IFITM proteins: Understanding their diverse roles in viral infection, cancer, and immunity

M Gómez-Herranz, J Taylor, RD Sloan - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) are broad spectrum antiviral factors that
inhibit the entry of a wide range of clinically important pathogens including influenza A virus …

Hedgehog signaling in cancer: a prospective therapeutic target for eradicating cancer stem cells

IN Sari, LTH Phi, N Jun, YT Wijaya, S Lee, HY Kwon - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
The Hedgehog (Hh) pathway is a signaling cascade that plays a crucial role in many
fundamental processes, including embryonic development and tissue homeostasis …

Immune determinants of CAR-T cell expansion in solid tumor patients receiving GD2 CAR-T cell therapy

S Kaczanowska, T Murty, A Alimadadi, CF Contreras… - Cancer Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-Ts) have remarkable efficacy in liquid tumors, but
limited responses in solid tumors. We conducted a Phase I trial (NCT02107963) of GD2 …

Hedgehog signaling: modulation of cancer properies and tumor mircroenvironment

A Hanna, LA Shevde - Molecular cancer, 2016 - Springer
Cancer poses a serious health problem in society and is increasingly surpassing
cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of mortality in the United States. Current …

The IFITM protein family in adaptive immunity

DC Yánez, S Ross, T Crompton - Immunology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Interferon‐inducible transmembrane (IFITM) proteins are a family of small homologous
proteins, localized in the plasma and endolysosomal membranes, which confer cellular …

Intimate communications within the tumor microenvironment: stromal factors function as an orchestra

B Cheng, Q Yu, W Wang - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2023 - Springer
Extensive studies of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in the last decade have reformed the
view of cancer as a tumor cell-centric disease. The tumor microenvironment, especially …

Emerging roles of hedgehog signaling in cancer immunity

A Giammona, E Crivaro, B Stecca - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hedgehog–GLI (HH) signaling plays an essential role in embryogenesis and tissue
homeostasis. Aberrant activation of the pathway through mutations or other mechanisms is …

Hedgehog/GLI signaling in tumor immunity-new therapeutic opportunities and clinical implications

S Grund-Gröschke, G Stockmaier, F Aberger - Cell Communication and …, 2019 - Springer
Uncontrolled activation of the Hedgehog/Glioma-associated oncogene (HH/GLI) pathway is
a potent oncogenic driver signal promoting numerous cancer hallmarks such as …

Inhibition of Hedgehog signaling reprograms the dysfunctional immune microenvironment in breast cancer

A Hanna, BJ Metge, SK Bailey, D Chen… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Host responses to tumor cells include tumor suppressing or promoting mechanisms. We
sought to detail the effect of Hedgehog (Hh) pathway inhibition on the composition of the …

The emerging roles of Hedgehog signaling in tumor immune microenvironment

J Wang, B Cui, X Li, X Zhao, T Huang, X Ding - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is pervasively involved in human malignancies,
making it an effective target for cancer treatment for decades. In addition to its direct role in …