Class-3 semaphorins and their receptors: potent multifunctional modulators of tumor progression

S Toledano, I Nir-Zvi, R Engelman, O Kessler… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Semaphorins are the products of a large gene family containing 28 genes of which 21 are
found in vertebrates. Class-3 semaphorins constitute a subfamily of seven vertebrate …

Semaphorins in angiogenesis and tumor progression

G Neufeld, AD Sabag… - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The semaphorins were initially described as axon guidance factors, but have recently been
implicated in a variety of physiological and developmental functions, including regulation of …

The semaphorins and their receptors as modulators of tumor progression

G Neufeld, Y Mumblat, T Smolkin, S Toledano… - Drug Resistance …, 2016 - Elsevier
The semaphorins were initially characterized as repulsive axon guidance factors. However,
they are currently also recognized as important regulators of diverse biological processes …

The role of the semaphorins in cancer

G Neufeld, Y Mumblat, T Smolkin… - Cell Adhesion & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The semaphorins were initially characterized as axon guidance factors, but have
subsequently been implicated also in the regulation of immune responses, angiogenesis …

[PDF][PDF] Semaphorins in cancer

G Neufeld, N Shraga-Heled, T Lange… - Front Biosci, 2005 - researchgate.net
The semaphorins are the products of a large family of genes currently containing more than
30 members. These genes are divided into eight classes of which classes 1, 2 and 8 contain …

Semaphorin signaling in vascular and tumor biology

G Neufeld, T Lange, A Varshavsky… - Semaphorins: receptor and …, 2007 - Springer
The neuropilins were originally characterized as cell membrane receptors that bind axon
guidance factors belonging to the class-3 semaphorin subfamily. To transduce semaphorin …

Successful inhibition of tumor development by specific class-3 semaphorins is associated with expression of appropriate semaphorin receptors by tumor cells

B Kigel, A Varshavsky, O Kessler, G Neufeld - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
The class-3 semaphorins (sema3s) include seven family members. Six of them bind to
neuropilin-1 (np1) or neuropilin-2 (np2) receptors or to both, while the seventh, sema3E …

Emerging roles and mechanisms of semaphorins activity in cancer

C Bica, A Tirpe, A Nutu, C Ciocan, S Chira, ES Gurzau… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Semaphorins are regulatory molecules that are linked to the modulation of several cancer
processes, such as angiogenesis, cancer cell invasiveness and metastasis, tumor growth …

Plexins as Regulators of Cancer Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Invasivity

S Toledano, G Neufeld - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. In 2023,
approximately 609,820 deaths from cancer are expected. Plexins are a family of receptors …

Class 3 semaphorins and their receptors in physiological and pathological angiogenesis

CA Staton - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2011 - portlandpress.com
Class 3 semaphorins (Sema3) are a family of secreted proteins that were originally identified
as axon guidance factors mediating their signal transduction by forming complexes with …