LIM kinases, LIMK1 and LIMK2, are crucial node actors of the cell fate: molecular to pathological features

E Villalonga, C Mosrin, T Normand, C Girardin… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) and LIM kinase 2 (LIMK2) are serine/threonine and tyrosine kinases
and the only two members of the LIM kinase family. They play a crucial role in the regulation …

Advances in 3D culture systems for therapeutic discovery and development in brain cancer

J Wanigasekara, PJ Cullen, P Bourke, B Tiwari… - Drug Discovery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Existing models for drug discovery and development against glioblastoma
multiforme (GBM) have limitations.•We review advances in 3D systems that promise more …

Egr1 is a 3D matrix–specific mediator of mechanosensitive stem cell lineage commitment

J Baek, PA Lopez, S Lee, TS Kim, S Kumar… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
While extracellular matrix (ECM) mechanics strongly regulate stem cell commitment, the
field's mechanistic understanding of this phenomenon largely derives from simplified two …

LIMK1 m6A-RNA methylation recognized by YTHDC2 induces 5-FU chemoresistance in colorectal cancer via endoplasmic reticulum stress and stress granule …

L Chen, K Sun, W Qin, B Huang, C Wu, J Chen, Q Lai… - Cancer letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) is a member of the LIMK family that has been considered to
be involved in chemoresistance in various tumors, and N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the …

The role of Rho GTPases in motility and invasion of glioblastoma cells

H Al-Koussa, OE Atat, L Jaafar… - Analytical Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Astrocytomas are primary malignant brain tumors that originate from astrocytes. Grade IV
astrocytoma or glioblastoma is a highly invasive tumor that occur within the brain …

Upregulation of LIMK1 is correlated with poor prognosis and immune infiltrates in lung adenocarcinoma

G Lu, Y Zhou, C Zhang, Y Zhang - Frontiers in genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Protein-coding gene LIM Domain Kinase 1 (LIMK1) is upregulated in various
tumors and reported to promote tumor invasion and metastasis. However, the prognostic …

LIMK2-NKX3. 1 engagement promotes castration-resistant prostate cancer

MA Sooreshjani, K Nikhil, M Kamra, DN Nguyen… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Prostate cancer is the principal cause of cancer-related mortality in men.
While localized tumors can be successfully treated by orchiectomy or medical castration …

Roles of non-coding RNAs on anaplastic thyroid carcinomas

PK Das, SY Asha, I Abe, F Islam, AK Lam - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a biological aggressive human
carcinoma and causes most of the thyroid cancer related deaths. Non-protein producing …

Hypoxia drives shared and distinct transcriptomic changes in two invasive glioma stem cell lines

VJ Marallano, ME Ughetta, R Tejero, S Nanda… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant cancer of the central nervous
system. Insufficient oxygenation (hypoxia) has been linked to GBM invasion and aggression …

[HTML][HTML] Cofilin acts as a booster for progression of malignant tumors represented by glioma

S Lv, Z Chen, H Mi, X Yu - Cancer Management and Research, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cofilin, as a depolymerization factor of actin filaments, has been widely studied. Evidences
show that cofilin has a role in actin structural reorganization and dynamic regulation. In …