Beyond proteases: Basement membrane mechanics and cancer invasion

J Chang, O Chaudhuri - Journal of Cell Biology, 2019 - rupress.org
In epithelial cancers, cells must invade through basement membranes (BMs) to metastasize.
The BM, a thin layer of extracellular matrix underlying epithelial and endothelial tissues, is …

The N‐end rule pathway and regulation by proteolysis

A Varshavsky - Protein science, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The N‐end rule relates the regulation of the in vivo half‐life of a protein to the identity of its N‐
terminal residue. Degradation signals (degrons) that are targeted by the N‐end rule pathway …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial dynamics regulates migration and invasion of breast cancer cells

J Zhao, J Zhang, M Yu, Y Xie, Y Huang, DW Wolff… - Oncogene, 2013 - nature.com
Mitochondria are highly dynamic and undergo constant fusion and fission that are essential
for maintaining physiological functions of cells. Although dysfunction of mitochondria has …

Immunotherapy against several tumors, such as lung cancer, including NSCLC

T Weinschenk, S Walter, J Fritsche, S Colette… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A method of treating a patient who has non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), lung cancer,
gastric cancer, and/or glioblastoma includes administering to said patient a composition …

[HTML][HTML] A multigene predictor of metastatic outcome in early stage hormone receptor-negative and triple-negative breast cancer

C Yau, L Esserman, DH Moore, F Waldman… - Breast cancer …, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Various multigene predictors of breast cancer clinical outcome have been
commercialized, but proved to be prognostic only for hormone receptor (HR) subsets …

The inhibition of migration and invasion of cancer cells by graphene via the impairment of mitochondrial respiration

H Zhou, B Zhang, J Zheng, M Yu, T Zhou, K Zhao, Y Jia… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Graphene and its derivatives have become important nanomaterials worldwide and have
potential medical applications including in vivo diagnosis, drug delivery, and photothermal …

Novel immunotherapy against several tumors, such as lung cancer, including nsclc

T Weinschenk, S Walter, J Fritsche, S Colette, H Singh - 2015 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to peptides, nucleic acids and cells for use in
immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the …

[HTML][HTML] Chaperoning proteins for destruction: diverse roles of Hsp70 chaperones and their co-chaperones in targeting misfolded proteins to the proteasome

A Shiber, T Ravid - Biomolecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
Molecular chaperones were originally discovered as heat shock-induced proteins that
facilitate proper folding of proteins with non-native conformations. While the function of …

[HTML][HTML] Widespread post-transcriptional attenuation of genomic copy-number variation in cancer

E Gonçalves, A Fragoulis, L Garcia-Alonso, T Cramer… - Cell systems, 2017 - cell.com
Copy-number variations (CNVs) are ubiquitous in cancer and often act as driver events, but
the effects of CNVs on the proteome of tumors are poorly understood. Here, we analyze …

The oncogenetic role of microRNA-31 as a potential biomarker in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

T Zhang, Q Wang, D Zhao, Y Cui, B Cao, L Guo… - Clinical …, 2011 - portlandpress.com
miR-31 (microRNA-31) is frequently altered in numerous cancers. The aim of the present
study was to investigate the role of miR-31 in ESCC (oesophageal squamous cell …