Autophagy and cancer stem cells: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic applications

F Nazio, M Bordi, V Cianfanelli, F Locatelli… - Cell Death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Autophagy and mitophagy act in cancer as bimodal processes, whose differential functions
strictly depend on cancer ontogenesis, progression, and type. For instance, they can act to …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting breast cancer stem cells

L Zhang, W Chen, S Liu, C Chen - International journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The potential roles of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) in tumor initiation and recurrence
have been recognized for many decades. Due to their strong capacity for self-renewal and …

FOXO transcription factors in cancer development and therapy

A Coomans de Brachène, JB Demoulin - Cellular and molecular life …, 2016 - Springer
The forkhead box O (FOXO) transcription factors are considered as tumor suppressors that
limit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis. FOXO gene alterations have been described in …

LncRNA AK023391 promotes tumorigenesis and invasion of gastric cancer through activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway

Y Huang, J Zhang, L Hou, G Wang, H Liu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - Springer
Background Patients with gastric cancer commonly have a poor prognosis, owing to its
invasiveness and distant metastasis. Recent studies have confirmed the pivotal role of long …

Downregulation of FOXO3a by DNMT1 promotes breast cancer stem cell properties and tumorigenesis

H Liu, Y Song, H Qiu, Y Liu, K Luo, Y Yi… - Cell Death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are tumor initiating cells that can self-renew and are
highly tumorigenic and chemoresistant. Therefore, the identification of factors critical for …

[HTML][HTML] Re-evaluating the role of FOXOs in cancer

M Hornsveld, TB Dansen, PW Derksen… - Seminars in cancer …, 2018 - Elsevier
FOXO transcription factors are negatively regulated by the PI3K-PKB/AKT signaling pathway
and have been mainly considered to be tumor suppressors due to their inhibitory effect on …

NCAPG promotes the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma through PI3K/AKT signaling

C Gong, J Ai, Y Fan, J Gao, W Liu, Q Feng… - OncoTargets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Studies show that high expression of non-SMC condensin I complex subunit G
(NCAPG) is associated with many tumors. In this study, we explore the mechanism by which …

Autophagy and breast cancer: connected in growth, progression, and therapy

Q Wu, D Sharma - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite an increase in the incidence of breast cancer worldwide, overall prognosis has
been consistently improving owing to the development of multiple targeted therapies and …

[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 …

Advances in circular RNAs and their roles in breast Cancer

X Wang, L Fang - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2018 - Springer
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a type of noncoding RNAs with a closed loop structure. With
the development of high-throughput sequencing, massive circRNAs have been discovered …