Semaphorins and their signaling mechanisms

LT Alto, JR Terman - Semaphorin Signaling: Methods and Protocols, 2017 - Springer
Semaphorins are extracellular signaling proteins that are essential for the development and
maintenance of many organs and tissues. The more than 20-member semaphorin protein …

Plexin structures are coming: opportunities for multilevel investigations of semaphorin guidance receptors, their cell signaling mechanisms, and functions

PK Hota, M Buck - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2012 - Springer
Plexin transmembrane receptors and their semaphorin ligands, as well as their co-receptors
(Neuropilin, Integrin, VEGFR2, ErbB2, and Met kinase) are emerging as key regulatory …

The role of the semaphorins in cancer

G Neufeld, Y Mumblat, T Smolkin… - Cell Adhesion & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The semaphorins were initially characterized as axon guidance factors, but have
subsequently been implicated also in the regulation of immune responses, angiogenesis …

Semaphorins in cancer: biological mechanisms and therapeutic approaches

M Rehman, L Tamagnone - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2013 - Elsevier
The hallmarks of cancer include multiple alterations in the physiological processes occurring
in normal tissues, such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, and restricted cell migration. These …

c-Met and other cell surface molecules: interaction, activation and functional consequences

G Viticchiè, PAJ Muller - Biomedicines, 2015 - mdpi.com
The c-Met receptor, also known as the HGF receptor, is one of the most studied tyrosine
kinase receptors, yet its biological functions and activation mechanisms are still not fully …

The role of semaphorin 4D in bone remodeling and cancer metastasis

K Lontos, J Adamik, A Tsagianni, DL Galson… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Semaphorin 4D (Sema4D; CD100) is a transmembrane homodimer 150-kDa glycoprotein
member of the Semaphorin family. Semaphorins were first identified as chemorepellants that …

B-type Plexins promote the GTPase activity of Ran to affect androgen receptor nuclear translocation in prostate cancer

R Garg, S Endzhievskaya, M Williamson - Cancer Gene Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Resistance to anti-androgen therapy for metastatic prostate cancer is a major clinical
problem. Sema3C promotes resistance to androgen withdrawal via its receptor, PlexinB1 …

The semaphorins and their receptors as modulators of tumor progression

G Neufeld, Y Mumblat, T Smolkin, S Toledano… - Drug Resistance …, 2016 - Elsevier
The semaphorins were initially characterized as repulsive axon guidance factors. However,
they are currently also recognized as important regulators of diverse biological processes …

Semaphorin receptors meet receptor tyrosine kinases on the way of tumor progression

G Cagnoni, L Tamagnone - Oncogene, 2014 - nature.com
Semaphorins are extracellular signals known to guide migrating cells during developmental
morphogenesis and in adult tissues. Semaphorin receptors, that is plexins and neuropilins …

Plexin-B1 mutation drives metastasis in prostate cancer mouse models

B Shorning, N Trent, DF Griffiths, T Worzfeld… - Cancer Research …, 2023 - AACR
Metastatic prostate cancer is essentially incurable and is a leading cause of cancer-related
morbidity and mortality in men, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly …