Dynamic EMT: a multi‐tool for tumor progression

S Brabletz, H Schuhwerk, T Brabletz… - The EMBO journal, 2021 - embopress.org
The process of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is fundamental for embryonic
morphogenesis. Cells undergoing it lose epithelial characteristics and integrity, acquire …

Matrix metalloproteinases shape the tumor microenvironment in cancer progression

S Niland, AX Riscanevo, JA Eble - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer progression with uncontrolled tumor growth, local invasion, and metastasis depends
largely on the proteolytic activity of numerous matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which …

Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition

J Yang, P Antin, G Berx, C Blanpain… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2020 - nature.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) encompasses dynamic changes in cellular
organization from epithelial to mesenchymal phenotypes, which leads to functional changes …

EGFR in cancer: Signaling mechanisms, drugs, and acquired resistance

ML Uribe, I Marrocco, Y Yarden - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Growth factors are hormone-like molecules able to promote division and
migration of normal cells, but cancer captured the underlying mechanisms to unleash tumor …

The E-cadherin and N-cadherin switch in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition: signaling, therapeutic implications, and challenges

CY Loh, JY Chai, TF Tang, WF Wong, G Sethi… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) has been shown to be crucial in tumorigenesis
where the EMT program enhances metastasis, chemoresistance and tumor stemness. Due …

Mechanisms of vasculogenic mimicry in hypoxic tumor microenvironments

X Wei, Y Chen, X Jiang, M Peng, Y Liu, Y Mo, D Ren… - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a recently discovered angiogenetic process
found in many malignant tumors, and is different from the traditional angiogenetic process …

Non-redundant functions of EMT transcription factors

MP Stemmler, RL Eccles, S Brabletz, T Brabletz - Nature cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial embryonic programme that is executed
by various EMT transcription factors (EMT-TFs) and is aberrantly activated in cancer and …

Epithelial mesenchymal transition in tumor metastasis

V Mittal - Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related deaths; therefore, the prevention and
treatment of metastasis are fundamental to improving clinical outcomes. Epithelial …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition in tumor metastasis

KT Yeung, J Yang - Molecular oncology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a developmental program that enables
stationary epithelial cells to gain the ability to migrate and invade as single cells. Tumor cells …

Matrix mechanical plasticity regulates cancer cell migration through confining microenvironments

KM Wisdom, K Adebowale, J Chang, JY Lee… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Studies of cancer cell migration have found two modes: one that is protease-independent,
requiring micron-sized pores or channels for cells to squeeze through, and one that is …