The matrix revolution: matricellular proteins and restructuring of the cancer microenvironment

C Gerarduzzi, U Hartmann, A Leask, E Drobetsky - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
The extracellular matrix (ECM) surrounding cells is indispensable for regulating their
behavior. The dynamics of ECM signaling are tightly controlled throughout growth and …

Novel therapeutic targets for cancer metastasis

K Stoletov, PH Beatty, JD Lewis - Expert review of anticancer …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Metastatic cancers are extremely difficult to treat, and account for the vast
majority of cancer-related deaths. The dissemination of tumor cells to distant sites is highly …

[HTML][HTML] Mdig promotes oncogenic gene expression through antagonizing repressive histone methylation markers

Q Zhang, C Thakur, Y Fu, Z Bi, P Wadgaonkar, L Xu… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The mineral dust-induced gene (mdig) is overexpressed in a number of human cancers,
suggesting critical roles of this gene played on the pathogenesis of cancers. Unlike several …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting brain metastasis in early stage non-small cell lung cancer patients by gene expression profiling

I Kamer, Y Steuerman, I Daniel-Meshulam… - Translational Lung …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common cause of cancer-
death due to early metastatic spread, in many cases primarily to the brain. Organ-specific …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic screening using large‑scale genomic libraries to identify drug targets for the treatment of cancer

M Sato - Oncology Letters, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
During malignant progression to overt cancer cells, normal cells accumulate multiple genetic
and non‑genetic changes, which result in the acquisition of various oncogenic properties …