[PDF][PDF] The microenvironmental landscape of brain tumors

DF Quail, JA Joyce - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
The brain tumor microenvironment (TME) is emerging as a critical regulator of cancer
progression in primary and metastatic brain malignancies. The unique properties of this …

Glycosylation in cancer: mechanisms and clinical implications

SS Pinho, CA Reis - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Despite recent progress in understanding the cancer genome, there is still a relative delay in
understanding the full aspects of the glycome and glycoproteome of cancer. Glycobiology …

Tissue mechanics promote IDH1-dependent HIF1α–tenascin C feedback to regulate glioblastoma aggression

YA Miroshnikova, JK Mouw, JM Barnes, MW Pickup… - Nature cell …, 2016 - nature.com
Increased overall survival for patients with glioma brain tumours is associated with mutations
in the metabolic regulator isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1). Gliomas develop within a …

Sulfation of glycosaminoglycans and its implications in human health and disorders

D Soares da Costa, RL Reis… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Sulfation is a dynamic and complex posttranslational modification process. It can occur at
various positions within the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) backbone and modulates …

Harnessing the immune system in glioblastoma

NF Brown, TJ Carter, D Ottaviani… - British journal of cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant brain tumour. Survival is poor and
improved treatment options are urgently needed. Although immunotherapies have emerged …

Glioma infiltration and extracellular matrix: key players and modulators

VP Ferrer, V Moura Neto, R Mentlein - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
An outstanding characteristic of gliomas is their infiltration into brain parenchyma, a property
that impairs complete surgical resection; consequently, these tumors might recur, resulting in …

A tension-mediated glycocalyx–integrin feedback loop promotes mesenchymal-like glioblastoma

JM Barnes, S Kaushik, RO Bainer, JK Sa… - Nature cell …, 2018 - nature.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBMs) are recurrent lethal brain tumours. Recurrent GBMs often
exhibit mesenchymal, stem-like phenotypes that could explain their resistance to therapy …

Asymmetric cell division of stem and progenitor cells during homeostasis and cancer

S Gómez-López, RG Lerner, C Petritsch - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2014 - Springer
Stem and progenitor cells are characterized by their ability to self-renew and produce
differentiated progeny. A fine balance between these processes is achieved through …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of Invasion in Glioblastoma: Extracellular Matrix, Ca2+ Signaling, and Glutamate

JS So, H Kim, KS Han - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and malignant form of primary brain tumor with a
median survival time of 14–16 months in GBM patients. Surgical treatment with …

Constitutive and TNFα-inducible expression of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 in glioblastoma and neurospheres: Implications for CAR-T cell therapy

S Pellegatta, B Savoldo, N Di Ianni… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
The heterogeneous expression of tumor-associated antigens limits the efficacy of chimeric
antigen receptor (CAR)–redirected T cells (CAR-Ts) for the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) …