The Hippo pathway in cancer: YAP/TAZ and TEAD as therapeutic targets in cancer

R Cunningham, CG Hansen - Clinical Science, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Tumorigenesis is a highly complex process, involving many interrelated and cross-acting
signalling pathways. One such pathway that has garnered much attention in the field of …

Evidence and therapeutic implications of biomechanically regulated immunosurveillance in cancer and other diseases

V Mittelheisser, V Gensbittel, L Bonati, W Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Disease progression is usually accompanied by changes in the biochemical composition of
cells and tissues and their biophysical properties. For instance, hallmarks of cancer include …

Temporal profiling of the breast tumour microenvironment reveals collagen XII as a driver of metastasis

M Papanicolaou, AL Parker, M Yam, EC Filipe… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The tumour stroma, and in particular the extracellular matrix (ECM), is a salient feature of
solid tumours that plays a crucial role in shaping their progression. Many desmoplastic …

Defined extracellular matrix compositions support stiffness-insensitive cell spreading and adhesion signaling

JRW Conway, A Isomursu, G Follain… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Integrin-dependent adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) mediates mechanosensing
and signaling in response to altered microenvironmental conditions. In order to provide …

KRAS mutant–driven SUMOylation controls extracellular vesicle transmission to trigger lymphangiogenesis in pancreatic cancer

Y Luo, Z Li, Y Kong, W He, H Zheng… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Lymph node (LN) metastasis occurs frequently in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
(PDAC) and predicts poor prognosis for patients. The KRASG12D mutation confers an …

The extracellular matrix stiffening: a trigger of prostate cancer progression and castration resistance?

C Luthold, T Hallal, DP Labbé, F Bordeleau - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Prostate cancer is a malignancy that affects a high number of men all over
the world. When indolent, prostate cancer can remain silent for years without needing …

YAP and TAZ: Monocorial and bicorial transcriptional co-activators in human cancers

FL Sardo, V Canu, M Maugeri-Saccà, S Strano… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
The transcriptional regulators YAP and TAZ are involved in numerous physiological
processes including organ development, growth, immunity and tissue regeneration. YAP …

Memory of stochastic single-cell apoptotic signaling promotes chemoresistance in neuroblastoma

JF Hastings, SL Latham, A Kamili, MS Wheatley… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Gene expression noise is known to promote stochastic drug resistance through the elevated
expression of individual genes in rare cancer cells. However, we now demonstrate that …

Focal adhesion kinase priming in pancreatic cancer, altering biomechanics to improve chemotherapy

KJ Murphy, J Zhu, M Trpceski, BA Pereira… - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
The dense desmoplastic and fibrotic stroma is a characteristic feature of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC), regulating disease progression, metastasis and response to …

Stroma-targeting strategies in pancreatic cancer: a double-edged sword

X Liu, J Iovanna, P Santofimia-Castano - Journal of physiology and …, 2023 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a type of cancer with limited treatment options
and terrible long-term survival, and it is expected to become the second leading cause of …