The epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity landscape: principles of design and mechanisms of regulation

J Haerinck, S Goossens, G Berx - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity (EMP) enables cells to interconvert between several
states across the epithelial–mesenchymal landscape, thereby acquiring hybrid epithelial …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of p63-mediated squamous cancer pathogenesis

MA Moses, AL George, N Sakakibara… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The p63 gene is a member of the p53/p63/p73 family of transcription factors and plays a
critical role in development and homeostasis of squamous epithelium. p63 is transcribed as …

RAP2 mediates mechanoresponses of the Hippo pathway

Z Meng, Y Qiu, KC Lin, A Kumar, JK Placone, C Fang… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Mammalian cells are surrounded by neighbouring cells and extracellular matrix (ECM),
which provide cells with structural support and mechanical cues that influence diverse …

Epithelial cells remove precancerous cells by cell competition via MHC class I–LILRB3 interaction

S Ayukawa, N Kamoshita, J Nakayama… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Epithelial cells have an ability termed 'cell competition', which is an immune surveillance-like
function that extrudes precancerous cells from the epithelial layer, leading to apoptosis and …

[HTML][HTML] TP63 links chromatin remodeling and enhancer reprogramming to epidermal differentiation and squamous cell carcinoma development

M Yi, Y Tan, L Wang, J Cai, X Li, Z Zeng… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an aggressive malignancy that can originate from
various organs. TP63 is a master regulator that plays an essential role in epidermal …

ΔNp63α in cancer: importance and therapeutic opportunities

ML Fisher, S Balinth, AA Mills - Trends in cell biology, 2023 - cell.com
Our understanding of cancer and the key pathways that drive cancer survival has expanded
rapidly over the past several decades. However, there are still important challenges that …

[HTML][HTML] Transition of amyloid/mutant p53 from tumor suppressor to an oncogene and therapeutic approaches to ameliorate metastasis and cancer stemness

S Sengupta, SM Ghufran, A Khan, S Biswas… - Cancer Cell …, 2022 - Springer
The tumor suppressor p53 when undergoes amyloid formation confers several gain-of-
function (GOF) activities that affect molecular pathways crucial for tumorigenesis and …

[HTML][HTML] p63 at the Crossroads between Stemness and Metastasis in Breast Cancer

V Gatti, L Bongiorno-Borbone, C Fierro… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
After lung cancer, breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cause of cancer death among
women, worldwide. Although advances in screening approaches and targeted therapeutic …

Transcriptional suppression of AMPKα1 promotes breast cancer metastasis upon oncogene activation

Y Yi, D Chen, J Ao, W Zhang, J Yi… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) functions as an energy sensor and is pivotal in
maintaining cellular metabolic homeostasis. Numerous studies have shown that down …

Exploiting differential effects of actomyosin contractility to control cell sorting among breast cancer cells

AJ Devanny, MB Vancura… - Molecular Biology of the …, 2021 - Am Soc Cell Biol
In order to gain a greater understanding of the factors that drive spatial organization in
multicellular aggregates of cancer cells, we investigate the segregation patterns of 6 breast …