Breast cancer treatments: updates and new challenges

A Burguin, C Diorio, F Durocher - Journal of personalized medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cancer diagnosed in women worldwide. This
heterogeneous disease can be classified into four molecular subtypes (luminal A, luminal B …

Novel antibody–drug conjugates for triple negative breast cancer

A Nagayama, N Vidula, L Ellisen… - … advances in medical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogenous subtype of breast cancer often
associated with an aggressive phenotype and poor prognosis. Antibody–drug conjugate …

ZIP8 is an iron and zinc transporter whose cell-surface expression is up-regulated by cellular iron loading

CY Wang, S Jenkitkasemwong, S Duarte… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
ZIP8 (SLC39A8) belongs to the ZIP family of metal-ion transporters. Among the ZIP proteins,
ZIP8 is most closely related to ZIP14, which can transport iron, zinc, manganese, and …

Mammalian zinc transporters

JP Liuzzi, RJ Cousins - Annu. Rev. Nutr., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract New insights into mammalian zinc metabolism have been acquired through the
identification and characterization of zinc transporters. These proteins all have …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc in specialized secretory tissues: roles in the pancreas, prostate, and mammary gland

SL Kelleher, NH McCormick, V Velasquez, V Lopez - Advances in nutrition, 2011 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient required for over 300 different cellular processes,
including DNA and protein synthesis, enzyme activity, and intracellular signaling. Cellular Zn …

Zinc transporter LIVI controls epithelial-mesenchymal transition in zebrafish gastrula organizer

S Yamashita, C Miyagi, T Fukada, N Kagara, YS Che… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Vertebrate gastrulation is a critical step in the establishment of body plan. During
gastrulation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) occurs. EMT is one of the central …

Antibody drug conjugates for treatment of breast cancer: novel targets and diverse approaches in ADC design

PA Trail, GM Dubowchik, TB Lowinger - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous group of malignancies with a spectrum of molecular
subtypes, pathologies and outcomes that together comprise the most common non …

The important role of the apoptotic effects of zinc in the development of cancers

RB Franklin, LC Costello - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc is a trace element that is essential for the normal function of cells. It is a cofactor for the
structure and function of a wide range of cellular proteins including enzymes, transcription …

ZIP7-mediated intracellular zinc transport contributes to aberrant growth factor signaling in antihormone-resistant breast cancer Cells

KM Taylor, P Vichova, N Jordan, S Hiscox… - …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Antiestrogens such as tamoxifen are the mainstay of treatment for estrogen receptor-positive
breast cancer. However, their effectiveness is limited by the development of endocrine …

Aberrant expression of zinc transporter ZIP4 (SLC39A4) significantly contributes to human pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and progression

M Li, Y Zhang, Z Liu, U Bharadwaj… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Zinc is an essential trace element and catalytic/structural component used by many
metalloenzymes and transcription factors. Recent studies indicate a possible correlation of …