Mechanisms of cancer metastasis

M Castaneda, P den Hollander, NA Kuburich… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metastatic cancer is almost always terminal, and more than 90% of cancer deaths result from
metastatic disease. Combating cancer metastasis and post-therapeutic recurrence …

Epidermolysis bullosa

A Bardhan, L Bruckner-Tuderman… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited, heterogeneous group of rare genetic dermatoses
characterized by mucocutaneous fragility and blister formation, inducible by often minimal …

Endosomal escape: A bottleneck for LNP-mediated therapeutics

S Chatterjee, E Kon, P Sharma… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have recently emerged as a powerful and versatile clinically
approved platform for nucleic acid delivery, specifically for mRNA vaccines. A major …

Cell–cell junctions organize structural and signaling networks

MA Garcia, WJ Nelson… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Cell–cell junctions link cells to each other in tissues, and regulate tissue homeostasis in
critical cell processes that include tissue barrier function, cell proliferation, and migration …

Vimentin and cytokeratin: Good alone, bad together

NA Kuburich, P den Hollander, JT Pietz… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The cytoskeleton plays an integral role in maintaining the integrity of epithelial cells.
Epithelial cells primarily employ cytokeratin in their cytoskeleton, whereas mesenchymal …

The epithelial-mesenchymal transition and the cytoskeleton in bioengineered systems

SE Leggett, AM Hruska, M Guo, IY Wong - Cell Communication and …, 2021 - Springer
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is intrinsically linked to alterations of the
intracellular cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix. After EMT, cells acquire an elongated …

Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments in cell biology

S Etienne-Manneville - Annual review of cell and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Intermediate filaments (IFs) are one of the three major elements of the cytoskeleton. Their
stability, intrinsic mechanical properties, and cell type–specific expression patterns …

Notch signaling pathway networks in cancer metastasis: a new target for cancer therapy

L Li, P Tang, S Li, X Qin, H Yang, C Wu, Y Liu - Medical oncology, 2017 - Springer
Notch signaling pathway is evolutionarily conserved in mammals, which plays an important
role in cell development and differentiation. In recent years, increasing evidence has shown …

Cytoskeletal crosstalk: when three different personalities team up

F Huber, A Boire, MP López, GH Koenderink - Current opinion in cell …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cell shape and mechanics are determined by the interplay of three distinct cytoskeletal
networks, made of actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments. These three …

Gut commensal derived-valeric acid protects against radiation injuries

Y Li, J Dong, H Xiao, S Zhang, B Wang, M Cui… - Gut microbes, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Hematopoietic and intestinal systems side effects are frequently found in
patients who suffered from accidental or medical radiation exposure. In this case, we …