SLC7A11/xCT is a target of miR-5096 and its restoration partially rescues miR-5096-mediated ferroptosis and anti-tumor effects in human breast cancer cells

P Yadav, P Sharma, S Sundaram, G Venkatraman… - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Breast cancer cells evade cell death by overexpressing SLC7A11, which functions by
transporting cystine into cells in exchange for intracellular glutamate facilitating glutathione …

miR-142-3p simultaneously targets HMGA1, HMGA2, HMGB1, and HMGB3 and inhibits tumorigenic properties and in-vivo metastatic potential of human cervical …

P Sharma, P Yadav, RP Jain, AK Bera, D Karunagaran - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims High-mobility group (HMG) proteins are oncogenic in different cancers, including
cervical cancer; silencing their individual expression using sh-RNAs, siRNAs, and miRNAs …

HMGB3 inhibition by miR-142-3p/sh-RNA modulates autophagy and induces apoptosis via ROS accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction and reduces the …

P Sharma, P Yadav, S Sundaram, G Venkatraman… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims High mobility group box (HMGB) family proteins, HMGB1, HMGB2, HMGB3, and
HMGB4 are oncogenic. The oncogenic nature of HMGB1 is characterized by its association …

PP2A methylesterase PME‐1 suppresses anoikis and is associated with therapy relapse of PTEN‐deficient prostate cancers

A Aakula, A Isomursu, C Rupp, A Erickson… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While organ‐confined prostate cancer (PCa) is mostly therapeutically manageable,
metastatic progression of PCa remains an unmet clinical challenge. Resistance to anoikis, a …

A feed-forward loop between SorLA and HER3 determines heregulin response and neratinib resistance

H Al-Akhrass, JRW Conway, ASA Poulsen, I Paatero… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Current evidence indicates that resistance to the tyrosine kinase-type cell surface receptor
(HER2)-targeted therapies is frequently associated with HER3 and active signaling via …

Lymphatic endothelium stimulates melanoma metastasis and invasion via MMP14-dependent Notch3 and β1-integrin activation

P Pekkonen, S Alve, G Balistreri, S Gramolelli… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Lymphatic invasion and lymph node metastasis correlate with poor clinical outcome in
melanoma. However, the mechanisms of lymphatic dissemination in distant metastasis …

Unveiling tumor microenvironment interactions using zebrafish models

R Loveless, C Shay, Y Teng - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a rich and active arena that is strategically evolved
overtime by tumors to promote their survival and dissemination. Over the years, attention has …

Non-POU Domain-Containing Octomer-Binding (NONO) protein expression and stability promotes the tumorigenicity and activation of Akt/MAPK/β-catenin pathways …

BA Lone, F Siraj, I Sharma, S Verma, SKL Karna… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers with a high mortality rate, underscoring
the need to identify new therapeutic targets. Here we report that non-POU domain …

Drug screening of primary patient derived tumor xenografts in zebrafish

MG Haney, LH Moore, JS Blackburn - JoVE (Journal of Visualized …, 2020 - jove.com
Patient derived xenograft models are critical in defining how different cancers respond to
drug treatment in an in vivo system. Mouse models are the standard in the field, but …

Spatiotemporal imaging and pharmacokinetics of fluorescent compounds in zebrafish eleuthero-embryos after different routes of administration

M Guarin, R Faelens, A Giusti, N De Croze… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is increasingly used to assess the pharmacological activity and
toxicity of compounds. The spatiotemporal distribution of seven fluorescent alkyne …