Cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans as multifunctional integrators of signaling in cancer

N Hassan, B Greve, NA Espinoza-Sánchez, M Götte - Cellular Signalling, 2021 - Elsevier
Proteoglycans (PGs) represent a large proportion of the components that constitute the
extracellular matrix (ECM). They are a diverse group of glycoproteins characterized by a …

CD44 in cancer progression: adhesion, migration and growth regulation

R Marhaba, M Zöller - Journal of molecular histology, 2004 - Springer
It is well established that the large array of functions that a tumour cell has to fulfil to settle as
a metastasis in a distant organ requires cooperative activities between the tumour and the …

Molecular mechanism of violacein-mediated human leukemia cell death

CV Ferreira, CL Bos, HH Versteeg, GZ Justo, N Durán… - Blood, 2004 - ashpublications.org
Violacein, a pigment isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum in the Amazon River,
presents diverse biologic properties and attracts interest as a consequence of its …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronan-CD44 interaction promotes c-Jun signaling and miRNA21 expression leading to Bcl-2 expression and chemoresistance in breast cancer cells

L Chen, LYW Bourguignon - Molecular Cancer, 2014 - Springer
Abstract MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) is associated with the development of solid tumors
progression including breast cancer. In this study we investigated matrix hyaluronan (HA) …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and targeting leukemia stem cells: The path to the cure for acute myeloid leukemia

J Zhou, WJ Chng - World journal of stem cells, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Accumulating evidence support the notion that acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is organized
in a hierarchical system, originating from a special proportion of leukemia stem cells (LSC) …

CD44 regulates the apoptotic response and promotes disease development in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

O Fedorchenko, M Stiefelhagen… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
The cell-surface glycoprotein CD44 is expressed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but
its functional role in this disease is poorly characterized. We therefore investigated the …

Regulation of monocyte differentiation by specific signaling modules and associated transcription factor networks

R Huber, D Pietsch, J Günther, B Welz, N Vogt… - Cellular and molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Monocyte/macrophages are important players in orchestrating the immune response as well
as connecting innate and adaptive immunity. Myelopoiesis and monopoiesis are …

Hyaluronan network: A driving force in cancer progression

T Karalis, SS Skandalis - American Journal of Physiology …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Hyaluronan is one of the most abundant macromolecules of the extracellular matrix and
regulates several physiological cell and tissue properties. However, hyaluronan has been …

Target proteins of C/EBPαp30 in AML: C/EBPαp30 enhances sumoylation of C/EBPαp42 via up-regulation of Ubc9

M Geletu, MY Balkhi, AA Peer Zada… - Blood, The Journal …, 2007 - ashpublications.org
CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α (C/EBPα) is a critical regulator for early myeloid
differentiation. Mutations in C/EBPα occur in 10% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia …

The stem cell code in oral epithelial tumorigenesis:'the cancer stem cell shift hypothesis'

V Richard, MR Pillai - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2010 - Elsevier
Tumors of the oral cavity provide an ideal model to study various stages of epithelial tumor
progression. A group of cancer cells termed cancer stem cells (CSCs) eludes therapy …