The nuclear export protein XPO1—from biology to targeted therapy

AS Azmi, MH Uddin, RM Mohammad - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Exportin 1 (XPO1), also known as chromosome region maintenance protein 1,
plays a crucial role in maintaining cellular homeostasis via the regulated export of a range of …

YAP/TAZ: drivers of tumor growth, metastasis, and resistance to therapy

BJ Thompson - Bioessays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The transcriptional co‐activators YAP (or YAP1) and TAZ (or WWTR1) are frequently
activated during the growth and progression of many solid tumors, including lung, colorectal …

Mechano-modulatory synthetic niches for liver organoid derivation

G Sorrentino, S Rezakhani, E Yildiz, S Nuciforo… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The recent demonstration that primary cells from the liver can be expanded in vitro as
organoids holds enormous promise for regenerative medicine and disease modelling. The …

Beyond TCR signaling: emerging functions of Lck in cancer and immunotherapy

U Bommhardt, B Schraven, L Simeoni - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck) has emerged as one of
the key molecules regulating T-cell functions. Studies using Lck knock-out mice or Lck …

[HTML][HTML] Inside the stemness engine: Mechanistic links between deregulated transcription factors and stemness in cancer

EH Ervin, R French, CH Chang, S Pauklin - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cell identity is largely determined by its transcriptional profile. In tumour, deregulation of
transcription factor expression and/or activity enables cancer cell to acquire a stem-like state …

The YAP/TAZ pathway in osteogenesis and bone sarcoma pathogenesis

H Kovar, L Bierbaumer, B Radic-Sarikas - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
YAP and TAZ are intracellular messengers communicating multiple interacting extracellular
biophysical and biochemical cues to the transcription apparatus in the nucleus and back to …

The hippo pathway effectors YAP/TAZ-TEAD oncoproteins as emerging therapeutic targets in the tumor microenvironment

RB Mokhtari, N Ashayeri, L Baghaie, M Sambi, K Satari… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary YAP/TAZ are the central effectors of the Hippo pathway and orchestrate
their oncogenic program by binding to TEAD transcriptional factors. Here, we document a …

Fluid shear stress facilitates prostate cancer metastasis through Piezo1-Src-YAP axis

OH Kim, YW Choi, JH Park, SA Hong, M Hong… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims Mechanical forces surrounding solid tumors are pervasive in the tumor
microenvironment (TME) and abnormally altered as solid tumors progress. Although it has …

The hippo pathway: A master regulator of liver metabolism, regeneration, and disease

AT Nguyen‐Lefebvre, N Selzner, JL Wrana… - The FASEB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The liver is the only visceral organ in the body with a tremendous capacity to regenerate in
response to insults that induce inflammation, cell death, and injury. Liver regeneration is a …

Functional characterization of uveal melanoma oncogenes

J Ma, L Weng, BC Bastian, X Chen - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Uveal melanoma (UM) is a currently untreatable form of melanoma with a 50% mortality rate.
Characterization of the essential signaling pathways driving this cancer is critical to develop …