Remodelling of the tumour microenvironment by the kallikrein-related peptidases

S Srinivasan, T Kryza, J Batra, J Clements - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) are critical regulators of the tumour microenvironment.
KLKs are proteolytic enzymes regulating multiple functions of bioactive molecules including …

Kallikreins on steroids: structure, function, and hormonal regulation of prostate-specific antigen and the extended kallikrein locus

MG Lawrence, J Lai, JA Clements - Endocrine reviews, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The 15 members of the kallikrein-related serine peptidase (KLK) family have diverse tissue-
specific expression profiles and putative proteolytic functions. The kallikrein family is also …

Intraductal transplantation models of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma reveal progressive transition of molecular subtypes

K Miyabayashi, LA Baker, A Deschênes, B Traub… - Cancer …, 2020 - aacrjournals.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal common malignancy, with little
improvement in patient outcomes over the past decades. Recently, subtypes of pancreatic …

LIN28B Promotes Colon Cancer Progression and Metastasis

CE King, M Cuatrecasas, A Castells… - Cancer …, 2011 - aacrjournals.org
LIN28B is a homologue of LIN28 that induces pluripotency when expressed in conjunction
with OCT4, SOX2, and KLF4 in somatic fibroblasts. LIN28B represses biogenesis of let-7 …

Combined quantification of intracellular (phospho-) proteins and transcriptomics from fixed single cells

JP Gerlach, JAG van Buggenum, SEJ Tanis… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Environmental stimuli often lead to heterogeneous cellular responses and transcriptional
output. We developed single-cell RNA and Immunodetection (RAID) to allow combined …

Vitronectin—Master controller or micromanager?

DI Leavesley, AS Kashyap, T Croll… - IUBMB …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The concept that the mammalian glycoprotein vitronectin acts as a biological 'glue'and key
controller of mammalian tissue repair and remodelling activity is emerging from nearly 50 …

The kallikrein-related peptidase family: Dysregulation and functions during cancer progression

T Kryza, ML Silva, D Loessner, N Heuzé-Vourc'h… - Biochimie, 2016 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second leading cause of death with 14 million new cases and 8.2 million
cancer-related deaths worldwide in 2012. Despite the progress made in cancer therapies …

[HTML][HTML] Biochemical and enzymatic characterization of human kallikrein 5 (hK5), a novel serine protease potentially involved in cancer progression

IP Michael, G Sotiropoulou, G Pampalakis… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - Elsevier
Human kallikrein 5 (KLK5) is a member of the human kallikrein gene family of serine
proteases. Preliminary results indicate that the protein, hK5, may be a potential serological …

Kallikrein 6 induces E-cadherin shedding and promotes cell proliferation, migration, and invasion

B Klucky, R Mueller, I Vogt, S Teurich… - Cancer …, 2007 - aacrjournals.org
Recently, we described phorbol ester–induced expression of the brain and skin serine
proteinase Bssp/kallikrein 6 (Klk6), the mouse orthologue of human KLK6, in mouse back …

Mechanism of semen liquefaction and its potential for a novel non-hormonal contraception

P Anamthathmakula… - Biology of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Semen liquefaction is a proteolytic process where a gel-like ejaculated semen becomes
watery due to the enzymatic activity of prostate-derived serine proteases in the female …