Potential strategies overcoming the temozolomide resistance for glioblastoma

S Jiapaer, T Furuta, S Tanaka, T Kitabayashi… - Neurologia medico …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly malignant type of primary brain tumor with a high mortality
rate. Although the current standard therapy consists of surgery followed by radiation and …

Functional characterization of SOX2 as an anticancer target

S Zhang, X Xiong, Y Sun - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
SOX2 is a well-characterized pluripotent factor that is essential for stem cell self-renewal,
reprogramming, and homeostasis. The cellular levels of SOX2 are precisely regulated by a …

SOX2 promotes chemoresistance, cancer stem cells properties, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition by β-catenin and Beclin1/autophagy signaling in colorectal …

Y Zhu, S Huang, S Chen, J Chen, Z Wang… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Sex-determining region Y-box2 (SOX2), a master regulator of embryonic and induced
pluripotent stem cells, drives cancer stem cells (CSCs) properties, fuels tumor initiation, and …

Cancer stem cells and immunosuppressive microenvironment in glioma

Q Ma, W Long, C Xing, J Chu, M Luo… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Glioma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the central nervous system and is
characterized by extensive infiltrative growth, neovascularization, and resistance to various …

[HTML][HTML] Common stemness regulators of embryonic and cancer stem cells

C Hadjimichael, K Chanoumidou… - World journal of stem …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pluripotency of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells is regulated
by a well characterized gene transcription circuitry. The circuitry is assembled by ESC …

SOX2 and cancer: current research and its implications in the clinic

K Weina, J Utikal - Clinical and translational medicine, 2014 - Springer
SOX2 is a gene that encodes for a transcription factor belonging to the SOX gene family and
contains a high-mobility group (HMG) domain, which permits highly specific DNA binding …

MRI-localized biopsies reveal subtype-specific differences in molecular and cellular composition at the margins of glioblastoma

BJ Gill, DJ Pisapia, HR Malone… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Glioblastomas (GBMs) diffusely infiltrate the brain, making complete removal by surgical
resection impossible. The mixture of neoplastic and nonneoplastic cells that remain after …

Sox2 antagonizes the Hippo pathway to maintain stemness in cancer cells

U Basu-Roy, NS Bayin, K Rattanakorn, E Han… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The repressive Hippo pathway has a profound tumour suppressive role in cancer by
restraining the growth-promoting function of the transcriptional coactivator, YAP. We …

Immunotherapy for malignant glioma: current status and future directions

H Wang, T Xu, Q Huang, W Jin, J Chen - Trends in pharmacological …, 2020 - cell.com
Glioma is the most common intracranial primary malignancy, with limited treatment options
and a poor overall survival (OS). Immunotherapy has been used successfully in various …

mTOR inhibition decreases SOX2-SOX9 mediated glioma stem cell activity and temozolomide resistance

L Garros-Regulez, P Aldaz, O Arrizabalaga… - Expert opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: SOX2 and SOX9 are commonly overexpressed in glioblastoma, and regulate
the activity of glioma stem cells (GSCs). Their specific and overlapping roles in GSCs and …