SOX4: The unappreciated oncogene

CS Moreno - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
SOX4 is an essential developmental transcription factor that regulates stemness,
differentiation, progenitor development, and multiple developmental pathways including …

SOX9: An emerging driving factor from cancer progression to drug resistance

M Panda, SK Tripathi, BK Biswal - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dysregulation of transcription factors is one of the common problems in the pathogenesis of
human cancer. Among them, SOX9 is one of the critical transcription factors involved in …

Radiation exposure elicits a neutrophil-driven response in healthy lung tissue that enhances metastatic colonization

E Nolan, VL Bridgeman, L Ombrato, A Karoutas… - Nature cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Radiotherapy is one of the most effective approaches to achieve tumor control in cancer
patients, although healthy tissue injury due to off-target radiation exposure can occur. In this …

The role of SOX family transcription factors in gastric cancer

AJ Abadi, A Zarrabi, F Hashemi, A Zabolian… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gastric cancer (GC) is a leading cause of death worldwide. GC is the third-most common
cause of cancer-related death after lung and colorectal cancer. It is also the fifth-most …

Cancer Stem Cell Markers—Clinical Relevance and Prognostic Value in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (HGSOC) Based on The Cancer Genome Atlas Analysis

N Iżycka, MP Zaborowski, Ł Ciecierski, K Jaz… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) may contribute to an increased risk of recurrence in ovarian
cancer (OC). Further research is needed to identify associations between CSC markers and …

An immature, dedifferentiated, and lineage-deconstrained cone precursor origin of N-Myc–initiated retinoblastoma

HP Singh, DWH Shayler… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Most retinoblastomas develop from maturing cone precursors in response to biallelic RB1
loss and are dependent on cone maturation-related signaling. Additionally,∼ 2% lack RB1 …

Tumor-derived pericytes driven by EGFR mutations govern the vascular and immune microenvironment of gliomas

B Segura-Collar, M Garranzo-Asensio, B Herranz… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
The extraordinary plasticity of glioma cells allows them to contribute to different cellular
compartments in tumor vessels, reinforcing the vascular architecture. It was recently …

New insights into KLFs and SOXs in cancer pathogenesis, stemness, and therapy

L Zeng, Y Zhu, CS Moreno, Y Wan - Seminars in cancer biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the development of cancer therapies, the success of most treatments has been
impeded by drug resistance. The crucial role of tumor cell plasticity has emerged recently in …

Dry eye disease in mice activates adaptive corneal epithelial regeneration distinct from constitutive renewal in homeostasis

JB Lin, X Shen, CW Pfeifer, F Shiau… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Many epithelial compartments undergo constitutive renewal in homeostasis but activate
unique regenerative responses following injury. The clear corneal epithelium is crucial for …

SOX9 drives KRAS-induced lung adenocarcinoma progression and suppresses anti-tumor immunity

H Zhong, W Lu, Y Tang, C Wiel, Y Wei, J Cao… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
The SOX9 transcription factor ensures proper tissue development and homeostasis and has
been implicated in promoting tumor progression. However, the role of SOX9 as a driver of …