Dissecting and rebuilding the glioblastoma microenvironment with engineered materials

KJ Wolf, J Chen, JD Coombes, MK Aghi… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and common form of primary brain cancer.
Several decades of research have provided great insight into GBM progression; however …

Mechanisms of invasion and motility of high-grade gliomas in the brain

DB Mair, HM Ames, R Li - Molecular biology of the cell, 2018 - Am Soc Cell Biol
High-grade gliomas are especially difficult tumors to treat due to their invasive behavior. This
has led to extensive research focusing on arresting glioma cell migration. Cell migration …

Multiomic screening of invasive GBM cells reveals targetable transsulfuration pathway alterations

JH Garcia, EA Akins, S Jain, KJ Wolf… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
While the poor prognosis of glioblastoma arises from the invasion of a subset of tumor cells,
little is known of the metabolic alterations within these cells that fuel invasion. We integrated …

Endothelial cells promote 3D invasion of GBM by IL-8-dependent induction of cancer stem cell properties

MG McCoy, D Nyanyo, CK Hung, JP Goerger… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Rapid growth and perivascular invasion are hallmarks of glioblastoma (GBM) that have
been attributed to the presence of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) and their association with …

A mode of cell adhesion and migration facilitated by CD44-dependent microtentacles

KJ Wolf, P Shukla, K Springer, S Lee… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The structure and mechanics of many connective tissues are dictated by a collagen-rich
extracellular matrix (ECM), where collagen fibers provide topological cues that direct cell …

Glioblastoma Spheroid Invasion through Soft, Brain‐Like Matrices Depends on Hyaluronic Acid–CD44 Interactions

G Safarians, A Sohrabi, I Solomon… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increased secretion of hyaluronic acid (HA), a glycosaminoglycan abundant in the brain
extracellular matrix (ECM), correlates with worse clinical outcomes for glioblastoma (GBM) …

Clonal ZEB1-driven mesenchymal transition promotes targetable oncologic antiangiogenic therapy resistance

A Chandra, A Jahangiri, W Chen, AT Nguyen, G Yagnik… - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Glioblastoma (GBM) responses to bevacizumab are invariably transient with acquired
resistance. We profiled paired patient specimens and bevacizumab-resistant xenograft …

Mesenchymal transformation: the rosetta stone of glioblastoma pathogenesis and therapy resistance

Z Azam, SST TO, BA Tannous - Advanced science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite decades of research, glioblastoma (GBM) remains invariably fatal among all forms
of cancers. The high level of inter‐and intratumoral heterogeneity along with its biological …

Angiogenic biomaterials to promote therapeutic regeneration and investigate disease progression

MT Ngo, BAC Harley - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
The vasculature is a key component of the tissue microenvironment. Traditionally known for
its role in providing nutrients and oxygen to surrounding cells, the vasculature is now also …

Regulation of tumor invasion by the physical microenvironment: lessons from breast and brain cancer

GF Beeghly, KY Amofa, C Fischbach… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The success of anticancer therapies is often limited by heterogeneity within and between
tumors. While much attention has been devoted to understanding the intrinsic molecular …