The extracellular matrix as a multitasking player in disease

AD Theocharis, D Manou, NK Karamanos - The FEBS journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular matrices (ECM s) are highly specialized and dynamic three‐dimensional (3D)
scaffolds into which cells reside in tissues. ECM is composed of a variety of fibrillar …

MicroRNA and cancer–a brief overview

M Acunzo, G Romano, D Wernicke… - Advances in biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs with a length of∼ 22 nucleotides,
involved in posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. Until now, over 2588 miRNAs …

Proteoglycans remodeling in cancer: Underlying molecular mechanisms

AD Theocharis, NK Karamanos - Matrix Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix is a highly dynamic macromolecular network. Proteoglycans are major
components of extracellular matrix playing key roles in its structural organization and cell …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-talk between estradiol receptor and EGFR/IGF-IR signaling pathways in estrogen-responsive breast cancers: focus on the role and impact of …

SS Skandalis, N Afratis, G Smirlaki, D Nikitovic… - Matrix Biology, 2014 - Elsevier
In hormone-dependent breast cancer, estrogen receptors are the principal signaling
molecules that regulate several cell functions either by the genomic pathway acting directly …

The wound healing, chronic fibrosis, and cancer progression triad

B Rybinski, J Franco-Barraza… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
For decades tumors have been recognized as “wounds that do not heal.” Besides the
commonalities that tumors and wounded tissues share, the process of wound healing also …

Insights into the key roles of proteoglycans in breast cancer biology and translational medicine

AD Theocharis, SS Skandalis, T Neill… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Proteoglycans control numerous normal and pathological processes, among which are
morphogenesis, tissue repair, inflammation, vascularization and cancer metastasis. During …

Dissecting the role of hyaluronan synthases in the tumor microenvironment

A Passi, D Vigetti, S Buraschi, RV Iozzo - The FEBS journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment is becoming a crucial factor in determining the aggressiveness
of neoplastic cells. The glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan is one of the principal constituents of …

Versican and versican-matrikines in cancer progression, inflammation, and immunity

A Papadas, G Arauz, A Cicala… - … of Histochemistry & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Versican is an extracellular matrix proteoglycan with key roles in multiple facets of cancer
development, ranging from proliferative signaling, evasion of growth-suppressor pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Friend or foe: the role of microRNA in chemotherapy resistance

H Li, BB Yang - Acta pharmacologica sinica, 2013 - nature.com
Chemotherapy has been widely used in treating cancer patients. Despite the tremendous
progress in cancer treatment achieved during the last decades, drug resistance still …

[HTML][HTML] Proteoglycans—biomarkers and targets in cancer therapy

D Nikitovic, A Berdiaki, I Spyridaki… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Proteoglycans (PGs), important constituents of the extracellular matrix, have been
associated with cancer pathogenesis. Their unique structure consisting of a protein core and …