Permeability of the endothelial barrier: identifying and reconciling controversies

L Claesson-Welsh, E Dejana, DM McDonald - Trends in molecular …, 2021 - cell.com
Leakage from blood vessels into tissues is governed by mechanisms that control endothelial
barrier function to maintain homeostasis. Dysregulated endothelial permeability contributes …

Targeting FAK in anticancer combination therapies

JC Dawson, A Serrels, DG Stupack… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is both a non-receptor tyrosine kinase and an adaptor protein
that primarily regulates adhesion signalling and cell migration, but FAK can also promote …

Pre-metastatic niches: organ-specific homes for metastases

H Peinado, H Zhang, IR Matei, B Costa-Silva… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
It is well established that organs of future metastasis are not passive receivers of circulating
tumour cells, but are instead selectively and actively modified by the primary tumour before …

FAK in cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

HH Chuang, YY Zhen, YC Tsai, CH Chuang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, is overexpressed and
activated in many cancer types. FAK regulates diverse cellular processes, including growth …

Protein interactions at endothelial junctions and signaling mechanisms regulating endothelial permeability

YA Komarova, K Kruse, D Mehta, AB Malik - Circulation research, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
The monolayer of endothelial cells lining the vessel wall forms a semipermeable barrier (in
all tissue except the relatively impermeable blood–brain and inner retinal barriers) that …

FAK in cancer: mechanistic findings and clinical applications

FJ Sulzmaier, C Jean, DD Schlaepfer - Nature reviews cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed
and activated in several advanced-stage solid cancers. FAK promotes tumour progression …

Passing the vascular barrier: endothelial signaling processes controlling extravasation

N Wettschureck, B Strilic… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
A central function of the vascular endothelium is to serve as a barrier between the blood and
the surrounding tissue of the body. At the same time, solutes and cells have to pass the …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue invasion and metastasis: Molecular, biological and clinical perspectives

WG Jiang, AJ Sanders, M Katoh, H Ungefroren… - Seminars in cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer is a key health issue across the world, causing substantial patient morbidity and
mortality. Patient prognosis is tightly linked with metastatic dissemination of the disease to …

MDSCs: key criminals of tumor pre-metastatic niche formation

Y Wang, Y Ding, N Guo, S Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of disseminated metastases remains the primary cause of mortality in
cancer patients. Formation of the pre-metastatic niche (PMN), which precedes the …

Extracellular matrices and cancer-associated fibroblasts: targets for cancer diagnosis and therapy?

I Belhabib, S Zaghdoudi, C Lac, C Bousquet, C Jean - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Stroma modifications observed in solid cancer are now recognized as
critical events for cancer progression and as potential therapeutic or diagnostic targets. The …