Role of p38 MAP kinase in cancer stem cells and metastasis

S Kudaravalli, P den Hollander, SA Mani - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Therapeutic resistance and metastatic progression are responsible for the majority of cancer
mortalities. In particular, the development of resistance is a significant barrier to the efficacy …

Voltage-gated sodium channels in cancers

H Liu, J Weng, CLH Huang, AP Jackson - Biomarker Research, 2024 - Springer
Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) initiate action potentials in electrically excitable
cells and tissues. Surprisingly, some VGSC genes are aberrantly expressed in a variety of …

The FUS/circEZH2/KLF5/feedback loop contributes to CXCR4-induced liver metastasis of breast cancer by enhancing epithelial-mesenchymal transition

P Liu, Z Wang, X Ou, P Wu, Y Zhang, S Wu, X Xiao… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Metastasis of breast cancer have caused the majority of cancer-related death
worldwide. The circRNAs are associated with tumorigenesis and metastasis in breast cancer …

Sublethal cytochrome c release generates drug-tolerant persister cells

H Kalkavan, MJ Chen, JC Crawford, G Quarato… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Drug-tolerant persister cells (persisters) evade apoptosis upon targeted and conventional
cancer therapies and represent a major non-genetic barrier to effective cancer treatment …

Modeling dense multimodal interactions between biological pathways and histology for survival prediction

G Jaume, A Vaidya, RJ Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Integrating whole-slide images (WSIs) and bulk transcriptomics for predicting patient survival
can improve our understanding of patient prognosis. However this multimodal task is …

PD-L1-directed PlGF/VEGF blockade synergizes with chemotherapy by targeting CD141+ cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic cancer

DK Kim, J Jeong, DS Lee, DY Hyeon, GW Park… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a poor 5-year overall survival rate. Patients
with PDAC display limited benefits after undergoing chemotherapy or immunotherapy …

The Fibrillin‐1/VEGFR2/STAT2 signaling axis promotes chemoresistance via modulating glycolysis and angiogenesis in ovarian cancer organoids and cells

Z Wang, W Chen, L Zuo, M Xu, Y Wu… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Chemotherapy resistance is a primary reason of ovarian cancer therapy failure;
hence it is important to investigate the underlying mechanisms of chemotherapy resistance …

Chronic stress increases metastasis via neutrophil-mediated changes to the microenvironment

XY He, Y Gao, D Ng, E Michalopoulou, S George… - Cancer cell, 2024 - cell.com
Chronic stress is associated with increased risk of metastasis and poor survival in cancer
patients, yet the reasons are unclear. We show that chronic stress increases lung metastasis …

LncRNA LITATS1 suppresses TGF‐β‐induced EMT and cancer cell plasticity by potentiating TβRI degradation

C Fan, Q Wang, TB Kuipers, D Cats, PV Iyengar… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal phenotypes through epithelial‐mesenchymal
transition (EMT) during cancer progression. However, how epithelial cells retain their …

The impact of lipid metabolism on breast cancer: a review about its role in tumorigenesis and immune escape

D Zipinotti dos Santos, JC de Souza… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Breast cancer (BC) is the second most frequent type of cancer in the world and
most common among women, configuring a major challenge to global health. BC is a …