Targeting MAPK signaling in cancer: mechanisms of drug resistance and sensitivity

S Lee, J Rauch, W Kolch - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways represent ubiquitous signal transduction
pathways that regulate all aspects of life and are frequently altered in disease. Here, we …

A comprehensive review on MAPK: a promising therapeutic target in cancer

C Braicu, M Buse, C Busuioc, R Drula, D Gulei… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway is an important bridge in the switch
from extracellular signals to intracellular responses. Alterations of signaling cascades are …

Stiff matrix induces exosome secretion to promote tumour growth

B Wu, DA Liu, L Guan, PK Myint, LK Chin, H Dang… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Tissue fibrosis and extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffening promote tumour progression. The
mechanisms by which ECM regulates its contacting cells have been extensively studied …

Off-target toxicity is a common mechanism of action of cancer drugs undergoing clinical trials

A Lin, CJ Giuliano, A Palladino, KM John… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
Ninety-seven percent of drug-indication pairs that are tested in clinical trials in oncology
never advance to receive US Food and Drug Administration approval. While lack of efficacy …

TGF-β signaling and resistance to cancer therapy

M Zhang, YY Zhang, Y Chen, J Wang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) pathway, which is well studied for its ability to
inhibit cell proliferation in early stages of tumorigenesis while promoting epithelial …

Targeting TBK1 to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapy

Y Sun, O Revach, S Anderson, EA Kessler, CH Wolfe… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the success of PD-1 blockade in melanoma and other cancers, effective treatment
strategies to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapy are lacking,. Here we identify …

The JNK signaling pathway in inflammatory skin disorders and cancer

MB Hammouda, AE Ford, Y Liu, JY Zhang - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), with its members JNK1, JNK2, and JNK3, is a
subfamily of (MAPK) mitogen-activated protein kinases. JNK signaling regulates a wide …

Upregulation of exosome secretion from tumor-associated macrophages plays a key role in the suppression of anti-tumor immunity

W Zhong, Y Lu, X Han, J Yang, Z Qin, W Zhang, Z Yu… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Macrophages play a pivotal role in tumor immunity. We report that reprogramming of
macrophages to tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) promotes the secretion of …

[HTML][HTML] KIAA1429 promotes tumorigenesis and gefitinib resistance in lung adenocarcinoma by activating the JNK/MAPK pathway in an m6A-dependent manner

X Lin, R Ye, Z Li, B Zhang, Y Huang, J Du… - Drug Resistance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-small cell lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality worldwide, and
lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is one of the most common subtypes. The role of N6 …

P21 activated kinase signaling in cancer

CK Rane, A Minden - Seminars in cancer biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The p21 Activated Kinases (PAKs) are a family of serine threonine kinases, that
consist of 6 members, PAKs 1–6, which are positioned at an intersection of multiple …