Mammalian Rho GTPases: new insights into their functions from in vivo studies

SJ Heasman, AJ Ridley - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2008 - nature.com
Rho GTPases are key regulators of cytoskeletal dynamics and affect many cellular
processes, including cell polarity, migration, vesicle trafficking and cytokinesis. These …

RhoC: a fascinating journey from a cytoskeletal organizer to a Cancer stem cell therapeutic target

P Thomas, A Pranatharthi, C Ross… - Journal of Experimental & …, 2019 - Springer
Tumor heterogeneity results in differential response to therapy due to the existence of plastic
tumor cells, called cancer stem cells (CSCs), which exhibit the property of resistance to …

CCG-1423: a small-molecule inhibitor of RhoA transcriptional signaling

CR Evelyn, SM Wade, Q Wang, M Wu… - Molecular cancer …, 2007 - AACR
Lysophosphatidic acid receptors stimulate a Gα12/13/RhoA-dependent gene transcription
program involving the serum response factor (SRF) and its coactivator and oncogene …

Role of the lncRNA ABHD11-AS1 in the tumorigenesis and progression of epithelial ovarian cancer through targeted regulation of RhoC

DD Wu, X Chen, KX Sun, LL Wang, S Chen, Y Zhao - Molecular Cancer, 2017 - Springer
Background There is increasing evidence in support of the role of lncRNAs in tumor cell
proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Methods We examined the expression of the …

Type I Collagen Receptor (α2β1) Signaling Promotes the Growth of Human Prostate Cancer Cells within the Bone

CL Hall, JL Dai, KL van Golen, ET Keller, MW Long - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
The most frequent site of prostate cancer metastasis is the bone. Adhesion to bone-specific
factors may facilitate the selective metastasis of prostate cancer to the skeleton. Therefore …

Type I collagen receptor (α2β1) signaling promotes prostate cancer invasion through RhoC GTPase

CL Hall, CW Dubyk, TA Riesenberger, D Shein… - Neoplasia, 2008 - Elsevier
The most frequent site of metastasis in human prostate cancer (PCa) is the bone.
Preferential adhesion of PCa cells to bone-specific factors may facilitate the selective …

A role for the G12 family of heterotrimeric G proteins in prostate cancer invasion

P Kelly, LN Stemmle, JF Madden, TA Fields… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
Many studies have suggested a role for the members of the G 12 family of heterotrimeric G
proteins (Gα 12 and Gα 13) in oncogenesis and tumor cell growth. However, few studies …

miR-23a promotes invasion of glioblastoma via HOXD10-regulated glial-mesenchymal transition

K Yachi, M Tsuda, S Kohsaka, L Wang, Y Oda… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2018 - nature.com
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive and invasive brain tumor and has a poor prognosis;
elucidating the underlying molecular mechanisms is essential to select molecular targeted …

[HTML][HTML] Statins and prostate cancer: role of cholesterol inhibition vs. prevention of small GTP-binding proteins

M Roy, HJ Kung, PM Ghosh - American journal of cancer research, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Prostate cancer (PCa) is initially regulated by androgens, such as testosterone and
dihydrotestosterone, which regulates cell proliferation and survival by activating the …

Na+/H+ Exchangers and RhoA Regulate Acidic Extracellular pH‐Induced Lysosome Trafficking in Prostate Cancer Cells

JJ Steffan, JL Snider, O Skalli, T Welbourne… - Traffic, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Acidic extracellular pH (pHe) is a common feature of the tumor microenvironment and has
been implicated in tumor invasion through the induction of protease secretion. Since …