Genomic and epigenomic aberrations in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and implications for patients

DC Lin, MR Wang, HP Koeffler - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignancy without effective
therapy. The exomes of more than 600 ESCCs have been sequenced in the past 4 years …

Non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases signaling pathways in normal and cancer cells

E Gocek, AN Moulas, GP Studzinski - Critical reviews in clinical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) are enzymes that transfer phosphate groups to tyrosine
residues on protein substrates. Phosphorylation of proteins causes changes in their function …

Dissecting esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma ecosystem by single-cell transcriptomic analysis

X Zhang, L Peng, Y Luo, S Zhang, Y Pu, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC), one of the most prevalent and lethal
malignant disease, has a complex but unknown tumor ecosystem. Here, we investigate the …

A CD90+ Tumor-Initiating Cell Population with an Aggressive Signature and Metastatic Capacity in Esophageal Cancer

KH Tang, YD Dai, M Tong, YP Chan, PS Kwan, L Fu… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Abstract Tumor-initiating cells (TIC), also known as cancer stem cells, are regarded widely
as a specific subpopulation of cells needed for cancer initiation and progression. TICs have …

FSTL1 promotes metastasis and Chemoresistance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through NFκB–BMP signaling cross-talk

MCC Lau, KY Ng, TL Wong, M Tong, TK Lee, XY Ming… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has a generally poor prognosis, and
molecular markers to improve early detection and predict outcomes are greatly needed …

Transcriptome sequencing identifies ANLN as a promising prognostic biomarker in bladder urothelial carcinoma

S Zeng, X Yu, C Ma, R Song, Z Zhang, X Zi, X Chen… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The prognosis of bladder urothelial carcinoma (BLCA) varies greatly even for patients with
similar pathological characteristics. We conducted transcriptome sequencing on ten pairs of …

A novel 3p22. 3 gene CMTM7 represses oncogenic EGFR signaling and inhibits cancer cell growth

H Li, J Li, Y Su, Y Fan, X Guo, L Li, X Su, R Rong… - Oncogene, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Deletion of 3p12-22 is frequent in multiple cancer types, indicating the presence of
critical tumor-suppressor genes (TSGs) at this region. We studied a novel candidate TSG …

Understanding the cellular roles of Fyn-related kinase (FRK): implications in cancer biology

RK Goel, KE Lukong - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2016 - Springer
The non-receptor tyrosine kinase Fyn-related kinase (FRK) is a member of the BRK family
kinases (BFKs) and is distantly related to the Src family kinases (SFKs). FRK was first …

PTK6 inhibits autophagy to promote uveal melanoma tumorigenesis by binding to SOCS3 and regulating mTOR phosphorylation

B Liu, X Yao, C Zhang, Y Liu, L Wei, Q Huang… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Autophagy dysfunction is one of the common causes of tumor formation and plays an
important role in uveal melanoma (UM). However, little is known about the regulatory …

Neuropilin‐2 promotes tumourigenicity and metastasis in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma through ERK–MAPK–ETV4–MMP–E‐cadherin deregulation

TM Fung, KY Ng, M Tong, JN Chen… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common histological subtype of
oesophageal cancer. The disease is particularly prevalent in southern China. The incidence …