Glycosylation: mechanisms, biological functions and clinical implications

M He, X Zhou, X Wang - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Protein post-translational modification (PTM) is a covalent process that occurs in proteins
during or after translation through the addition or removal of one or more functional groups …

Glycosylation in cancer: mechanisms and clinical implications

SS Pinho, CA Reis - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Despite recent progress in understanding the cancer genome, there is still a relative delay in
understanding the full aspects of the glycome and glycoproteome of cancer. Glycobiology …

[HTML][HTML] Hallmarks of glycosylation in cancer

J Munkley, DJ Elliott - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aberrant glycosylation plays a fundamental role in key pathological steps of tumour
development and progression. Glycans have roles in cancer cell signalling, tumour cell …

Glycosylation in cancer: Selected roles in tumour progression, immune modulation and metastasis

JG Rodrigues, M Balmaña, JA Macedo, J Poças… - Cellular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tumour metastasis is the main cause of cancer related deaths. Metastasis is an intricate
multi-step process that requires the acquisition of several cancer cell features, including the …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of disease: The human N-glycome

G Lauc, M Pezer, I Rudan, H Campbell - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The majority of human proteins are being modified by covalent attachment of
complex oligosaccharides—glycans. Both glycans and polypeptide parts of a protein …

E‐cadherin deregulation in breast cancer

G Corso, J Figueiredo, SP De Angelis… - Journal of Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
E‐cadherin protein (CDH1 gene) integrity is fundamental to the process of epithelial
polarization and differentiation. Deregulation of the E‐cadherin function plays a crucial role …

[HTML][HTML] Protein glycosylation as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal and liver diseases

X Verhelst, AM Dias, JF Colombel, S Vermeire… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Glycans are sequences of carbohydrates that are added to proteins or lipids to modulate
their structure and function. Glycans modify proteins required for regulation of immune cells …

[HTML][HTML] Short O-GalNAc glycans: regulation and role in tumor development and clinical perspectives

J Chia, G Goh, F Bard - Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background While the underlying causes of cancer are genetic modifications, changes in
cellular states mediate cancer development. Tumor cells display markedly changed …

C-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 blockade on tumour-associated macrophages improves anti-PD-1 efficacy in gastric cancer

X Liu, K Lv, J Wang, C Lin, H Liu, H Zhang, H Li… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background This study aimed to investigate the expression and clinical significance of
Dendritic cell-associated C-type lectin-1 (Dectin-1) in gastric cancer (GC), and to explore the …

Circulating proteins as diagnostic markers in gastric cancer

O Repetto, R Vettori, A Steffan, R Cannizzaro… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gastric cancer (GC) is a highly malignant disease affecting humans worldwide and has a
poor prognosis. Most GC cases are detected at advanced stages due to the cancer lacking …