The distinct roles of sialyltransferases in cancer biology and onco-immunology

M Hugonnet, P Singh, Q Haas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aberrant glycosylation is a key feature of malignant transformation. Hypersialylation, the
enhanced expression of sialic acid-terminated glycoconjugates on the cell surface, has …

Sialyltransferases and neuraminidases: potential targets for cancer treatment

S Nag, A Mandal, A Joshi, N Jain, RS Srivastava… - Diseases, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancers are the leading cause of death, causing around 10 million deaths annually by
2020. The most common cancers are those affecting the breast, lungs, colon, and rectum …

Sialyltransferase ST3GAL4 confers osimertinib resistance and offers strategies to overcome resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

R Han, C Lin, C Lu, Y Wang, J Kang, C Hu, Y Dou… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The third-generation EGFR-TKI osimertinib is widely used in EGFR-mutated positive non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, but drug resistance is inevitable. The currently …

Glycosylation in cervical cancer: new insights and clinical implications

Z Xu, Y Zhang, DKW Ocansey, B Wang, F Mao - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cervical cancer has become the most frequent female malignancy and presents as a
general health challenge in many countries undergoing economic development. Various …

Neighborhood characteristics and breast tumor methylation: using epigenomics to explore cancer outcome disparities

J Gohar, WL Do, J Miller-Kleinhenz, K Conneely… - Breast cancer research …, 2022 - Springer
Background Social exposures may drive epigenetic alterations that affect racial disparities in
breast cancer outcomes. This study examined the association between neighborhood-level …

CD44 glycosylation as a therapeutic target in oncology

C Liao, Q Wang, J An, J Chen, X Li, Q Long… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The interaction of non-kinase transmembrane glycoprotein CD44 with ligands including
hyaluronic acid (HA) is closely related to the occurrence and development of tumors …

Five hypoxia and immunity related genes as potential biomarkers for the prognosis of osteosarcoma

D Liu, Z Hu, J Jiang, J Zhang, C Hu, J Huang, Q Wei - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Osteosarcoma accounts for a frequently occurring cancer of the primary skeletal system. In
osteosarcoma cells, a hypoxic microenvironment is commonly observed that drives tumor …

CMAS and ST3GAL4 Play an Important Role in the Adsorption of Influenza Virus by Affecting the Synthesis of Sialic Acid Receptors

Y Zhao, J Zou, Q Gao, S Xie, J Cao, H Zhou - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) initiate infection by attaching Hemagglutinin (HA) on the viral
envelope to sialic acid (SA) receptors on the cell surface. Importantly, HA of human IAVs has …

A Novel Four‐Gene Prognostic Signature as a Risk Biomarker in Cervical Cancer

J Wang, H Zheng, Y Han, G Wang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Cervical cancer (CC) is a major malignancy affecting women worldwide, with
limited treatment options for patients with advanced disease. The aim of this study was to …

Regulation of sialic acid metabolism in cancer

F Filipsky, H Läubli - Carbohydrate Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Sialic acid, the terminal structure of cell surface glycans, has essential functions in regulating
immune response, cell-to-cell communication, and cell adhesion. More importantly, an …