[HTML][HTML] PAICS, a de novo purine biosynthetic enzyme, is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer and is involved in its progression

S Agarwal, BVSK Chakravarthi, HG Kim, N Gupta… - Translational …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer with an extremely poor
prognosis. There is an urgent need to identify new therapeutic targets and also understand …

An HLA-G/SPAG9/STAT3 axis promotes brain metastases

BI Bassey-Archibong… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Brain metastases (BM) are the most common brain neoplasm in adults. Current BM
therapies still offer limited efficacy and reduced survival outcomes, emphasizing the need for …

Cancer-testis antigens in triple-negative breast cancer: role and potential utility in clinical practice

RA Lam, TZ Tien, CR Joseph, JX Lim, AA Thike, J Iqbal… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been associated with worse
prognoses due to the limited treatment options. Thus, there is a need to characterise new …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting of oncogenic AAA-ATPase TRIP13 reduces progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

F Afaq, S Agarwal, P Bajpai, S Al Diffalha, HG Kim… - Neoplasia, 2024 - Elsevier
Thyroid hormone receptor-interacting protein 13 (TRIP13) is involved in cancer progression,
but its role in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is unknown. Thus, we assessed the …

Roles of cancer/testis antigens (CTAs) in breast cancer

Y Li, J Li, Y Wang, Y Zhang, J Chu, C Sun, Z Fu… - Cancer letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed and is the second leading cause of
cancer death among women in the US. For breast cancer, early diagnosis and efficient …

Targeted biologic inhibition of both tumor cell-intrinsic and intercellular CLPTM1L/CRR9-mediated chemotherapeutic drug resistance

D Parashar, A Geethadevi, D McAllister… - NPJ Precision …, 2021 - nature.com
Recurrence of therapy-resistant tumors is a principal problem in solid tumor oncology,
particularly in ovarian cancer. Despite common complete responses to first line, platinum …

Direct targeting sperm-associated antigen 9 by miR-141 influences hepatocellular carcinoma cell growth and metastasis via JNK pathway

G Lou, X Dong, C Xia, B Ye, Q Yan, S Wu, Y Yu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - Springer
Background The aberrant expression of sperm-associated antigen 9 (SPAG9) is associated
with numerous cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The exploration of …

Paclitaxel-loaded folate-coated pH-sensitive liposomes enhance cellular uptake and antitumor activity

LOF Monteiro, RS Fernandes, L Castro… - Molecular …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Paclitaxel (PTX) is a microtubule-stabilizing agent widely used to treat breast cancer.
Nevertheless, the low solubility of the drug and the side effects of commercial formulations …

[HTML][HTML] The expression of DAMP proteins HSP70 and cancer-testis antigen SPAG9 in peripheral blood of patients with HCC and lung cancer

B Ren, S Luo, F Xu, G Zou, G Xu, J He, Y Huang… - Cell Stress and …, 2017 - Elsevier
There are different views of how the immune system participates in the reaction to cancer.
Here, we evaluated expression of DAMP proteins HSP70 and cancer-testis antigen SPAG9 …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of sperm-associated antigen 9 in tumorigenesis

J Pan, H Yu, Z Guo, Q Liu, M Ding, K Xu… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Sperm-associated antigen 9 (SPAG9) is a new member of cancer testis antigen and
belongs to c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) interacting protein (JIP) family. SPAG9 is highly …