The RASopathy family: consequences of germline activation of the RAS/MAPK pathway

M Tajan, R Paccoud, S Branka, T Edouard… - Endocrine …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Noonan syndrome [NS; Mendelian Inheritance in Men (MIM)# 163950] and related
syndromes [Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (formerly called LEOPARD …

The scribble cell polarity module in the regulation of cell signaling in tissue development and tumorigenesis

R Stephens, K Lim, M Portela, M Kvansakul… - Journal of molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Scribble cell polarity module, comprising Scribbled (Scrib), Discs-large (Dlg) and Lethal-
2-giant larvae (Lgl), has a tumor suppressive role in mammalian epithelial cancers. The …

Dynamics and control of the ERK signaling pathway: Sensitivity, bistability, and oscillations

Y Arkun, M Yasemi - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Cell signaling is the process by which extracellular information is transmitted into the cell to
perform useful biological functions. The ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) …

The other myeloperoxidase: Emerging functions

L Vanhamme, KZ Boudjeltia, P Van Antwerpen… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a member of the mammalian peroxidase family. It is mainly
expressed in neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages. As a catalyzer of reactive oxidative …

ILT4 functions as a potential checkpoint molecule for tumor immunotherapy

A Gao, Y Sun, G Peng - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2018 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint blockade therapy targeting CTLA4 and PD-1/PD-L1 is a promising
strategy in the treatment of different types of cancers. However, the clinical success rates of …

Tumour growth and immune evasion as targets for a new strategy in advanced cancer

A Nicolini, P Ferrari, G Rossi… - Endocrine-Related …, 2018 - erc.bioscientifica.com
It has become clearer that advanced cancer, especially advanced breast cancer, is an
entirely displayed pathological system that is much more complex than previously …

Psychopathological features in Noonan syndrome

F Perrino, S Licchelli, G Serra, G Piccini… - european journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Noonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by
short stature, skeletal and haematological/lymphatic defects, distinctive facies …

KAP1 inhibits the Raf‐MEK‐ERK pathway to promote tumorigenesis in A549 lung cancer cells

GJ Wu, J Pen, Y Huang, S An, Y Liu… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aberrant activation of the Raf‐MEK‐ERK pathway has frequently been associated with
various cancers, especially lung cancer. However, the key regulators of this pathway are …

Oncogenic KRAS and the EGFR loop in pancreatic carcinogenesis—a connection to licensing nodes

C Schneeweis, M Wirth, D Saur, M Reichert… - Small …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT EGFR signaling has a critical role in oncogenic KRAS-driven tumorigenesis of
the pancreas, whereas it is dispensable in other organs. The complex signaling network …

[HTML][HTML] The synergistic effect of propofol and ulinastatin suppressed the viability of the human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial A549 cell line

P Li, P Guo, C Lin, M He, X Zhu, C Liu… - Oncology …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Ulinastatin and propofol (PPF) are recognized for their anticancer properties. The aim of the
present study was to evaluate the synergistic antitumor effect of PPF followed by ulinastatin …