NF‐κB and epithelial to mesenchymal transition of cancer

C Min, SF Eddy, DH Sherr… - Journal of cellular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
During progression of an in situ to an invasive cancer, epithelial cells lose expression of
proteins that promote cell–cell contact, and acquire mesenchymal markers, which promote …

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition: NF-κB takes center stage

MA Huber, H Beug, T Wirth - Cell cycle, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Activation of the transcription factor NF-? B occurs in many human tumors, and studies have
shown that NF-κB can promote cell proliferation and oncogenesis, possibly by protecting …

NF-κB signaling in neoplastic transition from epithelial to mesenchymal phenotype

A Oh, M Pardo, A Rodriguez, C Yu, L Nguyen… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
NF-κB transcription factors are critical regulators of innate and adaptive immunity and major
mediators of inflammatory signaling. The NF-κB signaling is dysregulated in a significant …

[HTML][HTML] NF-κB is essential for epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis in a model of breast cancer progression

MA Huber, N Azoitei, B Baumann… - The Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The transcription factor NF-κB is activated in a range of human cancers and is thought to
promote tumorigenesis, mainly due to its ability to protect transformed cells from apoptosis …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant control of NF-κB in cancer permits transcriptional and phenotypic plasticity, to curtail dependence on host tissue: molecular mode

SA Vlahopoulos - Cancer biology & medicine, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The role of the transcription factor NF-κB in shaping the cancer microenvironment is
becoming increasingly clear. Inflammation alters the activity of enzymes that modulate NF …

NF‐κB as a regulator of cancer metastasis and therapy response: A focus on epithelial–mesenchymal transition

S Mirzaei, S Saghari, F Bassiri, R Raesi… - Journal of cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metastasis of tumor cells is a complex challenge and significantly diminishes the overall
survival and prognosis of cancer patients. The epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) …

Dynamic aberrant NF-κB spurs tumorigenesis: A new model encompassing the microenvironment

SA Vlahopoulos, O Cen, N Hengen, J Agan… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently it was discovered that a transient activation of transcription factor NF-κB can give
cells properties essential for invasiveness and cancer initiating potential. In contrast, most …

Nuclear factor-κB is an important modulator of the altered gene expression profile and malignant phenotype in squamous cell carcinoma

A Loercher, TL Lee, JL Ricker, A Howard… - Cancer research, 2004 - AACR
We reported previously that transcription factor nuclear factor (NF)-κB is constitutively
activated in human and murine squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). The role of NF-κB in the …

NF-κB, an active player in human cancers

Y Xia, S Shen, IM Verma - Cancer immunology research, 2014 - AACR
NF-κB comprises a family of five transcription factors that form distinct protein complexes,
which bind to consensus DNA sequences at promoter regions of responsive genes …

NF-κB and cancer—identifying targets and mechanisms

WE Naugler, M Karin - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2008 - Elsevier
A connection between inflammation and carcinogenesis has long been known, but the
precise mechanisms are just beginning to be understood. NF-κB proteins, transcription …