Application of prostate cancer models for preclinical study: advantages and limitations of cell lines, patient-derived xenografts, and three-dimensional culture of patient …

T Namekawa, K Ikeda, K Horie-Inoue, S Inoue - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Various preclinical models have been developed to clarify the pathophysiology of prostate
cancer (PCa). Traditional PCa cell lines from clinical metastatic lesions, as exemplified by …

STEAP proteins: from structure to applications in cancer therapy

IM Gomes, CJ Maia, CR Santos - Molecular Cancer Research, 2012 - AACR
The human 6-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate (STEAP) family comprises
STEAP1, STEAP2, STEAP3, and STEAP4. All of these proteins are unique to mammals and …

[HTML][HTML] Androgen receptor degradation by the proteolysis-targeting chimera ARCC-4 outperforms enzalutamide in cellular models of prostate cancer drug resistance

J Salami, S Alabi, RR Willard, NJ Vitale, J Wang… - Communications …, 2018 - nature.com
The androgen receptor is a major driver of prostate cancer and inhibition of its transcriptional
activity using competitive antagonists, such as enzalutamide remains a frontline therapy for …

Molecular characterization of neuroendocrine prostate cancer and identification of new drug targets

H Beltran, DS Rickman, K Park, SS Chae, A Sboner… - Cancer discovery, 2011 - AACR
Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is an aggressive subtype of prostate cancer that
most commonly evolves from preexisting prostate adenocarcinoma (PCA). Using next …

PC3 is a cell line characteristic of prostatic small cell carcinoma

S Tai, Y Sun, JM Squires, H Zhang, WK Oh… - The …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The majority of the prostatic cancers are adenocarcinomas characterized by
glandular formation and the expression of luminal differentiation markers androgen receptor …

Highly purified CD44+ prostate cancer cells from xenograft human tumors are enriched in tumorigenic and metastatic progenitor cells

L Patrawala, T Calhoun, R Schneider-Broussard, H Li… - Oncogene, 2006 - nature.com
CD44 is a multifunctional protein involved in cell adhesion and signaling. The role of CD44
in prostate cancer (PCa) development and progression is controversial with studies showing …

MiR-205-driven downregulation of cholesterol biosynthesis through SQLE-inhibition identifies therapeutic vulnerability in aggressive prostate cancer

C Kalogirou, J Linxweiler, P Schmucker… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) shows strong dependence on the androgen receptor (AR) pathway.
Here, we show that squalene epoxidase (SQLE), an enzyme of the cholesterol biosynthesis …

Transcription factor activities enhance markers of drug sensitivity in cancer

L Garcia-Alonso, F Iorio, A Matchan, N Fonseca… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Transcriptional dysregulation induced by aberrant transcription factors (TF) is a key feature
of cancer, but its global influence on drug sensitivity has not been examined. Here, we infer …

Deoxyribonucleic acid profiling analysis of 40 human thyroid cancer cell lines reveals cross-contamination resulting in cell line redundancy and misidentification

RE Schweppe, JP Klopper, C Korch… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Context: Cell lines derived from human cancers provide critical tools to study disease
mechanisms and develop novel therapies. Recent reports indicate that up to 36% of cell …

A comprehensive panel of three-dimensional models for studies of prostate cancer growth, invasion and drug responses

V Härmä, J Virtanen, R Mäkelä, A Happonen… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Prostate epithelial cells from both normal and cancer tissues, grown in three-dimensional
(3D) culture as spheroids, represent promising in vitro models for the study of normal and …