Protein glycosylation and tumor microenvironment alterations driving cancer hallmarks

A Peixoto, M Relvas-Santos, R Azevedo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Decades of research have disclosed a plethora of alterations in protein glycosylation that
decisively impact in all stages of disease and ultimately contribute to more aggressive cell …

Roles of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans in cancer development and progression

J Wei, M Hu, K Huang, S Lin, H Du - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) spatiotemporally controls cell fate; however, dysregulation of
ECM remodeling can lead to tumorigenesis and cancer development by providing favorable …

The role of decorin and biglycan signaling in tumorigenesis

V Diehl, LS Huber, J Trebicka, M Wygrecka… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The complex and adaptive nature of malignant neoplasm constitute a major challenge for
the development of effective anti-oncogenic therapies. Emerging evidence has uncovered …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix-cell interactions: Focus on therapeutic applications

A Sainio, H Järveläinen - Cellular signalling, 2020 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix (ECM) macromolecules together with a multitude of different molecules
residing in the extracellular space play a vital role in the regulation of cellular phenotype and …

The role of proteoglycans in cancer metastasis and circulating tumor cell analysis

TD Ahrens, SR Bang-Christensen… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are accessible by liquid biopsies via an easy blood draw.
They represent not only the primary tumor site, but also potential metastatic lesions, and …

Small Leucine Rich Proteoglycans (decorin, biglycan and lumican) in cancer

S Appunni, V Anand, M Khandelwal, N Gupta… - Clinica Chimica …, 2019 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) prevents invasion of tumour cells and possesses an intrinsic
mechanism to down-regulate signalling processes that promote cancer proliferation. Small …

Metabolic plasticity of melanoma cells and their crosstalk with tumor microenvironment

A Avagliano, G Fiume, A Pelagalli, G Sanità… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a highly aggressive and drug resistant solid tumor, showing
an impressive metabolic plasticity modulated by oncogenic activation. In particular …

Metabolic flexibility in melanoma: A potential therapeutic target

MR Ruocco, A Avagliano, G Granato, E Vigliar… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cutaneous melanoma (CM) represents one of the most metastasizing and drug resistant
solid tumors. CM is characterized by a remarkable metabolic plasticity and an important …

miR-146a controls immune response in the melanoma microenvironment

J Mastroianni, N Stickel, H Andrlova, K Hanke… - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
MicroRNAs (miR) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression,
posttranscription, and manipulate immune responses in different types of cancers. In this …

Feeling things out: bidirectional signaling of the cell–ECM interface, implications in the mechanobiology of cell spreading, migration, proliferation, and differentiation

AE Miller, P Hu, TH Barker - Advanced healthcare materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biophysical cues stemming from the extracellular environment are rapidly transduced into
discernible chemical messages (mechanotransduction) that direct cellular activities–placing …