Rho GTPase signaling in cancer progression and dissemination

E Crosas-Molist, R Samain… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Rho GTPases are a family of small G proteins that regulate a wide array of cellular
processes related to their key roles controlling the cytoskeleton. Cancer is a multistep …

[HTML][HTML] Integrin signaling in cancer: mechanotransduction, stemness, epithelial plasticity, and therapeutic resistance

J Cooper, FG Giancotti - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Integrins mediate cell adhesion and transmit mechanical and chemical signals to the cell
interior. Various mechanisms deregulate integrin signaling in cancer, empowering tumor …

Rho family gtpases

A Hall - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2012 - portlandpress.com
Rho GTPases comprise a family of molecular switches that control signal transduction
pathways in eukaryotic cells. A conformational change induced upon binding GTP promotes …

Ras superfamily GEFs and GAPs: validated and tractable targets for cancer therapy?

D Vigil, J Cherfils, KL Rossman, CJ Der - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2010 - nature.com
There is now considerable and increasing evidence for a causal role for aberrant activity of
the Ras superfamily of small GTPases in human cancers. These GTPases function as GDP …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting mitochondrial glutaminase activity inhibits oncogenic transformation

JB Wang, JW Erickson, R Fuji, S Ramachandran… - Cancer cell, 2010 - cell.com
Rho GTPases impact a number of activities important for oncogenesis. We describe a small
molecule inhibitor that blocks oncogenic transformation induced by various Rho GTPases in …

Loss of miR-122 expression in liver cancer correlates with suppression of the hepatic phenotype and gain of metastatic properties

C Coulouarn, VM Factor, JB Andersen, ME Durkin… - Oncogene, 2009 - nature.com
Growing evidence indicates that microRNAs have a significant role in tumor development
and may constitute robust biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. In this study, we …

The cytoskeleton and cancer

A Hall - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2009 - Springer
Cancer is a disease in which many of the characteristics of normal cell behavior are lost or
perturbed. Uncontrolled cell proliferation and inappropriate cell survival are common …

Deregulation of Rho GTPases in cancer

AP Porter, A Papaioannou, A Malliri - Small GTPases, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In vitro and in vivo studies and evidence from human tumors have long implicated Rho
GTPase signaling in the formation and dissemination of a range of cancers. Recently next …

Integrative genomic identification of genes on 8p associated with hepatocellular carcinoma progression and patient survival

S Roessler, EL Long, A Budhu, Y Chen, X Zhao, J Ji… - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive malignancy; its
mechanisms of development and progression are poorly understood. We used an …

Mouse models of cancer

DJ Cheon, S Orsulic - Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Genetically engineered mouse models have significantly contributed to our understanding of
cancer biology. They have proven to be useful in validating gene functions, identifying novel …