Glycosylation in cancer: mechanisms and clinical implications

SS Pinho, CA Reis - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Despite recent progress in understanding the cancer genome, there is still a relative delay in
understanding the full aspects of the glycome and glycoproteome of cancer. Glycobiology …

Sp1 and the 'hallmarks of cancer'

K Beishline, J Azizkhan‐Clifford - The FEBS journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
For many years, transcription factor Sp1 was viewed as a basal transcription factor and
relegated to a role in the regulation of so‐called housekeeping genes. Identification of Sp1's …

Mechanisms of the Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition and Tumor Microenvironment in Helicobacter pylori-Induced Gastric Cancer

J Baj, I Korona-Głowniak, A Forma, A Maani, E Sitarz… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is one of the most common human pathogens, affecting half of
the world's population. Approximately 20% of the infected patients develop gastric ulcers or …

Genetics of gastric cancer

MH McLean, EM El-Omar - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2014 - nature.com
Gastric cancer remains highly prevalent and accounts for a notable proportion of global
cancer mortality. This cancer is also associated with poor survival rates. Understanding the …

Beyond E-cadherin: roles of other cadherin superfamily members in cancer

F Van Roy - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Loss of cadherin 1 (CDH1; also known as epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin)) is used
for the diagnosis and prognosis of epithelial cancers. However, it should not be ignored that …

Glycosylation in cancer: Selected roles in tumour progression, immune modulation and metastasis

JG Rodrigues, M Balmaña, JA Macedo, J Poças… - Cellular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tumour metastasis is the main cause of cancer related deaths. Metastasis is an intricate
multi-step process that requires the acquisition of several cancer cell features, including the …

Endocytosis and cancer

I Mellman, Y Yarden - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2013 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Endocytosis entails selective packaging of cell-surface proteins, such as receptors for
cytokines and adhesion components, in cytoplasmic vesicles (endosomes). The series of …

Active wetting of epithelial tissues

C Pérez-González, R Alert, C Blanch-Mercader… - Nature physics, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Development, regeneration and cancer involve drastic transitions in tissue
morphology. In analogy with the behaviour of inert fluids, some of these transitions have …

E‐cadherin deregulation in breast cancer

G Corso, J Figueiredo, SP De Angelis… - Journal of Cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
E‐cadherin protein (CDH1 gene) integrity is fundamental to the process of epithelial
polarization and differentiation. Deregulation of the E‐cadherin function plays a crucial role …

E‐cadherin and gastric cancer: cause, consequence, and applications

X Liu, KM Chu - BioMed research international, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
E‐cadherin (epithelial‐cadherin), encoded by the CDH1 gene, is a transmembrane
glycoprotein playing a crucial role in maintaining cell‐cell adhesion. E‐cadherin has been …