Metastasis

S Gerstberger, Q Jiang, K Ganesh - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Most cancer-associated deaths occur due to metastasis, yet our understanding of metastasis
as an evolving, heterogeneous, systemic disease and of how to effectively treat it is still …

Multifunctional histone variants in genome function

LH Wong, DJ Tremethick - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Histones are integral components of eukaryotic chromatin that have a pivotal role in the
organization and function of the genome. The dynamic regulation of chromatin involves the …

MacroH2A restricts inflammatory gene expression in melanoma cancer-associated fibroblasts by coordinating chromatin looping

D Filipescu, S Carcamo, A Agarwal, N Tung… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
MacroH2A has established tumour suppressive functions in melanoma and other cancers,
but an unappreciated role in the tumour microenvironment. Using an autochthonous …

The role of the dynamic epigenetic landscape in senescence: orchestrating SASP expression

N Dasgupta, R Arnold, A Equey, A Gandhi, PD Adams - npj Aging, 2024 - nature.com
Senescence and epigenetic alterations stand out as two well-characterized hallmarks of
aging. When cells become senescent, they cease proliferation and release inflammatory …

An engineered model of metastatic colonization of human bone marrow reveals breast cancer cell remodeling of the hematopoietic niche

I Baldassarri, DN Tavakol, PL Graney… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Incomplete understanding of metastatic disease mechanisms continues to hinder effective
treatment of cancer. Despite remarkable advancements toward the identification of …

A PERK-Specific Inhibitor Blocks Metastatic Progression by Limiting Integrated Stress Response–Dependent Survival of Quiescent Cancer Cells

V Calvo, W Zheng, A Adam-Artigues, KA Staschke… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Purpose: The integrated stress response (ISR) kinase PERK serves as a survival factor for
both proliferative and dormant cancer cells. We aim to validate PERK inhibition as a new …

[HTML][HTML] 5-Azacytidine-and retinoic-acid-induced reprogramming of DCCs into dormancy suppresses metastasis via restored TGF-β-SMAD4 signaling

DK Singh, S Carcamo, EF Farias, D Hasson, W Zheng… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Disseminated cancer cells (DCCs) in secondary organs can remain dormant for years to
decades before reactivating into overt metastasis. Microenvironmental signals leading to …

Epigenetic markers and therapeutic targets for metastasis

CJ Kravitz, Q Yan, DX Nguyen - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2023 - Springer
The last few years have seen an increasing number of discoveries which collectively
demonstrate that histone and DNA modifying enzyme modulate different stages of …

[HTML][HTML] The Function of H2A Histone Variants and Their Roles in Diseases

X Yin, D Zeng, Y Liao, C Tang, Y Li - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic regulation, which is characterized by reversible and heritable genetic alterations
without changing DNA sequences, has recently been increasingly studied in diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer Cells in Sleep Mode: Wake Them to Eliminate or Keep Them Asleep Forever?

W Liu, AH Kovacs, J Hou - Cells, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer cell dormancy is a critical phase in cancer development, wherein cancer cells exist
in a latent state marked by temporary but reversible growth arrest. This dormancy phase …