Osteosarcoma and metastasis

G Sheng, Y Gao, Y Yang, H Wu - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone malignancy in adolescents. Its high
propensity to metastasize is the leading cause for treatment failure and poor prognosis …

CCN1/CYR61: the very model of a modern matricellular protein

LF Lau - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2011 - Springer
Abstract CCN1 (CYR61) is a dynamically expressed, multifunctional matricellular protein
that plays essential roles in cardiovascular development during embryogenesis, and …

Transcriptional regulation of vascular endothelial cell responses to hypoxia by HIF-1

DJ Manalo, A Rowan, T Lavoie, L Natarajan, BD Kelly… - Blood, 2005 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) activates transcription of genes encoding
angiogenic growth factors, which are secreted by hypoxic cells and stimulate endothelial …

Functions and mechanisms of action of CCN matricellular proteins

CC Chen, LF Lau - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Members of the CCN (CYR61/CTGF/NOV) family have emerged as dynamically expressed,
extracellular matrix-associated proteins that play critical roles in cardiovascular and skeletal …

Expression profiling reveals novel pathways in the transformation of melanocytes to melanomas

K Hoek, DL Rimm, KR Williams, H Zhao, S Ariyan… - Cancer research, 2004 - AACR
Affymetrix and spotted oligonucleotide microarrays were used to assess global differential
gene expression comparing normal human melanocytes with six independent melanoma …

The unfolded protein response: a novel component of the hypoxic stress response in tumors

DE Feldman, V Chauhan, AC Koong - Molecular Cancer Research, 2005 - AACR
Hypoxia is a physiologically important endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress that is present in
all solid tumors. Numerous clinical studies have shown that tumor hypoxia predicts for …

Hypoxic gene expression and metastasis

QT Le, NC Denko, AJ Giaccia - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2004 - Springer
Solid tumors possess malformed vasculature that results in the exposure of tumor cells to a
low oxygen environment. Tumor hypoxia has been demonstrated in human and mouse …

A pivotal role of cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein in tumor progression

R Abramovitch, E Tavor, J Jacob-Hirsch, E Zeira… - Cancer research, 2004 - AACR
Tumor microenvironment controls the selection of malignant cells capable of surviving in
stressful and hypoxic conditions. The transcription factor, cyclic AMP-responsive element …

Circ-GLI1 promotes metastasis in melanoma through interacting with p70S6K2 to activate Hedgehog/GLI1 and Wnt/β-catenin pathways and upregulate Cyr61

J Chen, X Zhou, J Yang, Q Sun, Y Liu, N Li… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are emerging regulators in the development of human cancers.
However, the role of circRNAs in melanoma is poorly understood. Microarray analysis and …

Conjunction junction, what's the function? CCN proteins as targets in fibrosis and cancers

A Leask - American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Cellular communication network (CCN) proteins are matricellular proteins that coordinate
signaling among extracellular matrix, secreted proteins, and cell surface receptors. Their …