Controversies around epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity in cancer metastasis

ED Williams, D Gao, A Redfern… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Experimental evidence accumulated over decades has implicated epithelial–mesenchymal
plasticity (EMP), which collectively encompasses epithelial–mesenchymal transition and the …

[HTML][HTML] EMT/MET plasticity in cancer and Go-or-Grow decisions in quiescence: the two sides of the same coin?

A Akhmetkaliyev, N Alibrahim, D Shafiee, E Tulchinsky - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and mesenchymal epithelial transition (MET) are
genetic determinants of cellular plasticity. These programs operate in physiological …

The molecular landscape of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia reveals recurrent structural alterations and age-specific mutational interactions

H Bolouri, JE Farrar, T Triche Jr, RE Ries, EL Lim… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
We present the molecular landscape of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and
characterize nearly 1,000 participants in Children's Oncology Group (COG) AML trials. The …

EMT transcription factors in cancer development re-evaluated: Beyond EMT and MET

S Goossens, N Vandamme, P Van Vlierberghe… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Reactivation of an embryonic epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT) program is commonly
accepted as a core component of carcinoma progression. Collectively, EMT and …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition: The history, regulatory mechanism, and cancer therapeutic opportunities

Z Huang, Z Zhang, C Zhou, L Liu, C Huang - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a program wherein epithelial cells lose their
junctions and polarity while acquiring mesenchymal properties and invasive ability …

Zeb2 drives the formation of CD11c+ atypical B cells to sustain germinal centers that control persistent infection

X Gao, Q Shen, JA Roco, B Dalton, K Frith… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
CD11c+ atypical B cells (ABCs) are an alternative memory B cell lineage associated with
immunization, infection, and autoimmunity. However, the factors that drive the transcriptional …

[HTML][HTML] Biological and clinical aspects of metastatic spinal tumors

J Litak, W Czyżewski, M Szymoniuk, L Sakwa… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Spine metastases are a common life-threatening complication of
advanced-stage malignancies and often result in poor prognosis. Symptomatic spine …

14q32 rearrangements deregulating BCL11B mark a distinct subgroup of T-lymphoid and myeloid immature acute leukemia

D Di Giacomo, R La Starza, P Gorello… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Acute leukemias (ALs) of ambiguous lineage are a heterogeneous group of high-risk
leukemias characterized by coexpression of myeloid and lymphoid markers. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] ZEBs: novel players in immune cell development and function

CL Scott, KD Omilusik - Trends in immunology, 2019 - cell.com
ZEB1 and ZEB2 are zinc-finger E homeobox-binding transcription factors best known for
their role in driving epithelial to mesenchymal transition. However, in recent years our …

Histone acetylation dynamics modulates chromatin conformation and allele-specific interactions at oncogenic loci

S Sungalee, Y Liu, RA Lambuta, N Katanayeva… - Nature Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
In cancer cells, enhancer hijacking mediated by chromosomal alterations and/or increased
deposition of acetylated histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27ac) can support oncogene expression …