A review of cancer immunotherapy: from the past, to the present, to the future

K Esfahani, L Roudaia, N Buhlaiga, SV Del Rincon… - Current …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A review of cancer immunotherapy: from the past, to the present, to the future Page 1 S87
Current Oncology, Vol. 27, Supp. 2, April 2020 © 2020 Multimed Inc. REVIEW ARTICLE A …

Cancer plasticity: the role of mRNA translation

LJ Lee, D Papadopoli, M Jewer, S Del Rincon… - Trends in cancer, 2021 - cell.com
Tumor progression is associated with dedifferentiated histopathologies concomitant with
cancer cell survival within a changing, and often hostile, tumor microenvironment. These …

The role of eIF4F-driven mRNA translation in regulating the tumour microenvironment

M Bartish, MJ Abraham, C Gonçalves… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Cells can rapidly adjust their proteomes in dynamic environments by regulating mRNA
translation. There is mounting evidence that dysregulation of mRNA translation supports the …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibiting the MNK1/2-eIF4E axis impairs melanoma phenotype switching and potentiates antitumor immune responses

F Huang, C Gonçalves, M Bartish… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Melanomas commonly undergo a phenotype switch, from a proliferative to an invasive state.
Such tumor cell plasticity contributes to immunotherapy resistance; however, the …

Progress in developing MNK inhibitors

X Jin, R Yu, X Wang, CG Proud, T Jiang - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The MNKs (mitogen-activated protein kinase-interacting protein kinases) phosphorylate
eIF4E (eukaryotic initiation factor 4 E) at serine 209; eIF4E plays an important role in the …

MAPK-interacting kinase 1 regulates platelet production, activation, and thrombosis

BK Manne, RA Campbell, S Bhatlekar… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
The MAPK-interacting kinase (Mnk) family includes Mnk1 and Mnk2, which are
phosphorylated and activated in response to extracellular stimuli. Mnk1 contributes to …

The MNK1/2–eIF4E axis supports immune suppression and metastasis in postpartum breast cancer

Q Guo, M Bartish, C Gonçalves, F Huang… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Breast cancer diagnosed within 10 years following childbirth is defined as postpartum breast
cancer (PPBC) and is highly metastatic. Interactions between immune cells and other …

Melanoma plasticity: promoter of metastasis and resistance to therapy

F Huang, F Santinon, RE Flores González… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Although targeted therapies and
immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment of metastatic melanoma, most patients …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphorylation of eIF4E in the stroma drives the production and spatial organisation of collagen type I in the mammary gland

SEJ Preston, M Bartish, VR Richard, A Aghigh… - Matrix Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays critical roles in breast cancer development. Whether
ECM composition is regulated by the phosphorylation of eIF4E on serine 209, an event …

Deeping in the role of the MAP-kinases interacting kinases (MNKs) in cancer

C Pinto-Díez, R Ferreras-Martín… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-interacting kinases (MNKs) are involved in
oncogenic transformation and can promote metastasis and tumor progression. In human …