Dual role of E-cadherin in cancer cells

SN Rubtsova, IY Zhitnyak, NA Gloushankova - Tissue Barriers, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT E-cadherin is the main component of epithelial adherens junctions (AJs), which
play a crucial role in the maintenance of stable cell–cell adhesion and overall tissue …

Research progress of Claudin-low breast cancer

C Pan, A Xu, X Ma, Y Yao, Y Zhao, C Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Claudin-low breast cancer (CLBC) is a subgroup of breast cancer discovered at the
molecular level in 2007. Claudin is one of the primary proteins that make up tight junctions …

Context-dependent roles of claudins in tumorigenesis

J Li - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The barrier and fence functions of the claudin protein family are fundamental to tissue
integrity and human health. Increasing evidence has linked claudins to signal transduction …

Neuropilin-1 is over-expressed in claudin-low breast cancer and promotes tumor progression through acquisition of stem cell characteristics and RAS/MAPK pathway …

YH Tang, A Rockstroh, KA Sokolowski, LR Lynam… - Breast Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Background Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) have a relatively poor prognosis and
responses to targeted therapies. Between 25 and 39% of TNBCs are claudin-low, a poorly …

Lineage plasticity enables low-ER luminal tumors to evolve and gain basal-like traits

GA Mohamed, S Mahmood, NB Ognjenovic… - Breast Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
Stratifying breast cancer into specific molecular or histologic subtypes aids in therapeutic
decision-making and predicting outcomes; however, these subtypes may not be as distinct …

Cooperative pro-tumorigenic adaptation to oncogenic RAS through epithelial-to-mesenchymal plasticity

H De Blander, L Tonon, F Fauvet, RM Pommier… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
In breast cancers, aberrant activation of the RAS/MAPK pathway is strongly associated with
mesenchymal features and stemness traits, suggesting an interplay between this mitogenic …

Cellular Plasticity in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer

MN Wicker, KU Wagner - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary For many decades, the cellular and molecular mechanisms that
orchestrate the differentiation of epithelial subtypes in the mammary gland have been a …

Targeting the Epigenome Reduces Keloid Fibroblast Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion

N Almier, K Leibowitz, AC Gower, S To… - Journal of Investigative …, 2024 - Elsevier
Keloids are pathological fibroproliferative scars resulting from abnormal collagen deposition
within and beyond the margins of the initial cutaneous insult. Keloids negatively impact QOL …

γ-Secretase inhibitor potentiates the activity of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid by inhibiting its ability to induce epithelial to mesenchymal transition and stemness via …

P Sen, SS Ghosh - ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, 2023 - ACS Publications
Histone deacetylase inhibitors, such as suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), possess
great therapeutic value for triple-negative breast cancer patients. However, their inherent …

CYP1B1 augments the mesenchymal, claudin-low, and chemoresistant phenotypes of triple-negative breast cancer cells

PR Hollis, RJ Mobley, J Bhuju, AN Abell… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cytochrome P4501B1 (CYP1B1) is elevated in breast cancer. Studies indicate a relationship
between CYP1B1 and aggressive cancer phenotypes. Here, we report on in vitro studies in …