Vimentin is at the heart of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) mediated metastasis

S Usman, NH Waseem, TKN Nguyen, S Mohsin… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Vimentin is an important filamentous protein providing structural and
functional support to the cell. During initial stages of cancer development, vimentin …

Targeting epigenetic regulators to overcome drug resistance in cancers

N Wang, T Ma, B Yu - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Drug resistance is mainly responsible for cancer recurrence and poor prognosis. Epigenetic
regulation is a heritable change in gene expressions independent of nucleotide sequence …

An epigenetic role of mitochondria in cancer

Y Liu, C Chen, X Wang, Y Sun, J Zhang, J Chen, Y Shi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are not only the main energy supplier but are also the cell metabolic center
regulating multiple key metaborates that play pivotal roles in epigenetics regulation. These …

Insights on functionalized carbon nanotubes for cancer theranostics

L Tang, Q Xiao, Y Mei, S He, Z Zhang, R Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Despite the exciting breakthroughs in medical technology, cancer still accounts for one of
the principle triggers of death and conventional therapeutic modalities often fail to attain an …

Revealing the transcriptional heterogeneity of organ‐specific metastasis in human gastric cancer using single‐cell RNA sequencing

H Jiang, D Yu, P Yang, R Guo, M Kong… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Deciphering intra‐and inter‐tumoural heterogeneity is essential for
understanding the biology of gastric cancer (GC) and its metastasis and identifying effective …

Cancer metastasis: molecular mechanisms and clinical perspectives

SU Khan, K Fatima, F Malik, H Kalkavan… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metastatic progression combined with non-responsiveness towards systemic therapy often
shapes the course of disease for cancer patients and commonly determines its lethal …

Characteristics of the cancer stem cell niche and therapeutic strategies

F Ju, MM Atyah, N Horstmann, S Gul, R Vago… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Distinct regions harboring cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified within the
microenvironment of various tumors, and as in the case of their healthy counterparts, these …

Machine learning to construct sphingolipid metabolism genes signature to characterize the immune landscape and prognosis of patients with uveal melanoma

H Chi, G Peng, J Yang, J Zhang, G Song… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Uveal melanoma (UVM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in
adults and is highly metastatic, resulting in a poor patient prognosis. Sphingolipid …

Differences and similarities between cancer and somatic stem cells: therapeutic implications

F Rossi, H Noren, R Jove, V Beljanski… - Stem cell research & …, 2020 - Springer
Over the last decades, the cancer survival rate has increased due to personalized therapies,
the discovery of targeted therapeutics and novel biological agents, and the application of …

Dissecting tumor growth: the role of cancer stem cells in drug resistance and recurrence

B Aramini, V Masciale, G Grisendi, F Bertolini, M Maur… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is one of the most debated problems all over the world. Cancer
stem cells are considered responsible of tumor initiation, metastasis, drug resistance, and …