Human malignant glioma cells express semaphorins and their receptors, neuropilins and plexins

J Rieger, W Wick, M Weller - Glia, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Semaphorins comprise a family of molecules implicated in the guiding of growing axons and
neuronal progenitor cells. Further, semaphorins have been suggested to play a role in …

[HTML][HTML] Semaphorins as emerging clinical biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cancer

R Mastrantonio, H You, L Tamagnone - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Semaphorins are a large family of developmental regulatory signals, characterized by
aberrant expression in human cancers. These molecules crucially control cell-cell …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of semaphorins as major regulatory signals and potential therapeutic targets in cancer

L Tamagnone - Cancer cell, 2012 - cell.com
Semaphorins are mainly known as guidance signals in development, acting through
receptors called Plexins. However, their role in cancer is rapidly emerging in the regulation …

Role of class 3 semaphorins and their receptors in tumor growth and angiogenesis

P Gaur, DR Bielenberg, S Samuel, D Bose, Y Zhou… - Clinical cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Abstract Class 3 semaphorins (SEMA3) were first identified as glycoproteins that negatively
mediate neuronal guidance by binding to neuropilin and repelling neurons away from the …

[HTML][HTML] Semaphorin signaling in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and cancer

A Sakurai, C Doci, JS Gutkind - Cell research, 2012 - nature.com
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from preexisting vasculature, is essential
for many physiological processes, and aberrant angiogenesis contributes to some of the …

The tumor suppressor semaphorin 3B triggers a prometastatic program mediated by interleukin 8 and the tumor microenvironment

C Rolny, L Capparuccia, A Casazza… - The Journal of …, 2008 - rupress.org
Semaphorins are a large family of evolutionarily conserved morphogenetic molecules
originally identified for their repelling role in axonal guidance. Intriguingly, semaphorins …

Class IV semaphorins promote angiogenesis by stimulating Rho-initiated pathways through plexin-B

JR Basile, A Barac, T Zhu, KL Guan, JS Gutkind - Cancer research, 2004 - AACR
The semaphorins are a large family of secreted and cell surface proteins that provide
attractive and repulsive cues for axon guidance during neuronal development. Semaphorins …

To move or not to move?

L Tamagnone, PM Comoglio - EMBO reports, 2004 - embopress.org
Semaphorins were discovered 11 years ago as molecular cues for axon guidance that are
conserved from invertebrates to humans. More than 20 semaphorin genes have been …

Semaphorins and their signaling mechanisms

LT Alto, JR Terman - Semaphorin Signaling: Methods and Protocols, 2017 - Springer
Semaphorins are extracellular signaling proteins that are essential for the development and
maintenance of many organs and tissues. The more than 20-member semaphorin protein …

Targeting endothelial and tumor cells with semaphorins

DR Bielenberg, M Klagsbrun - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2007 - Springer
Neuropilins (NRP) are receptors for the class 3 semaphorin (SEMA3) family of axon
guidance molecules and the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family of …