TGF-β family signaling in tumor suppression and cancer progression

J Seoane, RR Gomis - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) induces a pleiotropic pathway that is modulated by the
cellular context and its integration with other signaling pathways. In cancer, the pleiotropic …

Transcriptional regulation by wild-type and cancer-related mutant forms of p53

NT Pfister, C Prives - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2017 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
TP53 missense mutations produce a mutant p53 protein that cannot activate the p53 tumor
suppressive transcriptional response, which is the primary selective pressure for TP53 …

[HTML][HTML] Glucocorticoid receptor signalling activates YAP in breast cancer

G Sorrentino, N Ruggeri, A Zannini, E Ingallina… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The Hippo pathway is an oncosuppressor signalling cascade that plays a major role in the
control of cell growth, tissue homoeostasis and organ size. Dysregulation of the Hippo …

Mutant p53 oncogenic functions in cancer stem cells are regulated by WIP through YAP/TAZ

M Escoll, R Gargini, A Cuadrado, IM Anton… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Wild-type p53 (wtp53) is described as a tumour suppressor gene; mutations in this
gene occur in many human cancers and promote oncogenic capacity. Here, we establish …

HDAC6 deacetylates p53 at lysines 381/382 and differentially coordinates p53-induced apoptosis

HW Ryu, DH Shin, DH Lee, J Choi, G Han, KY Lee… - Cancer letters, 2017 - Elsevier
HDAC6-selective inhibitors represent promising new cancer therapeutic agents, but their
precise mechanisms of action are not well understood. In particular, p53's role in HDAC6 …

Targeting mutant p53 in cancer: a long road to precision therapy

F Mantovani, D Walerych, GD Sal - The FEBS journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The TP 53 tumor suppressor is the most frequently mutated gene in human cancers. In
recent years, a blooming of research efforts based on both cell lines and mouse models …

SMAD4 loss is associated with cetuximab resistance and induction of MAPK/JNK activation in head and neck cancer cells

H Ozawa, RS Ranaweera, E Izumchenko… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Purpose: We previously demonstrated an association between decreased SMAD4
expression and cetuximab resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor microenvironment: driving forces and potential therapeutic targets for breast cancer metastasis

HY Xie, ZM Shao, DQ Li - Chinese journal of cancer, 2017 - Springer
Distant metastasis to specific target organs is responsible for over 90% of breast cancer-
related deaths, but the underlying molecular mechanism is unclear. Mounting evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Mutant p53 protein and the hippo transducers YAP and TAZ: a critical oncogenic node in human cancers

M Ferraiuolo, L Verduci, G Blandino… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
p53 protein is a well-known tumor suppressor factor that regulates cellular homeostasis. As
it has several and key functions exerted, p53 is known as “the guardian of the genome” and …

[HTML][HTML] Combining oncolytic virotherapy with p53 tumor suppressor gene therapy

C Bressy, E Hastie, VZ Grdzelishvili - Molecular Therapy-Oncolytics, 2017 - cell.com
Oncolytic virus (OV) therapy utilizes replication-competent viruses to kill cancer cells, leaving
non-malignant cells unharmed. With the first US Food and Drug Administration-approved …