Signal pathways of melanoma and targeted therapy

W Guo, H Wang, C Li - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer that originates from the malignant transformation of
melanocytes. Although melanoma has long been regarded as a cancerous malignancy with …

WNT signaling in melanoma

A Gajos-Michniewicz, M Czyz - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
WNT-signaling controls important cellular processes throughout embryonic development
and adult life, so any deregulation of this signaling can result in a wide range of pathologies …

WNT signaling in tumors: the way to evade drugs and immunity

E Martin-Orozco, A Sanchez-Fernandez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
WNT/β-catenin signaling is involved in many physiological processes. Its implication in
embryonic development, cell migration, and polarization has been shown. Nevertheless …

Regulation of Wnt signaling pathways at the plasma membrane and their misregulation in cancer

Y Azbazdar, M Karabicici, E Erdal… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Wnt signaling is one of the key signaling pathways that govern numerous physiological
activities such as growth, differentiation and migration during development and …

Wnt pathway modulators in cancer therapeutics: An update on completed and ongoing clinical trials

A Neiheisel, M Kaur, N Ma, P Havard… - … Journal of Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wnt signaling plays an essential role in the initiation and progression of various types of
cancer. Besides, the Wnt pathway components have been established as reliable …

Biology of cancer; from cellular and molecular mechanisms to developmental processes and adaptation

IG Motofei - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer research has been largely focused on the cellular and molecular levels of
investigation. Recent data show that not only the cell but also the extracellular matrix plays a …

Sex-dependent effects in the aged melanoma tumor microenvironment influence invasion and resistance to targeted therapy

Y Chhabra, ME Fane, S Pramod, L Hüser… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
There is documented sex disparity in cutaneous melanoma incidence and mortality,
increasing disproportionately with age and in the male sex. However, the underlying …

Inhibitors of HSP90 in melanoma

A Mielczarek-Lewandowska, ML Hartman, M Czyz - Apoptosis, 2020 - Springer
Abstract HSP90 (heat shock protein 90) is an ATP-dependent molecular chaperone involved
in a proper folding and maturation of hundreds of proteins. HSP90 is abundantly expressed …

Wnt signaling in neural crest ontogenesis and oncogenesis

Y Ji, H Hao, K Reynolds, M McMahon, CJ Zhou - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Neural crest (NC) cells are a temporary population of multipotent stem cells that generate a
diverse array of cell types, including craniofacial bone and cartilage, smooth muscle cells …

Plasma-derived extracellular vesicle analysis and deconvolution enable prediction and tracking of melanoma checkpoint blockade outcome

A Shi, GG Kasumova, WA Michaud… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) show promise, but most patients do not respond. We
identify and validate biomarkers from extracellular vesicles (EVs), allowing non-invasive …