The role and regulation of integrins in cell migration and invasion

MR Chastney, J Kaivola, VM Leppänen… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Integrin receptors are the main molecular link between cells and the extracellular matrix
(ECM) as well as mediating cell–cell interactions. Integrin–ECM binding triggers the …

Endocytosis in the context-dependent regulation of individual and collective cell properties

S Sigismund, L Lanzetti, G Scita… - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Endocytosis allows cells to transport particles and molecules across the plasma membrane.
In addition, it is involved in the termination of signalling through receptor downmodulation …

Cell polarity changes in cancer initiation and progression

F Peglion, S Etienne-Manneville - Journal of Cell Biology, 2023 - rupress.org
Cell polarity, which consists of the morphological, structural, and functional organization of
cells along a defined axis, is a feature of healthy cells and tissues. In contrast, abnormal …

Cellular dynamics of EMT: lessons from live in vivo imaging of embryonic development

JD Amack - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2021 - Springer
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) refers to a process in which epithelial cells lose
apical-basal polarity and loosen cell–cell junctions to take on mesenchymal cell …

CD47 promotes tumor invasion and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer

H Zhao, J Wang, X Kong, E Li, Y Liu, X Du, Z Kang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
CD47 is overexpressed in many human cancers, its level positively correlates with tumor
invasion and metastasis. However, it is largely unknown whether CD47 overexpression …

[HTML][HTML] uPA/uPAR and SERPINE1 in head and neck cancer: role in tumor resistance, metastasis, prognosis and therapy

MA Pavón, I Arroyo-Solera, MV Céspedes… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is strong evidence supporting the role of the plasminogen activator system in head
and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), particularly of its uPA (urokinase …

Immunoregulatory protein B7-H3 regulates cancer stem cell enrichment and drug resistance through MVP-mediated MEK activation

Z Liu, W Zhang, JB Phillips, R Arora, S McClellan, J Li… - Oncogene, 2019 - nature.com
B7-H3 is a tumor-promoting glycoprotein that is expressed at low levels in most normal
tissues, but is overexpressed in various human cancers which is associated with disease …

Exosomes from metastatic cancer cells transfer amoeboid phenotype to non-metastatic cells and increase endothelial permeability: their emerging role in tumor …

O Schillaci, S Fontana, F Monteleone, S Taverna… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The goal of this study was to understand if exosomes derived from high-metastatic cells may
influence the behavior of less aggressive cancer cells and the properties of the endothelium …

Cell junctions in Hippo signaling

R Karaman, G Halder - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives …, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The Hippo signal transduction pathway is an important regulator of organ growth and cell
differentiation, and its deregulation contributes to the development of cancer. The activity of …

Quantitative determination of the spatial distribution of components in single cells with CellDetail

T Schuster, A Amoah, A Vollmer, G Marka… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The distribution of biomolecules within cells changes upon aging and diseases. To
quantitatively determine the spatial distribution of components inside cells, we built the user …