Cellular commitment in the developing cerebellum

H Marzban, MR Del Bigio, J Alizadeh… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The mammalian cerebellum is located in the posterior cranial fossa and is critical for motor
coordination and non-motor functions including cognitive and emotional processes. The …

Wound healing and cancer stem cells: inflammation as a driver of treatment resistance in breast cancer

KM Arnold, LM Opdenaker, D Flynn… - Cancer growth and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The relationship between wound healing and cancer has long been recognized. The
mechanisms that regulate wound healing have been shown to promote transformation and …

Single-cell transcriptomics in medulloblastoma reveals tumor-initiating progenitors and oncogenic cascades during tumorigenesis and relapse

L Zhang, X He, X Liu, F Zhang, LF Huang, AS Potter… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Progenitor heterogeneity and identities underlying tumor initiation and relapse in
medulloblastomas remain elusive. Utilizing single-cell transcriptomic analysis, we …

Gli1/DNA interaction is a druggable target for Hedgehog‐dependent tumors

P Infante, M Mori, R Alfonsi, F Ghirga, F Aiello… - The EMBO …, 2015 - embopress.org
Hedgehog signaling is essential for tissue development and stemness, and its deregulation
has been observed in many tumors. Aberrant activation of Hedgehog signaling is the result …

DHHC protein family targets different subsets of glioma stem cells in specific niches

X Chen, L Hu, H Yang, H Ma, K Ye, C Zhao… - Journal of Experimental …, 2019 - Springer
Background Glioblastomas (GBM) comprise different subsets that exhibit marked
heterogeneity and plasticity, leading to a lack of success of genomic profiling in guiding the …

Heterogeneity and tumoral origin of medulloblastoma in the single-cell era

H Sheng, H Li, H Zeng, B Zhang, Y Lu, X Liu, Z Xu… - Oncogene, 2024 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma is one of the most common malignant pediatric brain tumors derived from
posterior fossa. The current treatment includes maximal safe surgical resection …

Foxg1 localizes to mitochondria and coordinates cell differentiation and bioenergetics

L Pancrazi, G Di Benedetto… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Forkhead box g1 (Foxg1) is a nuclear-cytosolic transcription factor essential for the forebrain
development and involved in neurodevelopmental and cancer pathologies. Despite the …

Inhibition of Hedgehog-dependent tumors and cancer stem cells by a newly identified naturally occurring chemotype

P Infante, R Alfonsi, C Ingallina, D Quaglio… - Cell death & …, 2016 - nature.com
Hedgehog (Hh) inhibitors have emerged as valid tools in the treatment of a wide range of
cancers. Indeed, aberrant activation of the Hh pathway occurring either by ligand-dependent …

miR‐367 promotes proliferation and stem‐like traits in medulloblastoma cells

C Kaid, PBG Silva, BA Cortez, CO Rodini… - Cancer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In medulloblastoma, abnormal expression of pluripotency factors such as LIN 28 and OCT 4
has been correlated with poor patient survival. The miR‐302/367 cluster has also been …

Medulloblastoma cancer stem cells: molecular signatures and therapeutic targets

HF Bahmad, RJ Poppiti - Journal of clinical pathology, 2020 - jcp.bmj.com
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant primary intracranial neoplasm
diagnosed in childhood. Although numerous efforts have been made during the past few …