A guide to the composition and functions of the extracellular matrix

NK Karamanos, AD Theocharis, Z Piperigkou… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic 3‐dimensional network of macromolecules that
provides structural support for the cells and tissues. Accumulated knowledge clearly …

Artificial intelligence for drug discovery: Are we there yet?

C Hasselgren, TI Oprea - Annual Review of Pharmacology and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Drug discovery is adapting to novel technologies such as data science, informatics, and
artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate effective treatment development while reducing costs …

Beyond just a tight fortress: contribution of stroma to epithelial-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer

A Bulle, KH Lim - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Novel effective treatment is direly needed for patients with pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Therapeutics that target the driver mutations, especially the KRAS …

The molecular interaction of collagen with cell receptors for biological function

J Elango, C Hou, B Bao, S Wang… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Collagen, an extracellular protein, covers the entire human body and has several important
biological functions in normal physiology. Recently, collagen from non-human sources has …

The fibrosis-cell death axis in heart failure

A Piek, RA De Boer, HHW Silljé - Heart failure reviews, 2016 - Springer
Cardiac stress can induce morphological, structural and functional changes of the heart,
referred to as cardiac remodeling. Myocardial infarction or sustained overload as a result of …

Tissue force programs cell fate and tumor aggression

JJ Northey, L Przybyla, VM Weaver - Cancer discovery, 2017 - AACR
Biomechanical and biochemical cues within a tissue collaborate across length scales to
direct cell fate during development and are critical for the maintenance of tissue …

Dauer-independent insulin/IGF-1-signalling implicates collagen remodelling in longevity

CY Ewald, JN Landis, JP Abate, CT Murphy… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Interventions that delay ageing mobilize mechanisms that protect and repair cellular
components,,, but it is unknown how these interventions might slow the functional decline of …

TGF-β1-SOX9 axis-inducible COL10A1 promotes invasion and metastasis in gastric cancer via epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

T Li, H Huang, G Shi, L Zhao, T Li, Z Zhang, R Liu… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Molecular biomarkers that predict disease progression might promote drug development
and therapeutic strategies in aggressive cancers, such as gastric cancer (GC). High …

Functions and clinical significance of mechanical tumor microenvironment: cancer cell sensing, mechanobiology and metastasis

H Zhou, M Wang, Y Zhang, Q Su, Z Xie… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic and heterogeneous interaction between tumor cells and the surrounding
microenvironment fuels the occurrence, progression, invasion, and metastasis of solid …

Novel insights into the function and dynamics of extracellular matrix in liver fibrosis

MA Karsdal, T Manon-Jensen… - American Journal …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Emerging evidence suggests that altered components and posttranslational modifications of
proteins in the extracellular matrix (ECM) may both initiate and drive disease progression …