Hallmarks of cancer: new dimensions

D Hanahan - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
The hallmarks of cancer conceptualization is a heuristic tool for distilling the vast complexity
of cancer phenotypes and genotypes into a provisional set of underlying principles. As …

Functional characterization of SOX2 as an anticancer target

S Zhang, X Xiong, Y Sun - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
SOX2 is a well-characterized pluripotent factor that is essential for stem cell self-renewal,
reprogramming, and homeostasis. The cellular levels of SOX2 are precisely regulated by a …

[PDF][PDF] Lymph node colonization induces tumor-immune tolerance to promote distant metastasis

NE Reticker-Flynn, W Zhang, JA Belk, PA Basto… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
For many solid malignancies, lymph node (LN) involvement represents a harbinger of
distant metastatic disease and, therefore, an important prognostic factor. Beyond its utility as …

[PDF][PDF] Single-cell lineage tracing of metastatic cancer reveals selection of hybrid EMT states

KP Simeonov, CN Byrns, ML Clark, RJ Norgard… - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
The underpinnings of cancer metastasis remain poorly understood, in part due to a lack of
tools for probing their emergence at high resolution. Here we present macsGESTALT, an …

SOX2 protein biochemistry in stemness, reprogramming, and cancer: the PI3K/AKT/SOX2 axis and beyond

T Schaefer, C Lengerke - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Research of the past view years expanded our understanding of the various physiological
functions the cell-fate determining transcription factor SOX2 exerts in ontogenesis …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition: The history, regulatory mechanism, and cancer therapeutic opportunities

Z Huang, Z Zhang, C Zhou, L Liu, C Huang - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a program wherein epithelial cells lose their
junctions and polarity while acquiring mesenchymal properties and invasive ability …

[PDF][PDF] Senescence reprogramming by TIMP1 deficiency promotes prostate cancer metastasis

I Guccini, A Revandkar, M D'Ambrosio, M Colucci… - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
Metastases account for most cancer-related deaths, yet the mechanisms underlying
metastatic spread remain poorly understood. Recent evidence demonstrates that senescent …

SOX4: The unappreciated oncogene

CS Moreno - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
SOX4 is an essential developmental transcription factor that regulates stemness,
differentiation, progenitor development, and multiple developmental pathways including …

Involvement of lncRNAs in cancer cells migration, invasion and metastasis: cytoskeleton and ECM crosstalk

M Ahmad, LB Weiswald, L Poulain, C Denoyelle… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Cancer is the main cause of death worldwide and metastasis is a major cause of poor
prognosis and cancer-associated mortality. Metastatic conversion of cancer cells is a …

The fight against cancer by microgravity: The multicellular spheroid as a metastasis model

D Grimm, H Schulz, M Krüger… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a disease exhibiting uncontrollable cell growth and spreading to other parts of the
organism. It is a heavy, worldwide burden for mankind with high morbidity and mortality …