Prognostic and predictive molecular biomarkers for colorectal cancer: updates and challenges

E Koncina, S Haan, S Rauh, E Letellier - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of death among cancer patients. This
heterogeneous disease is characterized by alterations in multiple molecular pathways …

Mitochondria targeting as an effective strategy for cancer therapy

P Ghosh, C Vidal, S Dey, L Zhang - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are well known for their role in ATP production and biosynthesis of
macromolecules. Importantly, increasing experimental evidence points to the roles of …

Cytoskeletal dynamics in epithelial-mesenchymal transition: insights into therapeutic targets for cancer metastasis

A Datta, S Deng, V Gopal, KCH Yap, CE Halim, ML Lye… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a well-documented
process in the study of cancer metastases. The cytoskeleton is an intricate network involved …

Active wetting of epithelial tissues

C Pérez-González, R Alert, C Blanch-Mercader… - Nature physics, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Development, regeneration and cancer involve drastic transitions in tissue
morphology. In analogy with the behaviour of inert fluids, some of these transitions have …

PIWIL1 promotes gastric cancer via a piRNA-independent mechanism

S Shi, ZZ Yang, S Liu, F Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Targeted cancer therapy aims to achieve specific elimination of cancerous but not normal
cells. Recently, PIWI proteins, a subfamily of the PAZ-PIWI domain (PPD) protein family …

PI3K/AKT signaling tips the balance of cytoskeletal forces for cancer progression

S Deng, HC Leong, A Datta, V Gopal, AP Kumar… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway plays critical roles in regulating a series
of cellular changes to promote tumor development and progression. The cytoskeletal …

[HTML][HTML] Chromatin meets the cytoskeleton: the importance of nuclear actin dynamics and associated motors for genome stability

HP Wollscheid, HD Ulrich - DNA repair, 2023 - Elsevier
The actin cytoskeleton is of fundamental importance for numerous cellular processes,
including intracellular transport, cell plasticity, and cell migration. However, functions of …

Transcriptome profiling of circulating tumor cells to predict clinical outcomes in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

L Groen, I Kloots, D Englert, K Seto… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical utility of circulating tumor cells (CTC) as a non-invasive multipurpose biomarker
is broadly recognized. The earliest methods for enriching CTCs from whole blood rely on …

Cell–cell adhesion and cytoskeleton tension oppose each other in regulating tumor cell aggregation

L Saias, A Gomes, M Cazales, B Ducommun, V Lobjois - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
Cell aggregation is frequently impaired during the growth of primary tumors and the
formation of metastatic lesions. Cell aggregation depends on cell–cell adhesion; however …

In-Depth Proteomic Analysis of Paraffin-Embedded Tissue Samples from Colorectal Cancer Patients Revealed TXNDC17 and SLC8A1 as Key Proteins Associated …

A Montero-Calle, M Garranzo-Asensio… - Journal of Proteome …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A deeper understanding of colorectal cancer (CRC) biology would help to identify specific
early diagnostic markers. Here, we conducted quantitative proteomics on FFPE healthy …