Rho GTPases: Regulation and roles in cancer cell biology

RB Haga, AJ Ridley - Small GTPases, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Rho GTPases are well known for their roles in regulating cell migration, and also contribute
to a variety of other cellular responses. They are subdivided into 2 groups: typical and …

STAT3 target genes relevant to human cancers

RL Carpenter, HW Lo - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Since its discovery, the STAT3 transcription factor has been extensively studied for its
function as a transcriptional regulator and its role as a mediator of development, normal …

[HTML][HTML] A STAT3-mediated metabolic switch is involved in tumour transformation and STAT3 addiction

M Demaria, C Giorgi, M Lebiedzinska… - Aging (Albany …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The pro-oncogenic transcription factor STAT3 is constitutively activated in a wide variety of
tumours that often become addicted to its activity, but no unifying view of a core function …

Targeting STAT3 in cancer and autoimmune diseases

T Gharibi, Z Babaloo, A Hosseini… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a transcription factor that is
activated downstream of a broad range of receptors particularly interleukin-6 (IL-6) family …

STAT3 localizes to the ER, acting as a gatekeeper for ER-mitochondrion Ca2+ fluxes and apoptotic responses

L Avalle, A Camporeale, G Morciano… - Cell Death & …, 2019 - nature.com
STAT3 is an oncogenic transcription factor exerting its functions both as a canonical
transcriptional activator and as a non-canonical regulator of energy metabolism and …

Constitutively active Stat3 enhances neu-mediated migration and metastasis in mammary tumors via upregulation of Cten

I Barbieri, S Pensa, T Pannellini, E Quaglino… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
The transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is
constitutively activated in tumors of different origin, but the molecular bases for STAT3 …

PAK4 promotes kinase-independent stabilization of RhoU to modulate cell adhesion

AE Dart, GM Box, W Court, ME Gale, JP Brown… - Journal of Cell …, 2015 - rupress.org
P21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4) is a Cdc42 effector protein thought to regulate cell adhesion
disassembly in a kinase-dependent manner. We found that PAK4 expression is significantly …

Stroma-derived miR-214 coordinates tumor dissemination

F Orso, F Virga, D Dettori, A Dalmasso… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Tumor progression is based on a close interaction between cancer cells and
Tumor MicroEnvironment (TME). Here, we focus on the role that Cancer Associated …

GRAMD1B regulates cell migration in breast cancer cells through JAK/STAT and Akt signaling

P Khanna, JS Lee, A Sereemaspun, H Lee, GH Baeg - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Dysregulated JAK/STAT signaling has been implicated in breast cancer metastasis, which is
associated with high relapse risks. However, mechanisms underlying JAK/STAT signaling …

OVOL2 impairs RHO GTPase signaling to restrain mitosis and aggressiveness of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

M Gugnoni, G Manzotti, E Vitale, E Sauta… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (ATC) is an undifferentiated and aggressive
tumor that often originates from well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (DTC) through a trans …