Functional and clinical characteristics of focal adhesion kinases in cancer progression

Z Zhang, J Li, S Jiao, G Han, J Zhu… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase and an adaptor protein that
primarily regulates adhesion signaling and cell migration. FAK promotes cell survival in …

Focal adhesion kinase inhibitors in the treatment of solid tumors: Preclinical and clinical evidence

PA Quispe, MJ Lavecchia, IE León - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) is a 125-kDa cytoplasmic protein kinase that is
implicated in several cellular functions. This protein is an attractive molecular target for …

Distant antimetastatic effect of enterotropic colon cancer–derived α4β7+CD8+ T cells

V Feliu, C Gomez-Roca, M Michelas, N Thébault… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Despite the high prognostic value of immune infiltrates in colorectal cancer (CRC),
metastatic disease remains resistant to immunotherapy by immune checkpoint blockade …

Extracellular matrix mechanical properties and regulation of the intestinal stem cells: when mechanics control fate

L Onfroy-Roy, D Hamel, J Foncy, L Malaquin… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intestinal stem cells (ISC) are crucial players in colon epithelium physiology. The accurate
control of their auto-renewal, proliferation and differentiation capacities provides a constant …

[HTML][HTML] IL22BP mediates the antitumor effects of lymphotoxin against colorectal tumors in mice and humans

J Kempski, AD Giannou, K Riecken, L Zhao, B Steglich… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Unregulated activity of interleukin (IL) 22 promotes intestinal
tumorigenesis in mice. IL22 binds the antagonist IL22 subunit alpha 2 (IL22RA2, also called …

Alternative microexon splicing by RBFOX2 and PTBP1 is associated with metastasis in colorectal cancer

Y Mochizuki, R Funayama, M Shirota… - … Journal of Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The splicing of microexons (very small exons) is frequently dysregulated in the brain of
individuals with autism spectrum disorder. However, little is known of the patterns, regulatory …

FAK inhibitors as promising anticancer targets: present and future directions

M Mustafa, AA Abd El-Hafeez… - Future medicinal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
FAK, a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, has been recognized as a novel target class for the
development of targeted anticancer agents. Overexpression of FAK is a common occurrence …

Identification of novel alternative splicing isoform biomarkers and their association with overall survival in colorectal cancer

H Lian, A Wang, Y Shen, Q Wang, Z Zhou, R Zhang… - BMC …, 2020 - Springer
Background Alternative splicing (AS) is an important mechanism of regulating eukaryotic
gene expression. Understanding the most common AS events in colorectal cancer (CRC) …

On the value of in vitro cell systems for mechanobiology from the perspective of yes-associated protein/transcriptional Co-activator with a PDZ-binding motif and focal …

T Steinberg, MP Dieterle, I Ramminger, C Klein… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mechanobiology comprises how cells perceive different mechanical stimuli and integrate
them into a process called mechanotransduction; therefore, the related mechanosignaling …

Targeted splicing therapy: new strategies for colorectal cancer

Y Zheng, G Zhong, C He, M Li - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
RNA splicing is the process of forming mature mRNA, which is an essential phase
necessary for gene expression and controls many aspects of cell proliferation, survival, and …