Integrins in cancer: biological implications and therapeutic opportunities

JS Desgrosellier, DA Cheresh - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2010 - nature.com
The integrin family of cell adhesion receptors regulates a diverse array of cellular functions
crucial to the initiation, progression and metastasis of solid tumours. The importance of …

Interaction of PF4 (CXCL4) with the vasculature: a role in atherosclerosis and angiogenesis

S Aidoudi, A Bikfalvi - Thrombosis and haemostasis, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Platelet factor-4 (PF4), a platelet-derived chemokine, has two important functions in the
vasculature. It has a pro-atherogenic role while also having anti-angiogenic effects. The …

p66Shc—A longevity redox protein in human prostate cancer progression and metastasis: p66Shc in cancer progression and metastasis

M Rajendran, P Thomes, L Zhang, S Veeramani… - Cancer and metastasis …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract p66Shc, a 66 kDa proto-oncogene Src homologous-collagen homologue (Shc)
adaptor protein, is classically known in mediating receptor tyrosine kinase signaling and …

Conditional deletion of the focal adhesion kinase FAK alters remodeling of the blood–brain barrier in glioma

J Lee, AK Borboa, HB Chun, A Baird, BP Eliceiri - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Gliomas generally infiltrate the surrounding normal brain parenchyma, a process associated
with increased vascular permeability (VP) and dysregulation of the blood–brain barrier …

Protein Kinase D1 Regulates VEGF‐A‐Induced αvβ3 Integrin Trafficking and Endothelial Cell Migration

L Di Blasio, S Droetto, J Norman, F Bussolino, L Primo - Traffic, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The bidirectional communication between integrin αvβ3 and vascular endothelial growth
factor (VEGF) receptors acts to integrate and coordinate endothelial cell (EC) activity during …

P66shc and its downstream Eps8 and Rac1 proteins are upregulated in esophageal cancers

M Bashir, D Kirmani, HF Bhat, RA Baba… - Cell Communication and …, 2010 - Springer
Members of Shc (src homology and collagen homology) family, p46shc, p52shc, p66shc
have known to be related to cell proliferation and carcinogenesis. Whereas p46shc and …

[PDF][PDF] Role of Nrf2 transcription factor in cellular response to oxidative stress

U Florczyk, A Loboda, A Stachurska, A Jozkowicz… - Postepy Biochem, 2010 - rcin.org.pl
Nrf2 transcription factor plays a crucial role in protection of cells against oxidative stress.
Under normal conditions Nrf2 is sequestered in cytoplasm by a cytoskeletal protein, Keapl …

Antitumor effects of EMAP II against pancreatic cancer through inhibition of fibronectin-dependent proliferation

RE Schwarz, N Awasthi, S Konduri… - Cancer biology & …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly resistant to conventional
chemotherapy. The presence of both cellular and stromal fibronectin (FN) and its interaction …

Integrin β3 phosphorylation dictates its complex with the Shc phosphotyrosine-binding (PTB) domain

L Deshmukh, V Gorbatyuk, O Vinogradova - Journal of biological chemistry, 2010 - ASBMB
Adaptor protein Shc plays a key role in mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling
pathway, which can be mediated through a number of different receptors including integrins …

Angiostatic activity of human plasminogen fragments is highly dependent on glycosylation

IC Santos, VN Silbiger, DA Higuchi, MA Gomes… - Cancer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
To assess the importance of carbohydrate moieties to the anti‐angiogenic activity of
plasminogen fragments, we cloned the fragment corresponding to amino acids Val79 to …