The CXCL12/CXCR4/ACKR3 axis in the tumor microenvironment: signaling, crosstalk, and therapeutic targeting

MJ Smit, G Schlecht-Louf, M Neves… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Elevated expression of the chemokine receptors CXCR4 and ACKR3 and of their cognate
ligand CXCL12 is detected in a wide range of tumors and the tumor microenvironment …

Atypical chemokine receptors in tumor cell growth and metastasis

BL Lokeshwar, G Kallifatidis, JJ Hoy - Advances in Cancer Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Atypical chemokine receptors (ACKRs) are seven-transmembrane cell surface protein
receptors expressed in immune cells, normal mesenchymal cells, and several tumor cells …

[HTML][HTML] D-dopachrome tautomerase contributes to lung epithelial repair via atypical chemokine receptor 3-dependent Akt signaling

S Song, B Liu, H Habibie, J van den Bor, MJ Smit… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Emphysematous COPD is characterized by aberrant alveolar repair.
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) contributes to alveolar repair, but for its …

EGFR‐rich extracellular vesicles derived from highly metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells accelerate tumour metastasis through PI3K/AKT pathway …

F Li, X Zhao, R Sun, J Ou, J Huang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the most common cancer with high metastatic potential
that occurs in the epithelial cells of the nasopharynx. Distant metastases are the primary …

[HTML][HTML] Bispecific antibody CD73xEGFR more selectively inhibits the CD73/adenosine immune checkpoint on cancer cells and concurrently counteracts pro …

EM Ploeg, DF Samplonius, X Xiong, X Ke… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background CD73 is an ecto-enzyme that is involved in the conversion of pro-inflammatory
extracellular ATP (eATP) excreted by cancer cells under stress to anti-inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] A novel histone acetyltransferase inhibitor A485 improves sensitivity of non-small-cell lung carcinoma cells to TRAIL

B Zhang, D Chen, B Liu, FJ Dekker, WJ Quax - Biochemical pharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Transcriptional coactivators p300 and CBP catalyze the acetylation of lysine residues in
histone proteins. Upregulation of p300 and CBP has been associated with lung, colorectal …

CRISPR-mediated ablation of overexpressed EGFR in combination with sunitinib significantly suppresses renal cell carcinoma proliferation

B Liu, OA Diaz Arguello, D Chen, S Chen, A Saber… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Receptor tyrosine kinases, such as VEGFR, PDGFR and EGFR, play important roles in renal
cancer. In this study, we investigated EGFR knockout as a therapeutic approach in renal cell …

[HTML][HTML] HDAC/MIF dual inhibitor inhibits NSCLC cell survival and proliferation by blocking the AKT pathway

F Cao, Z Xiao, S Chen, C Zhao, D Chen, HJ Haisma… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is one of the most common forms of lung cancer,
and a leading cause of cancer death among human beings. There is an urgent demand for …

Overexpression of CXCR7 accelerates tumor growth and metastasis of lung cancer cells

H Liu, Q Cheng, D Xu, W Wang, Z Fang, D Xue… - Respiratory …, 2020 - Springer
Background Under physiological conditions, CXCL12 modulates cell proliferation, survival,
angiogenesis, and migration mainly through CXCR4. Interestingly, the newly discovered …

CXC chemokine receptors in the tumor microenvironment and an update of antagonist development

Y Xun, H Yang, J Li, F Wu, F Liu - Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry …, 2020 - Springer
Chemokine receptors, a diverse group within the seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled
receptor superfamily, are frequently overexpressed in malignant tumors. Ligand binding …