Signal pathways of melanoma and targeted therapy

W Guo, H Wang, C Li - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer that originates from the malignant transformation of
melanocytes. Although melanoma has long been regarded as a cancerous malignancy with …

Rho GTPase signaling in cancer progression and dissemination

E Crosas-Molist, R Samain… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Rho GTPases are a family of small G proteins that regulate a wide array of cellular
processes related to their key roles controlling the cytoskeleton. Cancer is a multistep …

[HTML][HTML] The amoeboid state as part of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition programme

V Graziani, I Rodriguez-Hernandez, O Maiques… - Trends in cell …, 2022 - cell.com
Cell migration is essential for many biological processes, while abnormal cell migration is
characteristic of cancer cells. Epithelial cells become motile by undergoing epithelial-to …

AMPK is a mechano-metabolic sensor linking cell adhesion and mitochondrial dynamics to Myosin-dependent cell migration

E Crosas-Molist, V Graziani, O Maiques… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cell migration is crucial for cancer dissemination. We find that AMP-activated protein kinase
(AMPK) controls cell migration by acting as an adhesion sensing molecular hub. In 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Preclinical to clinical utility of ROCK inhibitors in cancer

J Barcelo, R Samain, V Sanz-Moreno - Trends in Cancer, 2023 - cell.com
ROCK belongs to the AGC family of Ser/Thr protein kinases that are involved in many
cellular processes. ROCK-driven actomyosin contractility regulates cytoskeletal dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Small extracellular vesicles: non-negligible vesicles in tumor progression, diagnosis, and therapy

X Zhou, Y Jia, C Mao, S Liu - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) such as exosomes are nanoscale membranous particles
(< 200 nm) that have emerged as crucial targets for liquid biopsy and as promising drug …

LAP1 supports nuclear adaptability during constrained melanoma cell migration and invasion

Y Jung-Garcia, O Maiques, J Monger… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Metastasis involves dissemination of cancer cells away from a primary tumour and
colonization at distal sites. During this process, the mechanical properties of the nucleus …

CD73 controls Myosin II–driven invasion, metastasis, and immunosuppression in amoeboid pancreatic cancer cells

R Samain, O Maiques, J Monger, H Lam, J Candido… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a very poor prognosis because of its high
propensity to metastasize and its immunosuppressive microenvironment. Using a panel of …

YWHAZ interacts with DAAM1 to promote cell migration in breast cancer

J Mei, Y Liu, X Yu, L Hao, T Ma, Q Zhan, Y Zhang… - Cell death …, 2021 - nature.com
Dishevelled-associated activator of morphogenesis 1 (DAAM1) is a critical driver in
facilitating metastasis in breast cancer (BrCa). However, molecular mechanisms for the …

The roles of secreted Wnt ligands in cancer

J Werner, KE Boonekamp, T Zhan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wnt ligands are secreted signaling proteins that display a wide range of biological effects.
They play key roles in stimulating Wnt signaling pathways to facilitate processes such as …