On the origin of cancer metastasis

TN Seyfried, LC Huysentruyt - Critical Reviews™ in …, 2013 - dl.begellhouse.com
Metastasis involves the spread of cancer cells from the primary tumor to surrounding tissues
and to distant organs and is the primary cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. In order to …

Organizing the cell cortex: the role of ERM proteins

RG Fehon, AI McClatchey, A Bretscher - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2010 - nature.com
Specialized membrane domains are an important feature of almost all cells. In particular,
they are essential to tissues that have a highly organized cell cortex, such as the intestinal …

The role of disturbed pH dynamics and the Na+/H+ exchanger in metastasis

RA Cardone, V Casavola, SJ Reshkin - Nature reviews cancer, 2005 - nature.com
Recent research has highlighted the fundamental role of the tumour's extracellular metabolic
microenvironment in malignant invasion. This microenvironment is acidified primarily by the …

Tumor cell-targeted delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 by aptamer-functionalized lipopolymer for therapeutic genome editing of VEGFA in osteosarcoma

C Liang, F Li, L Wang, ZK Zhang, C Wang, B He, J Li… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a highly aggressive pediatric cancer, characterized by frequent lung
metastasis and pathologic bone destruction. Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) …

The molecular pathogenesis of osteosarcoma: a review

ML Broadhead, JCM Clark, DE Myers, CR Dass… - Sarcoma, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone. It arises in bone during
periods of rapid growth and primarily affects adolescents and young adults. The 5‐year …

Tumor invasion in the absence of epithelial-mesenchymal transition: podoplanin-mediated remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton

A Wicki, F Lehembre, N Wick, B Hantusch, D Kerjaschki… - Cancer cell, 2006 - cell.com
The expression of podoplanin, a small mucin-like protein, is upregulated in the invasive front
of a number of human carcinomas. We have investigated podoplanin function in cultured …

ERM proteins in cancer progression

J Clucas, F Valderrama - Journal of cell science, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Members of the ezrin–radixin–moesin (ERM) family of proteins are involved in multiple
aspects of cell migration by acting both as crosslinkers between the membrane, receptors …

Osteosarcoma treatment: state of the art

HT Ta, CR Dass, PFM Choong, DE Dunstan - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2009 - Springer
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a class of cancer originating from bone, mainly afflicting children or
young adults. It is the second highest cause of cancer-related death in these age groups …

Molecular pathogenesis of osteosarcoma

M Kansara, DM Thomas - DNA and cell biology, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Osteosarcoma is a devastating but rare disease, whose study has illuminated both the basic
biology and clinical management of cancer over the past 30 years. These contributions have …

A review of clinical and molecular prognostic factors in osteosarcoma

JCM Clark, CR Dass, PFM Choong - Journal of cancer research and …, 2008 - Springer
Traditional prognostic determinants in osteosarcoma have included demographics (age,
sex), tumour size, site, stage, and the response to chemotherapy. Many of these are …