Biomolecular condensates and their links to cancer progression

D Cai, Z Liu, J Lippincott-Schwartz - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) has emerged in recent years as an important
physicochemical process for organizing diverse processes within cells via the formation of …

Phase separations in oncogenesis, tumor progressions and metastasis: a glance from hallmarks of cancer

LW Zheng, CC Liu, KD Yu - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a novel principle for interpreting precise
spatiotemporal coordination in living cells through biomolecular condensate (BMC) …

[HTML][HTML] Translational activation of HIF1α by YB-1 promotes sarcoma metastasis

AM El-Naggar, CJ Veinotte, H Cheng, TGP Grunewald… - Cancer cell, 2015 - cell.com
Metastatic dissemination is the leading cause of death in cancer patients, which is
particularly evident for high-risk sarcomas such as Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma, and …

YB-1 regulates stress granule formation and tumor progression by translationally activating G3BP1

SP Somasekharan, A El-Naggar, G Leprivier… - Journal of Cell …, 2015 - rupress.org
Under cell stress, global protein synthesis is inhibited to preserve energy. One mechanism is
to sequester and silence mRNAs in ribonucleoprotein complexes known as stress granules …

A comprehensive review of the functions of YB-1 in cancer stemness, metastasis and drug resistance

A Alkrekshi, W Wang, PS Rana, V Markovic… - Cellular signalling, 2021 - Elsevier
The Y Box binding protein 1 (YB-1) is a member of the highly conserved Cold Shock Domain
protein family with multifunctional properties both in the cytoplasm and inside the nucleus …

Fisetin induces DNA double-strand break and interferes with the repair of radiation-induced damage to radiosensitize triple negative breast cancer cells

S Khozooei, K Lettau, F Barletta, T Jost… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with aggressiveness and a
poor prognosis. Besides surgery, radiotherapy serves as the major treatment modality for …

Class I HDAC inhibitors enhance YB‐1 acetylation and oxidative stress to block sarcoma metastasis

AM El‐Naggar, SP Somasekharan, Y Wang… - EMBO …, 2019 - embopress.org
Outcomes for metastatic Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma are dismal and have not
changed for decades. Oxidative stress attenuates melanoma metastasis, and melanoma …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in targeted therapy for osteosarcoma

W Zhou, M Hao, X Du, K Chen, G Wang… - Discovery …, 2014 - discoverymedicine.com
Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancer in skeletal system with unknown molecular
mechanisms of etiology and pathogenesis, therefore it remains a challenge for current …

Targeting USP47 overcomes tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance and eradicates leukemia stem/progenitor cells in chronic myelogenous leukemia

H Lei, HZ Xu, HZ Shan, M Liu, Y Lu, ZX Fang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Identifying novel drug targets to overcome resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and
eradicating leukemia stem/progenitor cells are required for the treatment of chronic …

Emerging implications of phase separation in cancer

J Ren, Z Zhang, Z Zong, L Zhang, F Zhou - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In eukaryotic cells, biological activities are executed in distinct cellular compartments or
organelles. Canonical organelles with membrane‐bound structures are well understood …