and therapy
resistance through the induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Here, we found …

Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37: an important cog in the oncogenic machinery of cancerous cells

R Chauhan, AA Bhat, T Masoodi, P Bagga… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Protein ubiquitination is one of the most crucial posttranslational modifications responsible
for regulating the stability and activity of proteins involved in homeostatic cellular function …

Transglutaminase-2 is critical for corneal epithelial barrier function via positive regulation of Claudin-1

A Hou, SM Ali, E Png, W Hunziker, L Tong - The Ocular Surface, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Transglutaminase (TG)-2 is a ubiquitous multi-functional protein
expressed in all living cells. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the role of …

mTORC2 suppresses GSK3-dependent snail degradation to positively regulate cancer cell invasion and metastasis

S Zhang, G Qian, QQ Zhang, Y Yao, D Wang, ZG Chen… - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
Abstract mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) positively regulates cell invasion and metastasis by
enhancing translation of Snail. A connection between mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) and cell …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of Post-Translational Modifications of Transcription Factors Involved in Breast Cancer Hypoxia

L Seymour, N Nuru, KR Johnson, JMV Gutierrez… - Molecules, 2025 - mdpi.com
BC is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death
among women worldwide. Cellular stress is a condition that leads to disrupted homeostasis …