The MYCN protein in health and disease

MV Ruiz-Pérez, AB Henley, M Arsenian-Henriksson - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
MYCN is a member of the MYC family of proto-oncogenes. It encodes a transcription factor,
MYCN, involved in the control of fundamental processes during embryonal development …

Neuroblastoma pathogenesis: deregulation of embryonic neural crest development

JA Tomolonis, S Agarwal, JM Shohet - Cell and tissue research, 2018 - Springer
Neuroblastoma (NB) is an aggressive pediatric cancer that originates from neural crest
tissues of the sympathetic nervous system. NB is highly heterogeneous both from a clinical …

Long non-coding RNA MEG3 functions as a competing endogenous RNA to regulate ischemic neuronal death by targeting miR-21/PDCD4 signaling pathway

H Yan, J Rao, J Yuan, L Gao, W Huang, L Zhao… - Cell death & …, 2017 - nature.com
Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) has been
demonstrated as an important regulator in diverse human cancers. However, its function and …

Extracellular vesicles from human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hiPSC-MSCs) protect against renal ischemia/reperfusion injury …

X Yuan, D Li, X Chen, C Han, L Xu, T Huang… - Cell death & …, 2017 - nature.com
Renal ischemia-reperfusion is a main cause of acute kidney injury (AKI), which is associated
with high mortality. Here we show that extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted from hiPSC …

The tumor microenvironment in neuroblastoma: new players, new mechanisms of interaction and new perspectives

L Blavier, RM Yang, YA DeClerck - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neuroblastoma is the second most common solid tumor in children. Our
understanding of the contribution of genetic factors (seed) that contribute to neuroblastoma …

MicroRNA-105 is involved in TNF-α-related tumor microenvironment enhanced colorectal cancer progression

Z Shen, R Zhou, C Liu, Y Wang, W Zhan, Z Shao… - Cell death & …, 2017 - nature.com
TNF-α is a central proinflammatory cytokine contributing to malignant tumor progression in
tumor microenvironment. In this study, we found the upregulation of miR-105 in colorectal …

The “neuro” of neuroblastoma: N euroblastoma as a neurodevelopmental disorder

N Ratner, GM Brodeur, RC Dale… - Annals of neurology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroblastoma is a childhood cancer derived from cells of neural crest origin. The hallmarks
of its enigmatic character include its propensity for spontaneous regression under some …

Epigenetic Dysregulation in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma

S Epp, SM Chuah, M Halasz - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neuroblastoma (NB), a childhood cancer arising from the neural crest, poses significant
clinical challenges, particularly in cases featuring amplification of the MYCN oncogene …

Enhanced expression of MycN/CIP2A drives neural crest toward a neural stem cell-like fate: Implications for priming of neuroblastoma

L Kerosuo, P Neppala, J Hsin… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Neuroblastoma is a neural crest-derived childhood tumor of the peripheral nervous system
in which MycN amplification is a hallmark of poor prognosis. Here we show that MycN is …

Human embryonic stem cell-derived neural crest model unveils CD55 as a cancer stem cell regulator for therapeutic targeting in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma

Z Weng, J Lin, J He, L Gao, S Lin, LL Tsang… - Neuro …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Neuroblastoma (NB) is a common childhood malignant tumor of neural crest
(NC) origin with remarkable heterogeneity in outcomes. Amplification of the oncogene …