S100 proteins in cancer

AR Bresnick, DJ Weber, DB Zimmer - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
In humans, the S100 protein family is composed of 21 members that exhibit a high degree of
structural similarity, but are not functionally interchangeable. This family of proteins …

S100: a multigenic family of calcium-modulated proteins of the EF-hand type with intracellular and extracellular functional roles

R Donato - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2001 - Elsevier
S100 is a multigenic family of non-ubiquitous Ca2+-modulated proteins of the EF-hand type
expressed in vertebrates exclusively and implicated in intracellular and extracellular …

VEGF-A and Tenascin-C produced by S100A4+ stromal cells are important for metastatic colonization

JT O'Connell, H Sugimoto, VG Cooke… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Increased numbers of S100A4+ cells are associated with poor prognosis in patients who
have cancer. Although the metastatic capabilities of S100A4+ cancer cells have been …

[HTML][HTML] S100A4 and metastasis: a small actor playing many roles

K Boye, GM Mælandsmo - The American journal of pathology, 2010 - Elsevier
The calcium-binding protein S100A4 promotes metastasis in several experimental animal
models, and S100A4 protein expression is associated with patient outcome in a number of …

[HTML][HTML] Functional roles of S100 proteins, calcium-binding proteins of the EF-hand type

R Donato - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 1999 - Elsevier
A multigenic family of Ca2+-binding proteins of the EF-hand type known as S100 comprises
19 members that are differentially expressed in a large number of cell types. Members of this …

[HTML][HTML] S100A4 in cancer progression and metastasis: A systematic review

F Fei, J Qu, M Zhang, Y Li, S Zhang - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related death and directly associates with cancer
progression, resistance to anticancer therapy, and poor patient survival. Current efforts …

[HTML][HTML] S100 protein family in human cancer

H Chen, C Xu, Z Liu - American journal of cancer research, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
S100 protein family has been implicated in multiple stages of tumorigenesis and
progression. Among the S100 genes, 22 are clustered at chromosome locus 1q21, a region …

[HTML][HTML] S100A4, a mediator of metastasis

SC Garrett, KM Varney, DJ Weber… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
The transition from benign tumor growth to malignancy is manifested by the ability of tumor
cells to traverse tissue barriers and invade surrounding tissues. The traversal of basement …

Prognostic significance of the metastasis-inducing protein S100A4 (p9Ka) in human breast cancer

PS Rudland, A Platt-Higgins, C Renshaw, CR West… - Cancer research, 2000 - AACR
The calcium-binding protein S100A4 is capable of inducing metastasis in rodent models for
breast cancer. We now show that rabbit antibodies to recombinant rat S100A4 recognize …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor suppressor p53 protein is a new target for the metastasis-associated Mts1/S100A4 protein: functional consequences of their interaction

M Grigorian, S Andresen, E Tulchinsky… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
A physical and functional interaction between the Ca 2+-binding protein Mts1 (S100A4) and
the tumor suppressor p53 protein is shown here for the first time. We demonstrate that Mts1 …