Regulation and metabolic functions of mTORC1 and mTORC2

A Szwed, E Kim, E Jacinto - Physiological reviews, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Cells metabolize nutrients for biosynthetic and bioenergetic needs to fuel growth and
proliferation. The uptake of nutrients from the environment and their intracellular metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] EMT, cancer stem cells and autophagy; The three main axes of metastasis

G Babaei, SGG Aziz, NZZ Jaghi - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) are major
factors contributing to the metastasis of cancer cells. Consequently, the signaling pathways …

Proliferation, survival and metabolism: the role of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling in pluripotency and cell fate determination

JSL Yu, W Cui - Development, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Phosphatidylinositide 3 kinases (PI3Ks) and their downstream mediators AKT and
mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) constitute the core components of the …

Autophagy, cancer stem cells and drug resistance

AG Smith, KF Macleod - The Journal of pathology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is a cellular survival mechanism that is induced by cancer therapy, among other
stresses, and frequently contributes to cancer cell survival during long periods of dormancy …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy and the Wnt signaling pathway: A focus on Wnt/β-catenin signaling

S Lorzadeh, L Kohan, S Ghavami, N Azarpira - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellular homeostasis and adaptation to various environmental conditions are importantly
regulated by the sophisticated mechanism of autophagy and its crosstalk with Wnt signaling …

Functional characterization of SOX2 as an anticancer target

S Zhang, X Xiong, Y Sun - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
SOX2 is a well-characterized pluripotent factor that is essential for stem cell self-renewal,
reprogramming, and homeostasis. The cellular levels of SOX2 are precisely regulated by a …

SOX2 promotes chemoresistance, cancer stem cells properties, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition by β-catenin and Beclin1/autophagy signaling in colorectal …

Y Zhu, S Huang, S Chen, J Chen, Z Wang… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Sex-determining region Y-box2 (SOX2), a master regulator of embryonic and induced
pluripotent stem cells, drives cancer stem cells (CSCs) properties, fuels tumor initiation, and …

The long noncoding RNA lncTCF7 promotes self-renewal of human liver cancer stem cells through activation of Wnt signaling

Y Wang, L He, Y Du, P Zhu, G Huang, J Luo, X Yan… - Cell stem cell, 2015 - cell.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent subtype of liver cancer, and it is
characterized by a high rate of recurrence and heterogeneity. Liver cancer stem cells …

TRIB3 supports breast cancer stemness by suppressing FOXO1 degradation and enhancing SOX2 transcription

J Yu, W Sun, Z Wang, X Liang, F Hua, K Li, X Lv… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The existence of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) is a major reason underlying cancer
metastasis and recurrence after chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Targeting BCSCs may …

A circular RNA protects dormant hematopoietic stem cells from DNA sensor cGAS-mediated exhaustion

P Xia, S Wang, B Ye, Y Du, C Li, Z Xiong, Y Qu, Z Fan - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Disrupting the balance between self-renewal and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells
(HSCs) leads to bone marrow failure or hematologic malignancy. However, how HSCs …