Transforming growth factor β as regulator of cancer stemness and metastasis

C Bellomo, L Caja, A Moustakas - British journal of cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Key elements of cancer progression towards metastasis are the biological actions of cancer
stem cells and stromal cells in the tumour microenvironment. Cross-communication between …

[HTML][HTML] TGF-β in the microenvironment induces a physiologically occurring immune-suppressive senescent state

S Matsuda, A Revandkar, TD Dubash, A Ravi… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
TGF-β induces senescence in embryonic tissues. Whether TGF-β in the hypoxic tumor
microenvironment (TME) induces senescence in cancer and how the ensuing senescence …

Interplay between Notch1 and Notch3 promotes EMT and tumor initiation in squamous cell carcinoma

M Natsuizaka, KA Whelan, S Kagawa, K Tanaka… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Notch1 transactivates Notch3 to drive terminal differentiation in stratified squamous
epithelia. Notch1 and other Notch receptor paralogs cooperate to act as a tumor suppressor …

[PDF][PDF] A positive feedback loop between cancer stem‐like cells and tumor‐associated neutrophils controls hepatocellular carcinoma progression

SL Zhou, D Yin, ZQ Hu, CB Luo, ZJ Zhou, HY Xin… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor‐associated neutrophils (TANs) play a crucial role in tumor development and
progression in the cancer microenvironment. Despite increased understanding of TAN …

Sustained release of endothelial progenitor cell-derived extracellular vesicles from shear-thinning hydrogels improves angiogenesis and promotes function after …

CW Chen, LL Wang, S Zaman, J Gordon… - Cardiovascular …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims Previous studies have demonstrated improved cardiac function following myocardial
infarction (MI) after administration of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) into ischaemic …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of HCC

C Donisi, M Puzzoni, P Ziranu, E Lai, S Mariani… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the typical inflammation-induced neoplasia. It often
prospers where a chronic liver disease persists, thus leading a strong rationale for immune …

Determinants of metastatic competency in colorectal cancer

DVF Tauriello, A Calon, E Lonardo… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancer types and represents a major
therapeutic challenge. Although initial events in colorectal carcinogenesis are relatively well …

M7824, a novel bifunctional anti-PD-L1/TGFβ Trap fusion protein, promotes anti-tumor efficacy as monotherapy and in combination with vaccine

KM Knudson, KC Hicks, X Luo, JQ Chen… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Tumors evade host immune surveillance through multiple mechanisms, including the
generation of a tumor microenvironment that suppresses immune effector function. Secretion …

Antibody‐dependent cell cytotoxicity: immunotherapy strategies enhancing effector NK cells

MC Ochoa, L Minute, I Rodriguez… - Immunology and cell …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Antibody‐dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) is a set of mechanisms that target cells
coated with IgG antibodies of the proper subclasses (IgG1 in the human) to be the prey of …

A highly efficient transgene knock-in technology in clinically relevant cell types

AG Allen, SQ Khan, CM Margulies… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Inefficient knock-in of transgene cargos limits the potential of cell-based medicines. In this
study, we used a CRISPR nuclease that targets a site within an exon of an essential gene …