[HTML][HTML] Targeting breast cancer stem cells

L Zhang, W Chen, S Liu, C Chen - International journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The potential roles of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) in tumor initiation and recurrence
have been recognized for many decades. Due to their strong capacity for self-renewal and …

Channeling the force: Piezo1 mechanotransduction in cancer metastasis

JA Dombroski, JM Hope, NS Sarna, MR King - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer metastasis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, motivating research into
identifying new methods of preventing cancer metastasis. Recently there has been …

MAPK1 promotes the metastasis and invasion of gastric cancer as a bidirectional transcription factor

Y Wang, Z Guo, Y Tian, L Cong, Y Zheng, Z Wu… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1) has both
independent functions of phosphorylating histones as a kinase and directly binding the …

Identification of cell type–specific correlations between ERK activity and cell viability upon treatment with ERK1/2 inhibitors

TD Lebedev, ER Khabusheva, SR Mareeva… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Increased MAPK signaling is a hallmark of various cancers and is a central regulator of cell
survival. Direct ERK1/2 inhibition is considered a promising approach to avoid ERK1/2 …

SNAI1-mediated transcriptional regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition genes in breast cancer stem cells

D Singh, RK Deshmukh, A Das - Cellular Signalling, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) tumors are composed of a
heterogeneous population containing both cancer cells and cancer stem cells (CSCs) …

Lactate receptor GPR81 drives breast cancer growth and invasiveness through regulation of ECM properties and Notch ligand DLL4

K Lundø, O Dmytriyeva, L Spøhr, E Goncalves-Alves… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background The lactate receptor GPR81 contributes to cancer development through unclear
mechanisms. Here, we investigate the roles of GPR81 in three-dimensional (3D) and in vivo …

Enhanced therapeutic effect of optimized melittin-dKLA, a peptide agent targeting M2-like tumor-associated macrophages in triple-negative breast cancer

S Kim, I Choi, IH Han, H Bae - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is characterized by a high possibility of metastasis. M2-
like tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are the main components of the tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes modified with anti-MEK1 siRNA lead to an effective silencing of triple negative breast cancer cells

D Ferreira, C Santos-Pereira, M Costa, J Afonso… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly heterogenous disease not sensitive to
endocrine or HER2 therapy and standardized treatment regimens are still missing …

[HTML][HTML] Progestins and breast cancer hallmarks: The role of the ERK1/2 and JNK pathways in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells

R Louw-du Toit, M Simons, D Africander - The Journal of Steroid …, 2024 - Elsevier
Progestins used in hormonal contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) have
been linked to increased breast cancer risk. Whether the association holds for all progestins …

Characterization of the circRNA–miRNA–mRNA network to reveal the potential functional ceRNAs associated with dynamic changes in the meat quality of the …

G Bao, F Zhao, J Wang, X Liu, J Hu, B Shi… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have a regulatory role in animal skeletal muscle development. In
this study, RNA sequencing was performed to reveal the temporal regularity of circRNA …