Exo70 isoform switching upon epithelial-mesenchymal transition mediates cancer cell invasion

H Lu, J Liu, S Liu, J Zeng, D Ding, RP Carstens… - Developmental cell, 2013 - cell.com
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important developmental process hijacked by
cancer cells for their dissemination. Here, we show that Exo70, a component of the exocyst …

The role of the exocyst in matrix metalloproteinase secretion and actin dynamics during tumor cell invadopodia formation

J Liu, P Yue, VV Artym, SC Mueller… - Molecular biology of the …, 2009 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Invadopodia are actin-rich membrane protrusions formed by tumor cells that degrade the
extracellular matrix for invasion. Invadopodia formation involves membrane protrusions …

The role of Exo70 in vascular smooth muscle cell migration

W Ma, Y Wang, X Yao, Z Xu, L An, M Yin - Cellular & molecular biology …, 2016 - Springer
Background As a key subunit of the exocyst complex, Exo70 has highly conserved
sequence and is widely found in yeast, mammals, and plants. In yeast, Exo70 mediates the …

Exo70 stimulates the Arp2/3 complex for lamellipodia formation and directional cell migration

J Liu, Y Zhao, Y Sun, B He, C Yang, T Svitkina… - Current biology, 2012 - cell.com
Directional cell migration requires the coordination of actin assembly and membrane
remodeling. The exocyst is an octameric protein complex essential for exocytosis and …

Exosome-mediated signaling in epithelial to mesenchymal transition and tumor progression

A Conigliaro, C Cicchini - Journal of clinical medicine, 2018 - mdpi.com
Growing evidence points to exosomes as key mediators of cell–cell communication, by
transferring their specific cargo (eg, proteins, lipids, DNA and RNA molecules) from …

The emerging role of exosomes in epithelial–mesenchymal-transition in cancer

LJ Vella - Frontiers in oncology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Metastasis in cancer consists of multiple steps, including epithelial–mesenchymal-transition
(EMT), which is characterized by the loss of epithelial-like characteristics and the gain of …

[HTML][HTML] ERK1/2 regulate exocytosis through direct phosphorylation of the exocyst component Exo70

J Ren, W Guo - Developmental cell, 2012 - cell.com
The exocyst is a multiprotein complex essential for exocytosis and plasma membrane
remodeling. The assembly of the exocyst complex mediates the tethering of post-Golgi …

Emerging roles of exosomes during epithelial–mesenchymal transition and cancer progression

DW Greening, SK Gopal, RA Mathias, L Liu… - Seminars in cell & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a highly conserved process defined by the loss
of epithelial characteristics, and acquisition of the mesenchymal phenotype. In addition to its …

Exo70 interacts with the Arp2/3 complex and regulates cell migration

X Zuo, J Zhang, Y Zhang, SC Hsu, D Zhou, W Guo - Nature cell biology, 2006 - nature.com
The exocyst is a multiprotein complex essential for tethering secretory vesicles to specific
domains of the plasma membrane for exocytosis,,. Here, we report that the exocyst …

The role of Exo70 in exocytosis and beyond

Y Zhu, B Wu, W Guo - Small GTPases, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The exocyst complex mediates the tethering of secretory vesicles to the plasma membrane
before SNARE-mediated membrane fusion. Recent studies have implicated the exocyst in a …