Fibroblasts in cancer: Unity in heterogeneity

Y Chhabra, AT Weeraratna - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Tumor cells do not exist in isolation in vivo, and carcinogenesis depends on the surrounding
tumor microenvironment (TME), composed of a myriad of cell types and biophysical and …

Gallbladder cancer

JC Roa, P García, VK Kapoor, SK Maithel… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2022 - nature.com
Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common cancer of the biliary tract, characterized by a
very poor prognosis when diagnosed at advanced stages owing to its aggressive behaviour …

Heterogeneity and plasticity of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in cancer metastasis: Focusing on partial EMT and regulatory mechanisms

D Li, L Xia, P Huang, Z Wang, Q Guo, C Huang… - Cell …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) or mesenchymal–epithelial transition (MET) plays
critical roles in cancer metastasis. Recent studies, especially those based on single‐cell …

Genome-wide CRISPR screens define determinants of epithelial-mesenchymal transition mediated immune evasion by pancreatic cancer cells

Y Gu, Z Zhang, MGM Camps, F Ossendorp… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The genetic circuits that allow cancer cells to evade immune killing via epithelial
mesenchymal plasticity remain poorly understood. Here, we showed that mesenchymal-like …

Epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity in tumor immune evasion

RDZ Mullins, A Pal, TF Barrett, ME Heft Neal, SV Puram - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process that occurs during
embryogenesis and tissue repair. However, EMT can be hijacked by malignant cells, where …

[HTML][HTML] Partial EMT in squamous cell carcinoma: A snapshot

C Liao, Q Wang, J An, Q Long, H Wang… - … Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the process of cancer EMT, some subgroups of cancer cells simultaneously exhibit both
mesenchymal and epithelial characteristics, a phenomenon termed partial EMT (pEMT) …

[PDF][PDF] The inflammatory profile of the tumor microenvironment, orchestrated by cyclooxygenase-2, promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition

F Gómez-Valenzuela, E Escobar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) corresponds to a complex and dynamic interconnection
between the extracellular matrix and malignant cells and their surrounding stroma …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of cisplatin resistance in HPV negative head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

AB Griso, L Acero-Riaguas, B Castelo… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) are the eighth most common cancers
worldwide. While promising new therapies are emerging, cisplatin-based chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] TGF-β generates a population of cancer cells residing in G1 phase with high motility and metastatic potential via KRTAP2-3

K Takahashi, KA Podyma-Inoue, M Saito, S Sakakitani… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) increases epithelial cancer cell migration and
metastasis by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). TGF-β also inhibits cell …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer cell plasticity defines response to immunotherapy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

L Lorenzo-Sanz, M Lopez-Cerda, V da Silva-Diz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) approaches have changed the therapeutic landscape for
many tumor types. However, half of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) patients …