Kisspeptins and reproduction: physiological roles and regulatory mechanisms

L Pinilla, E Aguilar, C Dieguez, RP Millar… - Physiological …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Procreation is essential for survival of species. Not surprisingly, complex neuronal networks
have evolved to mediate the diverse internal and external environmental inputs that regulate …

G-protein-coupled receptors and cancer

RT Dorsam, JS Gutkind - Nature reviews cancer, 2007 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest family of cell-surface molecules involved
in signal transmission, have recently emerged as crucial players in tumour growth and …

ASXL1 mutations identify a high-risk subgroup of older patients with primary cytogenetically normal AML within the ELN Favorable genetic category

KH Metzeler, H Becker, K Maharry… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
The associations of mutations in the enhancer of trithorax and polycomb family gene ASXL1
with pretreatment patient characteristics, outcomes, and gene-/microRNA-expression …

Kisspeptin/kisspeptin receptor system in the ovary

KL Hu, H Zhao, HM Chang, Y Yu, J Qiao - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Kisspeptins are a family of neuropeptides that are critical for initiating puberty and regulating
ovulation in sexually mature females via the central control of the hypothalamic–pituitary …

Chemokines, chemokine receptors, and cancer metastasis

T Kakinuma, ST Hwang - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
It is clear from large clinical studies that selected chemokine receptors are often up-
regulated in a large number of common human cancers, including those of the breast, lung …

Potential roles for the kisspeptin/kisspeptin receptor system in implantation and placentation

KL Hu, HM Chang, HC Zhao, Y Yu… - Human reproduction …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Initially identified as suppressors of metastasis in various types of cancer,
kisspeptins are a family of neuropeptides that are key regulators of the mammalian …

Cancer of unknown primary site: missing primary or missing biology?

G Pentheroudakis, E Briasoulis, N Pavlidis - The oncologist, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) ranks as the fourth most common cause of cancer
deaths and represents both a diagnostic and a management challenge. In CUP, the …

microRNAs orchestrate pathophysiology of breast cancer brain metastasis: advances in therapy

RK Kanchan, JA Siddiqui, S Mahapatra, SK Batra… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Brain metastasis (BM) predominantly occurs in triple-negative (TN) and epidermal growth
factor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer (BC) patients, and currently, there is an unmet need …

Requirement of KISS1 secretion for multiple organ metastasis suppression and maintenance of tumor dormancy

KT Nash, PA Phadke, JM Navenot… - Journal of the …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background The KISS1 protein suppresses metastasis of several tumor models without
blocking orthotopic tumor growth, but the mechanism remains elusive. For its role in human …

Intracellular signaling pathways activated by kisspeptins through GPR54: do multiple signals underlie function diversity?

JP Castaño, AJ Martínez-Fuentes, E Gutiérrez-Pascual… - Peptides, 2009 - Elsevier
Kisspeptins, a family of peptide products derived from the KiSS-1 gene, activate their
cognate receptor GPR54 in various target tissues to exert disparate functions, including …