Cancer-associated fibroblasts as abettors of tumor progression at the crossroads of EMT and therapy resistance

ME Fiori, S Di Franco, L Villanova, P Bianca, G Stassi… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
In the last decades, the role of the microenvironment in tumor progression and therapeutic
outcome has gained increasing attention. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have …

Remodelling the extracellular matrix in development and disease

C Bonnans, J Chou, Z Werb - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly dynamic structure that is present in all tissues and
continuously undergoes controlled remodelling. This process involves quantitative and …

Transition to invasive breast cancer is associated with progressive changes in the structure and composition of tumor stroma

T Risom, DR Glass, I Averbukh, CC Liu, A Baranski… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a pre-invasive lesion that is thought to be a precursor to
invasive breast cancer (IBC). To understand the changes in the tumor microenvironment …

Matrix Metalloproteinases: A challenging paradigm of cancer management

A Alaseem, K Alhazzani, P Dondapati, S Alobid… - Seminars in cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are members of zinc-dependent endopeptidases
implicated in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Over the decades …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in tumor microenvironment

F Xing, J Saidou, K Watabe - Frontiers in bioscience: a journal and …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) is one of the most crucial components of the tumor
microenvironment which promotes the growth and invasion of cancer cells by various …

Matrix metalloproteinases as novel biomarker s and potential therapeutic targets in human cancer

R Roy, J Yang, MA Moses - Journal of clinical oncology, 2009 - ascopubs.org
The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family of enzymes is comprised of critically important
extracellular matrix remodeling proteases whose activity has been implicated in a number of …

Human matrix metalloproteinases: an ubiquitarian class of enzymes involved in several pathological processes

D Sbardella, GF Fasciglione, M Gioia, C Ciaccio… - Molecular aspects of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Human matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) belong to the M10 family of the MA clan of
endopeptidases. They are ubiquitarian enzymes, structurally characterized by an active site …

RNA‐binding IMPs promote cell adhesion and invadopodia formation

J Vikesaa, TVO Hansen, L Jønson, R Borup… - The EMBO …, 2006 - embopress.org
Oncofetal RNA‐binding IMPs have been implicated in mRNA localization, nuclear export,
turnover and translational control. To depict the cellular actions of IMPs, we performed a loss …

ADAMTS1 and MMP1 proteolytically engage EGF-like ligands in an osteolytic signaling cascade for bone metastasis

X Lu, Q Wang, G Hu, C Van Poznak… - Genes & …, 2009 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Bone metastasis is mediated by complex interactions between tumor cells and resident
stromal cells in the bone microenvironment. The functions of metalloproteinases in organ …

[HTML][HTML] Matrix metalloproteinases as breast cancer drivers and therapeutic targets

ES Radisky, DC Radisky - Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Members of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family have been identified as poor
prognosis markers for breast cancer patients and as drivers of many facets of the tumor …