Mechanisms regulating PD-L1 expression in cancers and associated opportunities for novel small-molecule therapeutics

H Yamaguchi, JM Hsu, WH Yang… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Antagonistic antibodies targeting the inhibitory immune-checkpoint receptor PD-1 or its
ligand PD-L1 are used to treat a wide range of cancer types and can substantially improve …

Targeting extracellular matrix stiffness and mechanotransducers to improve cancer therapy

Y Jiang, H Zhang, J Wang, Y Liu, T Luo… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer microenvironment is critical for tumorigenesis and cancer progression. The
extracellular matrix (ECM) interacts with tumor and stromal cells to promote cancer cells …

Targeting the Hippo pathway in cancer, fibrosis, wound healing and regenerative medicine

A Dey, X Varelas, KL Guan - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2020 - nature.com
The Hippo pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signalling pathway with key roles in
organ development, epithelial homeostasis, tissue regeneration, wound healing and …

Extracellular vesicles in fatty liver promote a metastatic tumor microenvironment

Z Wang, SY Kim, W Tu, J Kim, A Xu, YM Yang… - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Liver metastasis is a major cause of death in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Fatty
liver promotes liver metastasis, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We …

Hippo signalling in the liver: role in development, regeneration and disease

JO Russell, FD Camargo - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2022 - nature.com
The Hippo signalling pathway has emerged as a major player in many aspects of liver
biology, such as development, cell fate determination, homeostatic function and …

YAP and TAZ: a signalling hub of the tumour microenvironment

F Zanconato, M Cordenonsi, S Piccolo - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
YAP and TAZ are transcriptional activators pervasively induced in several human solid
tumours and their functions in cancer cells are the focus of intense investigation. These …

Hippo pathway in cancer: aberrant regulation and therapeutic opportunities

PC Calses, JJ Crawford, JR Lill, A Dey - Trends in cancer, 2019 - cell.com
The Hippo pathway remains a central focus in both basic and translational research and is a
key modulator of developmental biology. Dysregulation of the pathway is associated with a …

Determinants of resistance and response to melanoma therapy

BM Robertson, ME Fane, AT Weeraratna… - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Metastatic melanoma is among the most enigmatic advanced cancers to clinically manage
despite immense progress in the way of available therapeutic options and historic …

YAP/TAZ signaling and resistance to cancer therapy

CDK Nguyen, C Yi - Trends in cancer, 2019 - cell.com
Drug resistance is a major challenge in cancer treatment. Emerging evidence indicates that
deregulation of YAP/TAZ signaling may be a major mechanism of intrinsic and acquired …

[HTML][HTML] The opportunities and challenges in immunotherapy: Insights from the regulation of PD-L1 in cancer cells

Q Lin, X Wang, Y Hu - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
The immunosuppressive molecule programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is frequently
upregulated in human cancers. Binding of PD-L1 to its receptor, programmed death-1 (PD …