Regulating Rho GTPases and their regulators

RG Hodge, AJ Ridley - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
Rho GTPases regulate cytoskeletal and cell adhesion dynamics and thereby coordinate a
wide range of cellular processes, including cell migration, cell polarity and cell cycle …

Inflammatory breast cancer biology: the tumour microenvironment is key

B Lim, WA Woodward, X Wang, JM Reuben… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive disease that accounts for~ 2–4%
of all breast cancers. However, despite its low incidence rate, IBC is responsible for 7–10 …

Distinct functions of AKT isoforms in breast cancer: a comprehensive review

N Hinz, M Jücker - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2019 - Springer
Background AKT, also known as protein kinase B, is a key element of the PI3K/AKT
signaling pathway. Moreover, AKT regulates the hallmarks of cancer, eg tumor growth …

Single-cell migration chip for chemotaxis-based microfluidic selection of heterogeneous cell populations

YC Chen, SG Allen, PN Ingram, R Buckanovich… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Tumor cell migration toward and intravasation into capillaries is an early and key event in
cancer metastasis, yet not all cancer cells are imbued with the same capability to do so. This …

[HTML][HTML] A current overview of RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC functions in vascular biology and pathology

R Eckenstaler, M Hauke, RA Benndorf - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
The Rho subfamily members of Rho GTPases, RhoA, RhoB, and RhoC, are key regulators
of signal transduction in a variety of cellular processes, including regulation of actomyosin …

Rho GTPases: big players in breast cancer initiation, metastasis and therapeutic responses

B Humphries, Z Wang, C Yang - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rho GTPases, a family of the Ras GTPase superfamily, are key regulators of the actin
cytoskeleton. They were originally thought to primarily affect cell migration and invasion; …

Modular hepatitis B virus-like particle platform for biosensing and drug delivery

EJ Hartzell, RM Lieser, MO Sullivan, W Chen - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The hepatitis B virus-like particle (HBV VLP) is an attractive protein nanoparticle platform
due to the availability of 240 modification sites for engineering purposes. Although direct …

Identification of Biologically Active Ganoderma lucidum Compounds and Synthesis of Improved Derivatives That Confer Anti-cancer Activities in vitro

MM Martínez-Montemayor, T Ling… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We previously reported that Ganoderma lucidum extract (GLE) demonstrate significant anti-
cancer activity against triple negative inflammatory breast cancer models. Herein, we aimed …

Akt isoforms: a family affair in breast cancer

A Basu, CB Lambring - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in
women in the United States. The Akt signaling pathway is deregulated in approximately 70 …

Toward understanding RhoGTPase specificity: structure, function and local activation

A Schaefer, NR Reinhard, PL Hordijk - Small GTPases, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Cell adhesion and migration are regulated through the concerted action of cytoskeletal
dynamics and adhesion proteins, the activity of which is governed by RhoGTPases. Specific …