How cancer cells make and respond to interferon-I

HJ Cheon, Y Wang, SM Wightman, MW Jackson… - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Acute exposure of cancer cells to high concentrations of type I interferon (IFN-I) drives
growth arrest and apoptosis, whereas chronic exposure to low concentrations provides …

Interferons α and β in cancer: therapeutic opportunities from new insights

EC Borden - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Over the past decade, preclinical and clinical research have confirmed the essential role of
interferons for effective host immunological responses to malignant cells. Type I interferons …

Defining the emergence of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in breast cancer using single-cell transcriptomics

H Alshetaiwi, N Pervolarakis, LL McIntyre, D Ma… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are innate immune cells that acquire the
capacity to suppress adaptive immune responses during cancer. It remains elusive how …

IFITM proteins: Understanding their diverse roles in viral infection, cancer, and immunity

M Gómez-Herranz, J Taylor, RD Sloan - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) are broad spectrum antiviral factors that
inhibit the entry of a wide range of clinically important pathogens including influenza A virus …

Inflammatory breast cancer biology: the tumour microenvironment is key

B Lim, WA Woodward, X Wang, JM Reuben… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive disease that accounts for~ 2–4%
of all breast cancers. However, despite its low incidence rate, IBC is responsible for 7–10 …

A positive feedback amplifier circuit that regulates interferon (IFN)-stimulated gene expression and controls type I and type II IFN responses

A Michalska, K Blaszczyk, J Wesoly… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Interferon (IFN)-I and IFN-II both induce IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) expression through Janus
kinase (JAK)-dependent phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription …

STAT family of transcription factors in breast cancer: Pathogenesis and therapeutic opportunities and challenges

GL Wong, SG Manore, DL Doheny, HW Lo - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and second-leading cause of cancer
deaths in women. Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) promote metastasis and therapeutic …

Breast cancer: a molecularly heterogenous disease needing subtype-specific treatments

U Testa, G Castelli, E Pelosi - Medical Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were over two-
million new cases in world in 2018. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer in …

Hypoxia induces transcriptional and translational downregulation of the type I IFN pathway in multiple cancer cell types

A Miar, E Arnaiz, E Bridges, S Beedie, AP Cribbs… - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Hypoxia is a common phenomenon in solid tumors and is strongly linked to hallmarks of
cancer. Recent evidence has shown that hypoxia promotes local immune suppression. Type …

IFITM protein regulation and functions: Far beyond the fight against viruses

N Friedlová, F Zavadil Kokáš, TR Hupp… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Interferons (IFNs) are important cytokines that regulate immune responses through the
activation of hundreds of genes, including interferon-induced transmembrane proteins …