[HTML][HTML] Proactive and reactive roles of TGF-β in EMT-induced plasticity

NA Kuburich, T Sabapathy, BR Demestichas… - Seminars in cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer cells adapt to varying stress conditions to survive through plasticity. Stem cells
exhibit a high degree of plasticity, allowing them to generate more stem cells or differentiate …

Lamin A/C: function in normal and tumor cells

N Dubik, S Mai - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The aim of this review is to summarize lamin A/C's currently known
functions in both normal and diseased cells. Lamin A/C is a nuclear protein with many …

Nuclear compression regulates YAP spatiotemporal fluctuations in living cells

N Koushki, A Ghagre, LK Srivastava… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Yes-associated protein (YAP) is a key mechanotransduction protein in diverse physiological
and pathological processes; however, a ubiquitous YAP activity regulatory mechanism in …

Low lamin A levels enhance confined cell migration and metastatic capacity in breast cancer

ES Bell, P Shah, N Zuela-Sopilniak, D Kim, AA Varlet… - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Aberrations in nuclear size and shape are commonly used to identify cancerous tissue.
However, it remains unclear whether the disturbed nuclear structure directly contributes to …

Mechanobiology and survival strategies of circulating tumor cells: a process towards the invasive and metastatic phenotype

K Kurma, C Alix-Panabières - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Metastatic progression is the deadliest feature of cancer. Cancer cell growth, invasion,
intravasation, circulation, arrest/adhesion and extravasation require specific mechanical …

Nuclear Morphological abnormalities in Cancer: a search for unifying mechanisms

I Singh, TP Lele - Nuclear, chromosomal, and genomic architecture in …, 2022 - Springer
Irregularities in nuclear shape and/or alterations to nuclear size are a hallmark of
malignancy in a broad range of cancer types. Though these abnormalities are commonly …

Navigating the biophysical landscape: how physical cues steer the journey of bone metastatic tumor cells

P Ouyang, B Cheng, X He, J Lou, X Li, H Guo, F Xu - Trends in Cancer, 2024 - cell.com
Many tumors prefer to metastasize to bone, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive.
The human skeletal system has unique physical properties, that are distinct from other …

The role of inner nuclear membrane proteins in tumourigenesis and as potential targets for cancer therapy

M Rose, JT Burgess, K O'Byrne, DJ Richard… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
Despite significant advances in our understanding of tumourigenesis and cancer
therapeutics, cancer continues to account for 30% of worldwide deaths. Therefore, there …

Squeezing through the microcirculation: survival adaptations of circulating tumour cells to seed metastasis

J Perea Paizal, SH Au, C Bakal - British Journal of Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
During metastasis, tumour cells navigating the vascular circulatory system—circulating
tumour cells (CTCs)—encounter capillary beds, where they start the process of …

Lamin A/C recruits ssDNA protective proteins RPA and RAD51 to stalled replication forks to maintain fork stability

S Graziano, N Coll-Bonfill, B Teodoro-Castro… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
Lamin A/C provides a nuclear scaffold for compartmentalization of genome function that is
important for genome integrity. Lamin A/C dysfunction is associated with cancer, aging, and …