Roles of fascin in cell adhesion and motility

JC Adams - Current opinion in cell biology, 2004 - Elsevier
Many cell interactions depend on the assembly of cell protrusions; these include cell
attachment and migration in the extracellular matrix, cell–cell communication, and the ability …

Fascins, and their roles in cell structure and function

N Kureishy, V Sapountzi, S Prag, N Anilkumar… - …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The fascins are a structurally unique and evolutionarily conserved group of actin cross‐
linking proteins. Fascins function in the organisation of two major forms of actin‐based …

Proteomic analysis of exosomes secreted by human mesothelioma cells

JPJJ Hegmans, MPL Bard, A Hemmes… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Exosomes are small membrane vesicles secreted into the extracellular compartment by
exocytosis. Tumor exosomes may be involved in the sampling of antigens to antigen …

High expression of the CC chemokine TARC in Reed-Sternberg cells: a possible explanation for the characteristic T-cell infiltrate in Hodgkin's lymphoma

A Van den Berg, L Visser, S Poppema - The American journal of pathology, 1999 - Elsevier
Hodgkin's lymphoma is characterized by the combination of Reed-Sternberg (RS) cells and
a prominent inflammatory cell infiltrate. One of the intriguing questions regarding this …

Fascin actin-bundling protein 1 in human cancer: promising biomarker or therapeutic target?

H Liu, Y Zhang, L Li, J Cao, Y Guo, Y Wu… - Molecular Therapy …, 2021 - cell.com
Fascin actin-bundling protein 1 (FSCN1) is a highly conserved actin-bundling protein that
cross links F-actin microfilaments into tight, parallel bundles. Elevated FSCN1 levels have …

The roles of fascins in health and disease

Y Hashimoto, DJ Kim, JC Adams - The Journal of pathology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Fascins are actin‐binding proteins that cross‐link filamentous actin into tightly packed
parallel bundles. These bundles are important for the organization and morphology of an …

Association of fascin-1 with mortality, disease progression and metastasis in carcinomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis

VY Tan, SJ Lewis, JC Adams, RM Martin - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background Fascin-1 is an actin-bundling protein expressed in many human carcinomas,
although absent from most normal epithelia. Fascin-1 promotes filopodia formation …

Identification of Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cell-specific genes by gene expression profiling

R Küppers, U Klein, I Schwering… - The Journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a malignancy of unknown pathogenesis. The malignant Hodgkin
and Reed/Sternberg (HRS) cells derive from germinal center B cells (or rarely, T cells) but …

Fascin, an actin-bundling protein, induces membrane protrusions and increases cell motility of epithelial cells

S Yamashiro, Y Yamakita, S Ono… - Molecular biology of the …, 1998 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Fascin is an actin-bundling protein that is found in membrane ruffles, microspikes, and stress
fibers. The expression of fascin is greatly increased in many transformed cells, as well as in …

Identification of common germinal-center B-cell precursors in two patients with both Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

A Bräuninger, ML Hansmann, JG Strickler… - … England Journal of …, 1999 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma occasionally occur in
the same patient. The identification of a common precursor of the two types of lymphoma …