[HTML][HTML] Drosophila melanogaster: A Model Organism to Study Cancer

Z Mirzoyan, M Sollazzo, M Allocca, AM Valenza… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a multistep disease driven by the activation of specific oncogenic pathways
concomitantly with the loss of function of tumor suppressor genes that act as sentinels to …

[HTML][HTML] Feedback regulation of RTK signaling in development

CL Neben, M Lo, N Jura, OD Klein - Developmental biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Precise regulation of the amplitude and duration of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling
is critical for the execution of cellular programs and behaviors. Understanding these control …

Screening for liver X receptor modulators: Where are we and for what use?

J Buñay, A Fouache, A Trousson… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Liver X receptors (LXRs) are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily that are
canonically activated by oxidized derivatives of cholesterol. Since the mid‐90s, numerous …

Cancer drug development using drosophila as an in vivo tool: from bedside to bench and back

AK Yadav, S Srikrishna, SC Gupta - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has been used for modeling cancer and as an in vivo
tool for the validation and/or development of cancer therapeutics. The impetus for the use of …

The Drosophila accessory gland as a model for prostate cancer and other pathologies

C Wilson, A Leiblich, DCI Goberdhan… - Current topics in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The human prostate is a gland of the male reproductive tract, which together with the
seminal vesicles, is responsible for most seminal fluid production. It is a common site of …

RETRACTED: MiR‐137 functions as a tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer by targeting MRGBP

F Ding, S Zhang, S Gao, J Shang, Y Li… - Journal of Cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract miRNAs are small noncoding RNAs that act as critical epigenetic regulators in
tumor carcinogenesis. In this study, our data showed that miR‐137 was significantly …

MRGBP promotes colorectal cancer metastasis via DKK1/Wnt/β-catenin and NF-kB/p65 pathways mediated EMT

X Long, Y Hu, S Duan, X Liu, W Huang, X Liu… - Experimental cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
MRG domain binding protein (MRGBP) has been proposed to participate in the
development of multiple tumors. However, the role of MRGBP in colorectal cancer (CRC) still …

Beyond mouse cancer models: Three-dimensional human-relevant in vitro and non-mammalian in vivo models for photodynamic therapy

M Kucinska, M Murias, P Nowak-Sliwinska - Mutation Research/Reviews in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The proper design of experiments is a critical step for each study in order to obtain
reproducible and reliable data. Taking into account constant competitiveness in the quickly …

[HTML][HTML] miR‑30a‑3p suppresses the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells by downregulating CNPY2

H Wang, D Kanmangne, R Li, Z Qian… - Oncology …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer‑related morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Although there are currently various therapeutic strategies including surgery, chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Sequential Ras/MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways recruitment drives basal extrusion in the prostate-like gland of Drosophila

A Rambur, C Lours-Calet, C Beaudoin, J Buñay… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
One of the most important but less understood step of epithelial tumourigenesis occurs when
cells acquire the ability to leave their epithelial compartment. This phenomenon, described …