The cGAS–STING pathway and cancer

N Samson, A Ablasser - Nature cancer, 2022 - nature.com
The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has
emerged as a critical innate immune pathway that, following engagement by DNA, promotes …

Mechanisms regulating PD-L1 expression in cancers and associated opportunities for novel small-molecule therapeutics

H Yamaguchi, JM Hsu, WH Yang… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Antagonistic antibodies targeting the inhibitory immune-checkpoint receptor PD-1 or its
ligand PD-L1 are used to treat a wide range of cancer types and can substantially improve …

The long and short non-coding RNAs modulating EZH2 signaling in cancer

S Mirzaei, MH Gholami, K Hushmandi… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are a large family of RNA molecules with no capability in
encoding proteins. However, they participate in developmental and biological processes …

METTL1 promotes tumorigenesis through tRNA-derived fragment biogenesis in prostate cancer

R García-Vílchez, AM Añazco-Guenkova, S Dietmann… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Newly growing evidence highlights the essential role that epitranscriptomic marks play in the
development of many cancers; however, little is known about the role and implications of …

Squamous cell lung cancer: Current landscape and future therapeutic options

SCM Lau, Y Pan, V Velcheti, KK Wong - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Squamous cell lung cancers (lung squamous cell carcinomas [LUSCs]) are associated with
high mortality and a lack of therapies specific to this disease. Although recurrent molecular …

The complementarity of DDR, nucleic acids and anti-tumour immunity

AVR Kornepati, CM Rogers, P Sung, TJ Curiel - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) immunotherapy is a first-line treatment for selected
cancers, yet the mechanisms of its efficacy remain incompletely understood. Furthermore …

Endogenous retroelements and the viral mimicry response in cancer therapy and cellular homeostasis

R Chen, CA Ishak, DD De Carvalho - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Features of the cancer epigenome distinguish cancers from their respective cell of origin and
establish therapeutic vulnerabilities that can be exploited through pharmacologic inhibition …

[HTML][HTML] MPS1 inhibition primes immunogenicity of KRAS-LKB1 mutant lung cancer

S Kitajima, T Tani, BF Springer, M Campisi, T Osaki… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
KRAS-LKB1 (KL) mutant lung cancers silence STING owing to intrinsic mitochondrial
dysfunction, resulting in T cell exclusion and resistance to programmed cell death (ligand) 1 …

The transcriptional and epigenetic landscape of cancer cell lineage plasticity

A Davies, A Zoubeidi, H Beltran, LA Selth - Cancer discovery, 2023 - AACR
Lineage plasticity, a process whereby cells change their phenotype to take on a different
molecular and/or histologic identity, is a key driver of cancer progression and therapy …

PRMT inhibition induces a viral mimicry response in triple-negative breast cancer

Q Wu, DY Nie, W Ba-Alawi, YS Ji, ZW Zhang… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype with the
worst prognosis and few effective therapies. Here we identified MS023, an inhibitor of type I …