Zinc-finger proteins in health and disease

M Cassandri, A Smirnov, F Novelli, C Pitolli… - Cell death …, 2017 - nature.com
Zinc-finger proteins (ZNFs) are one of the most abundant groups of proteins and have a
wide range of molecular functions. Given the wide variety of zinc-finger domains, ZNFs are …

The human papillomavirus oncoproteins: a review of the host pathways targeted on the road to transformation

JA Scarth, MR Patterson… - Journal of General …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPVs) is the causal factor in
over 99% of cervical cancer cases, and a significant proportion of oropharyngeal and …

Interplay and cooperation between SREBF1 and master transcription factors regulate lipid metabolism and tumor-promoting pathways in squamous cancer

LY Li, Q Yang, YY Jiang, W Yang, Y Jiang, X Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) comprise one of the most common histologic types of
human cancer. Transcriptional dysregulation of SCC cells is orchestrated by tumor protein …

The role of non‐coding RNAs in drug resistance of oral squamous cell carcinoma and therapeutic potential

X Meng, QY Lou, WY Yang, YR Wang… - Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the eighth most prevalent cancer in the world, arises
from the interaction of multiple factors including tobacco, alcohol consumption, and betel …

Super-enhancer-driven long non-coding RNA LINC01503, regulated by TP63, is over-expressed and oncogenic in squamous cell carcinoma

JJ Xie, YY Jiang, Y Jiang, CQ Li, MC Lim, O An… - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are expressed in tissue-specific
pattern, but it is not clear how these are regulated. We aimed to identify squamous cell …

Interplay between whole-genome doubling and the accumulation of deleterious alterations in cancer evolution

S López, EL Lim, S Horswell, K Haase, A Huebner… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Whole-genome doubling (WGD) is a prevalent event in cancer, involving a doubling of the
entire chromosome complement. However, despite its prevalence and prognostic relevance …

Esophageal carcinoma: towards targeted therapies

A Fatehi Hassanabad, R Chehade, D Breadner… - Cellular Oncology, 2020 - Springer
Background Patients with esophageal cancer are confronted with high mortality rates.
Whether it is esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) or esophageal adenocarcinoma …

Genomic and epigenomic aberrations in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and implications for patients

DC Lin, MR Wang, HP Koeffler - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignancy without effective
therapy. The exomes of more than 600 ESCCs have been sequenced in the past 4 years …

pTINCR microprotein promotes epithelial differentiation and suppresses tumor growth through CDC42 SUMOylation and activation

O Boix, M Martinez, S Vidal… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The human transcriptome contains thousands of small open reading frames (sORFs) that
encode microproteins whose functions remain largely unexplored. Here, we show that …

Human papillomavirus and the landscape of secondary genetic alterations in oral cancers

ML Gillison, K Akagi, W Xiao, B Jiang… - Genome …, 2019 - genome.cshlp.org
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary but insufficient cause of a subset of oral
squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) that is increasing markedly in frequency. To identify …